Overview
- Pentagon spokesperson Kingsley Wilson announced a formal assessment of women’s performance in combat operations.
- The non‑governmental Institute for Defense Analyses will conduct the review as an external evaluator.
- NPR, citing a Pentagon release, reported a six‑month data‑collection window for the study.
- Army and Marine Corps leaders were asked to provide IDA with data on unit readiness, training, and performance.
- Wilson said standards for combat remain elite, uniform, and gender‑neutral, with no compromises for quotas or ideology, as scrutiny of the policy landscape follows criticism from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and President Donald Trump.