/Joe.. BJSON SUNY AT BUFFALO THE. LIBRARIES APR 1 5 1980 DOC £~ ·,,_ TABLE OF CONTENTS DACOWITS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE . . . • • • • • • • • • . . . • . • . . 1 PARTICIPANTS • • • . . • • • • . • . . . . . . • • • . . • • • • • . 3 MINU1'ES • . . . . . . • • • . . . • • . • . . . . • . . . . . . . . 7 APPENDIX ADDRESS ON DACOWITS IN THE ALL VOLUNTEER FORCE . . • . • • A Ms. M. Kathleen Carpenter Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Equal Opportunity SUMMARIZATION OF BRIEFING ON USE OF WOMEN IN THE MILITARY. B Commander Richard W. Hunter, USN Director, Manpower Program Analysis KEYNOTE ADDRESS ON THE WILLINGNESS TO GET INVOLVED • • • • .C General ,John ·w. Roberts, USAF Comman¢ier, Air Training CoimllB.nd SUMMARIZATION OF BRIEFING ON Aru'lED SERVICE VOCATIONAL APTITUDE BATTERY (ASVAB) . . . ......••••• D Major Wayne S. Sellman, USAF' Chairman, ASVAB Joint Working rrroun RECOMMENDATIONS AND REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION TO THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE . . . • . . . • . • • • . . . . . • • E SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS • • • • • . • • . • . . • . • • • F DACOWITS EXECUTIVE CO:MMITI'EE 1977 Chairman: Vice Chairman: Subcommittees: Civic Action: Utilization: Parliamentaria!l.: Executive Secretary Admin:Lstrati\·e Clerk Administrative Support Administrative Support Administrative Support Mrs. Piilani C. Desha Hila, Hawaii Mrs. Patricia A. Cramer Columbus, Ohio Dr. Marjorie S. Ross Battle Creek, Michigan Mrs. Bobbie Wygant Fort Worth, Texas Mrs. Aida C. O'Connor Orangeburg, New York DACOWITS SECRETARIAT Lt. Colonel Vivienne C. Sinclair, USAF Seaman Apprentice Cinda J. Speed, USN Lt. Commander Nanna Cheatham, USN Petty Officer First Cla.ss Rebert McAvaddy, USN Miss Jackie Howard 1 PARTICIPANTS DACOWITS FALL MEETING October 30 -November 2, 1977 DACOWITS MEMBERS Mrs. Polly Baca Barragan Mrs. Ann R. Blackham Mrs. Jean M. Boese Mrs. Patricia A. Cramer Mrs. Piilani C. Desha Mrs. Virginia M. Garrett Dean Margaret Heyse Cory Mrs. Edith Holm Jeanne M. Holm Miss l-1artha C . Moore Mrs. Aida Casanas O'Connor Dr. Marjorie S. Ross Mrs. Dorothy J. Stanislaus Mrs. Bobbie wygant Miss Victoria Zachos Dl.!:ti!;C'l'ORB AND SENIOR REPRESEN'lA'.L'lVES G.J:;' '.LHE WOMEN'S MTI..ITARY CGi•II?GJ:illNTS Captain Mary E. Bachand, USCGR Colonel Maxine Beatty, AFBSC Brigadier General Mary E. Clarke, USA Rear Admiral Maxine Conder, NNC Brigadier General Claire M. Garrecht, USAF Colonel Elizabeth J. Hamilton, AMs Commander Cherry Hatten, USN ILieutenant Commander Joyce E. Kilmer, USN Brigadier General Chris c. Mann, USAF Colonel Roberta IT •. Patrick, USMC Colonel Marjorie S. Wilson, USA RECRUITING REPRESENTATIVES Captain Mary Gore, USN Lieutenant Commander Susan Hancock, US~T(NC) Captain Linda Huffman, ARNG Lieutenant Commander Heather Reid, USH Colonel Teresa Tauroney, USA FORMER MEMBERS Mrs. Mary Denman Mrs. Eleanor Foote Mrs. Homer Garrison :Ur. I,ynn Jo1uu;eH Miss Bernice Johnson 4 OOD INVITEES Commander Richard W. Hunter, USN