The Combat Integration Initiative (CII) is a working group composed of veterans, service members, lawyers, scholars, and members of civil society who are committed to the full integration of women across all branches and occupational specialties of the Armed Services.
Each of the military departments and the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) submitted their proposed plans for eliminating the remaining restrictions imposed by the now rescinded direct ground combat assignment rule in writing to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) in June 2013. 1 On June 27, 2013, CII teams reviewed the plans for their clarity, specificity, and transparency; their analysis is presented below.
A Review of the Implementation Plans for the Elimination of the Direct Ground Combat Assignment Rule