LieutenantJI~9);qnel Verna 8. Ke:logg, USAF OTHER INVITEES Lieutenant Colonel Shirley Bach, USAF Chaplain (Captain) Sharon Freeto, USAF Chief Master Sergeant Dorothy W. Holmes, USAF Staff Sergeant Delila Hunter, USAF Major Cynthia H. Little, USAF Captain Steve Vaughn, USA t Lieutenant }·1ary Welch, USCGR DACOWITS SECRETARIAT STAFF Lieutenant Colonel Vivienne C. Sinclair, USAF Lieutenant Commander Nonna Cheatham, USN Administrative support Petty Officer First Class Robert McAvaddy, USN Administrative support DEFENSE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON WOMEN IN THE SERVICES FALL MEETING--OCTOBER 30 -NOVEMBER 2, 1977 CHAIRMAN: MRS. PIILANI C. DESHA VICE-CHAIRMAN: MRS. PATRICIA A. CRAMER The Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS) convened its semi-annual meeting at the St. Anthony Hotel in San Antonio, Texas, October 30 -November 2, 1977. The business sessions of the meeting were open to the public in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee ·Act. The theme for the meeting was "Changing Roles of Women in the Armed Forces". SUNDAY--OCTOBER 30, 1977 12:00 noon-4:00p.m., The St. Anthony Hotel. Registration was held and background material for the meeting was distributed to members and invited guests. 2:00p.m. -4:00p.m., The St. Anthony Hotel. An abbreviated Executive Committee meeting was held. The schedule was reviewed and minor adjustments confirmed. 6:00p.m. -9:00p.m., The St. Anthony Hotel, Anacacho Room. An OSD official formal reception and dinner was hosted for the Secretary of Defense by Ms. M. Kathleen Carpenter, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Equal Opportunity. A receiving line formed in the Sky Room at 6 p.m. Members and guests were greeted by Ms. M. Kathleen Carpenter; Mrs. Piilani C. Desha, the DACOWITS Chairman; Mrs. Patricia A. Cramer, the Vice Chairman; General John W. Roberts, Commander, Air Training Command; and Mrs. Roberts. Two members of the 539th Air Force Band and one member of the 5th Army Band played during the cocktail hour, and piano music was continued during dinner. Dinner was served shortly after 7:00 p.m. in the Anacacho Room. Chaplain (Captain) Sharon Freeto, Kessler Air Force Base, said grace. After dinner, Ms. Carpenter addressed the members and guests (Tab A). MONDAY--OCTOBER 31, 1977 8:30a.m. -12:15 a~m., Randolph Air Force Base Officers Club. Mrs. Piilani C. Desha, DACOWITS Chairman, called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. The following presentations were made: -Commander Richard W. Hunter, Director, Manpower Program Analysis OASD(MRA&L)--Briefing on the Role of Women in the Military (Tab B) -Air Training Command Film Briefing -General John W. Roberts, USAF, Commander, Air Training Command-Keynote address on "The Willingness to get Involved". (Tab C) 7 -Major Wayne S. Sellman, Chairman, ASVA13 Joint Working Group--Armed Service Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVA13) Briefing. (Tab D) 12:30 p.m. -1:15 p.m., Randolph Air Force Base Officers Club. "No Host" luncheon with military personnel in San Antonio area. 1:30 p.m. -4:30p.m., Randolph Air Force Base Officers Club. Dr. Marjorie S. Ross, Chairman Utilization Subcommittee, and Mrs. Bobbie W,ygant, Chairman Civic Action Subcommittee, presided over the meetings of their committees. Dr. Ross' subcommittee discussed topics related to utilization ·and promotionof women. Mrs. Wygant's subcommittee discussed issues related to benefits,housing, and rape prevention programs. Directors/Senior Representativesof the Women's Military Components were present as resource personnel for the Committees. 7:30p.m. -10:00 p.m., The Stockman Restaurant. "No Host" cocktails and dinner. Directors/Senior Representatives of the Women's Military Components, as well as several former members, were present along with the current members. TUESDAY--NOVEMBER 1, 1977 9:15 a.m. -10:00 a.m. Major General Andrew P. Iosue, Commander, Air Force Military Training Center, welcomed the DACO~TS members to Lackland. Members of his staff presented the Center briefing on the missions performed at Lackland. 10:00 a.m. -10:45 a.m., Security Police Academy, Lackland Air Force Base. Welcome by Colonel Ronald J. Marzano, Commander. Demonstration of doghandling techniques and self defense training. 10:45 a.m. -11:30 a.m., Basic Military Training Squadron, Lackland Air Force Base. Tour of facilities, Commander's Welcome, Remarks by escort officers/military training Instructors. 11:30 a.m. -12:15 p.m., Basic Military Training Squadron Dining Hall. Luncheon with Basic trainees (escorts). 12:15 p.m. -1:00 p.m., Officer Training School. Briefing on school mission. Reception hosted by Colonel Donald R. Vallance, School Commander and women officer trainees. An hour had been scheduled after lunch for presentations by members of the public, but no requests were received. Therefore, Subcommittee meetingsbegan earlier than scheduled. 1:30 p.m. -5:15p.m., The st. Anthony Hotel. Sutcommittee meetingschaired by Dr. Ross and Mrs. Wygant. Continuatio'-of subcommittee delibera tions begun on Monday. 5:30p.m. -6:30p.m., The st. Anthony Hotel. Executive Committee meetingwith senior military representatives. 8 WEDNESDAY--NOVEMBER 2, 1977 8:00a.m. -9:15a.m., The St. ~thony Hotel. Executive Committee Meeting. 9:30 a.m. -11:45 a.m., The. St,. ~thony Hotel. Mrs. Desha chaired the General Session of DACOWITS. The recommendations of the subcommittees were presented, discussed, voted on, and approved by the members. Mrs. Desha then adjourned the formal portion of the fall meeting of DACOWITS at 11:45 a.m. After the close of the official meeting, there was an hour free time for lunch. Afier lunch the members, former members, and military representatives were given a tour of the Aerospace Medical Division at Brooks Air Force Base. Their host for the tour was Brigadier General Howard R. Unger, Commander, Aerospace Medical Division. APPROVED BY: I , ---0___:_/ ., r) --A.;..l;:~ (~'. . /j/_[,,_../~ PIIIANI C. DESHADACOWITS CHAIRMAN1977 -i )> OJ )> ).DDRESS OH DACOVHTS IN THE AIL VOLUNTEER FORCE i>1S • 1>1. Y.A THLEEN CARPENTER DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY A-1 HEADQUARTERS AIR TRAINING COMMAND + OFFICE OF INFORMATION + AC 5]2 652-2660/6307 Address by M. Kathleen Carpenter Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Equal Opportunity) -TO · Fall Maeting of the Defense Advisory Committee on women in the St=~VtC..fS (DACOWITS) St Anthony Hotel San Antonio, Texas 30 October 19i7 HOLD FOR RELEASE UNTIL 6 p.m. 30 October 1977 DACOWITS IN THE ALL VOLUNTEER FORCE HONESTY COi~PELS ME TO ADr~11T TO THIS ~ --~-~~ ~---ASSEf~BLY THAT I HAVE rmT AU~AYS BEEr! A FERVEr~T ADVOCATE OF THE DEFENSE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON WOMEN IN THE SERVICES. BEFORE COMING TO THE DEPARTf~ENTJ I ~IOULD HAVE FAILED ANY QUESTIONi~AIRE THAT ASKED i'IE TO SUPPLY THE HORDS FRDr~1 vJH I CH THE ACRONYN DACO\~ITS WAS FORr~1ED, FOR SOME WEEKS AFTER MY ARRIVAL AT DEFENSE) DACOWITS DID ~OT FARE MUCH BETTER FROM ME. ON THOSE FEW OCCASIONS WHEN THE Cm1MITTEE HAS ~1ENTIONED TO MEJ I HAD THE DISTI;KT Ir,1PRESSim~ TH.~T IT WAS ;mT TAKE~l VERY SERIOUSLY. I HAD 1'10 REASOiJ TO BELIEVE THIS WAS ~OT A RATIO~AL JUDGME~T. IN SHORT ORDERJ HOWEVER) I ~lAS TO BECOf.1E SOMETH IdG OF A;J EXPERT Ofi DACO~JITS. E;\PERT THAT ISJ IN RELATIOn TO SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE - \/110 H,;\D EARLIER SPOKEJ OF IT TO f'iE Ii~ PATRONIZiiJG OR MiUSED TOi~ES. PIJLI CY DEC ISI O~lS r·JEEDED TO BE T.AKEfl BY THE SECRETARY OF DEFE;JSE \ .~f~D D~. JOH!'I \JHITEJ THE ASSISTA~H SECRETARY OF DEFEi~SE FOR r~1AiJ-POWERJ RESERVE AFFAIRS AND LOGISTICS) ON THE FUTURE ROLE OF WOME~ r~ THE iiiLIT.;RY. IT FOLLOWED LOGICIALLY THAT THE ROLE OF THE DEFErlSE ADVISORY CDr~MITTEE_ O~rWOME!\1 IN THE r~ILITARY SERVICE r-lEEDED TO BE DELINEATED AS WELL. A-3 -2- AFTER A PERIOD OF TOTAL IMMERSIO~~ I BELIEVE THAT THOSE WHO PATRDrJIZE DACOWITS ~NOT IN_FORMED~ THOSE HHO FIND D.~COWITS AMUSING MAY ·DO SO AT THEIR PERIL. I WILL ASK THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO BEAR WITH ME FOR A FEW rHNUTES ~~HILE I RELATE SOi~E OF THE HISTORY OF DACOWITS TO THOSE WHO.~ LIKE ~1E.~ COULD NOT EVEN H.l\VE SOLVED THE ACRDrJYi·1 UrHIL RE CE:HLY I DACOWITS WAS FORMED I~ 1951.~ DURI~G THE KOREAN WAR FOR THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE OF ASSISTING IN THE. RECRUITHJG OF 72.~000 WOMEi~INTO THE ARr.1ED FORCES OVER THE i~EXT YEAR, FIFTY PROfvll r~EiH WOMEi~ HERE INVITED BY THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO PARTICIPATE.~ A~JD THE UNIFIED RECRUITING CAMPAIGfl THEY RECOMMENDED BECAME A PROJECT OF THE ADVERTISI~G COUNCIL WITH UNPRECEDENTED AND HIGHLY SUCCESS FUL RESULTS, O:J THAT KIND OF rnL'L TRACK RECORD_, DACOWITS \~AS OFFICI.~LLY ESTABL!ISHED vHTH RECRUITEJG AS IT'S f'·1AJOR OBJECTIVE. THE COMMITTEE MET THIS OBJECTIVE THROUGH INFORMI~G THE PUBLIC.~ PARENTS AND YOUHG WOMEN THEMSELVES ABOUT THE ATTRACTIVE~ESS A~D ADVANTAGES OF A CAREER IN THE ARMED FORCES. FOLL0\4ING THE KOREAN ARMISTICE IN 1953.~ THE ROLE OF DACOWITS \~AS BROADENED TO ItJCLUDE Ar~ EX~~Hi~ATIOH OF POLICIES AiJD PRACTICES \~HICH UNDe--RMlN-e"D-THE RECRUITifiG AND RETENTION OF HIGH QUALITY WDr•lEN. AMONG MANY ACHIEVEMEi'JTS.~ }'j\rOWilS].~\~IDELY CREDITED A-4 -3- WITH MAKING POSSIBLEJ THROUGH CONCERTED LOBBYING AND PUBLIC EDUCATIOfL -PASSAGE OF THE PYe_LI~ U\W Ir~ 1967 HHICH FINALLY REMOVED MANY OF THE RESTRICTIOIJS Arm INEQUITIES ON CAREERS OF FU~T'HE"A. LEC:aiSLAIJON MILITARY HDr1Ei~.~ LIFTED THE r'JUMBERICAL LIMITATIOf~S WHICH HAD -=-~~~~-~~=--=-TIME PLACED A CEILING OF NO filORE THAN 2 PERCENT \~Dr\1Ei'l HITHIN THE TOTAL REGULAR FORCE. THIS IS NOT TO SAY TH.~T EVE~J HI THOSE DAYS WAS THERE TOTAL .66REEMEN Oi'J EITHER THE NECESSITY OR EFFECTIVEf~ESS OF DACOWITS. IT MAY .~MUSE SOME OF THE CURRENT MEMBERS TO HEAR THAT EVEN IN THE FIFTIES THERE WERE THOSE WHO THOUGHT THE COMMITTEE'S WORK WAS DONE. I~ THE FILES I FOU~D A MEMBORANDUM DATED AUGUST 1956 FROM ONE OF THE SE~IOR ~1ILITARY WOMEiJ CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH DACOWITS HHICH SAID IIJ PARTJ "WDr1EN HAVE BECOME SO \~ELL ESTABLISHED AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THEIR RESPECTIVE SERVICES SI~CE ATTAINING FULL MILITARY ST.I\TUS IN 1948 THAT rm t,1AJOR IrlTERNAL PROBLEMS PECULIAR TO WOMEN REMAIN TO CHALLENGE DACOWITS I~ IT'S ADVISORY CAPACITY." ALL OF USJ AT OHE TIME OR ANOTHERJ HAVE LOOKED INTO A CLOUDED CRYSTAL BALL BUT THAT STATEr1ErH J Ii-J r~Y ESTU1ATIONJ rs Lll(E-_-=--WITH THE OIJE MADE IN THE EARLY 1900'S BY A PUBLIC OFFICIAL Li ~miCH HE ADVOCATED THE CLOSING OF THE PATEiH OFFICEJ ARGUING THATJ .~FTER ALLJ EVERYTHING WORTH WHILE HAD ALREADY BEEN INVENTED. A-5 -4- DESPITE SUCH HELP FROM IT'S FRIENDSJ DACOWITS APPEARS TO HAVE MOVED ALONG EtlCOURAGING LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY CHA~~GESJ ACTING AS SPOKESPERSON OUTSIDE THE DEPARTf~ENT Al·m POI;HING UP :JEW AREAS OF CONCERtJ \~!THIN THE DEPARTMENT) MID PERHAPS IT IS THIS LATTER FUNCTION,THAT ALMOST BROUGHT DACOWITSJ DEMISE. FEW AMONG US A~~~~CJVn.~.l A~~-~-A~·;n:r-::--~r¥f\ LTTA-R~-~AR~ PART Arm PARCEL oF THE GOALS oF DOD. THAT IS ALSO OUR MESSAGE FOR DACOWITS THIS EVENING. IT IS NOT AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE SITTING OUTSIDE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. AL.SO ITS GOALS AqE~PART AND PARCEL OF DOD'S GOALS. -6- SPEAKirJG OF GOALS) IN THE PERIOD 1971 THROUGH 1976) THE NUMBER OF WOMEN IN THE i1ILITARY MORE THAN TRIPLED FROf·1 UNDER )\i/0 PERCE~H OF THE TOTAL FORCE TO OVER FIVE A~__ONE: flAlF-PER.CE'Nr OF THE FORCE. THAT RATE OF GROWTH WAS NOT PROJECTED TO COi~TINUEJ HOV/EVERJ A PREVALENT ATTITUDE WAS "vJE HAVE ALL THESE WOME~L LET'S MOVE CAUTIOUSLY UNTIL WE SEE HOW THEY WORK OUT." THE STUDY OF UTICIZATION OF MILITARY WOMEN CONDUCTED WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT) AS WELL AS OTHER STUDIES CONDUCTED IiJ THE SAME Tli~E FRA~1E BY PRIVATE Ii~STITUTIONS AilD CONGRESS) ALL AGREE THAT WOMEN ARE COST-EFFECTIVE AND ESSENTIAL TO THE ALL-VOLUNTEER FORCE. W~AT IS THE OUTLOOK.? ~JEW DECISTIONS otl THE UTILIZATION OF HOMEN HAVE BEEN f·1ADE. I BELIEVE IT IS FITTHlG THAT THE FIRST PUBLIC A~HJOUNCEMENT OF THOS:£ DECISIONS IS TO BE ~.ADE TDrJIGHT TO THE DEFENSE ADVISORY COMr~ITTEE ON WOMEN IN THE SERVICES -----THE GROUP FOUNDED TWENTY-SIX YEARS AGO WHEN PlAi'JS WERE MADE TO DRAMATICALLY INCREASE THE fWf'IBERS OF WOMEN IN THE ARMED FORCES. l AT THE DIRECTIO~ OF SECRETARY BROWN) THE SERVICES HAVE NOW DEVELOPED PLANS UNDER 'wHICH THEY \~ILL ATTEr~PT TO GREATLY INCREASE---TO ALMOST DOUBLE----THE fWMBER OF ENLISTED WGr'tEN IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. WE BELIEVE THIS EFFORT WILL BE ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTA~T FACTORS IN SUSTAINING THE ALL VOLUNTEER FORCE. I IF THE SERVICES CAN ACHIEVE THESE GOALS) WOME~WHO ARE SLIGHTLY A-8 -7 t10RE THAN 5 PERCENT OF THE FORCE TODAY J WILL BE ELEVB~ PERCE!~T OF THE FORCE Irl (~-8~, \~HI LE THESE NUMBERS ARE Ir'IPRESS IVEJ I DO ;mT PERSONALLY BELl EVE THEM TO BE ANY SORT OF UPPER L I ~1 IT. ELEVEN PERCEtiT IS \~HAT I CALL A THRESHOLD NUMBER. IT IS ENOUGH SO THAT THERE IS A GENERAL AWAREIJESS THAT WOMEN ARE IN THE ACTION FORCE) BUT NOT YET EiWUGH TO r·1AKE INEVIT.~BLE THE WORDS OF THE 1956 ME~10 THAT) "WOI'lE~ HAVE BEC0~1E SO WELL ESTABLISHED AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THEIR RESPECTIVE SERVICES. .THAT NO MAJOR I~TER~AL PROBLEMS PECULIAR TO WOMEN I I I REMAIN TO CHALLENGE DACOWITS IN IT'S ADVISORY CAPACITY." MEMBERS OF DACOWITSJ CONSIDER YOURSELVES CHALLENGED. THESE NEXT FIVE YEARS SHOULD PROVIDE THE COM~1ITTEE WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACCOMPLISHMENT WHICH WILL ECLIPSE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF YOUR PAST TWENTY-SIX YEARS----SIGNIFICANT AS THEY WERE. TO STRENGTHEN DACOWITS IN IT'S ~1ISSION ACCOMPLISHi1ENTJ CERTAIN ACTIO~S HAVE BEEN TAKEN WHICH I HAVE THE PLEASURE TO A:mOUNCE TONIGHT. FIRST OF .~LLJ THE ORGANIZATIOflALPLACEMENT OF DACOWITS HAS BEEN ELEVATED) TO PLACE THE CDr1MITTEE DIRECTLY UNDER THE .~SS ISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR f~ANPOWERJ RESERVE AFFAIRS Aim LOGISTICS TO INSURE THAT rm INTERVENI~G LAYER FILTERS OR I~iHIBITS THE ADVISORY ROLE OF THE COMMITTEE. .~ NE\4 CHARTER IS BEING DRAWi~ A-9 -8- TO EXPAND THE FUNCTior~ OF THE COMf·1ITTEE AND PROVIDE IT ~HTH SPECIFIC IASI'JJf(liN ACHIEVING THE ALL VOLUNTEER FORCE. IN ORDER TO PROVJ.DE FDR A SMOOTH TRANSITION TO THE NE\~ COMMITTEE FUNCTIONS~ · HE HAVE ASKED ~1RS. PI I LAN I DESHA TO REMAH~ AS CHAIRMAN THROUGH THIS TRANSITIONAL PERIOD. THANKS TO THE SUPPORT OF THE AIR FORCE~ DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF FOR PERSONNEL LT GEl~ BENNIE DAVIS~ LT COL VIVIENNE SINCLAIR HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS EXECUTIVE SECRETARY WITH THE SPECIFIC TASK OF INSURING THAT COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE PROVIDED WITH THE CONTACTS~ ACCESS AND FACTS THEY NEED TO BE EFFECTIVE SPOKESPERSONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IN THE COM~1UNITY~ AS WELL AS VALUED ADVISORS TO SECRETARY BRO~JN. PARTICIPATIO~ HJ DACOHITS SHALL Jl.LHAYS STAND AS mlE OF THE MOST ~1E.t\NINGFUL EXPERIErlCES EACH MEi~BER HAS~ A;m t·1Ef~BERSHIP ON THE COMMITTEE WILL BE EAGERLY SOUGHT~ AS IT WILL BE MORE THAN MERE RECOGNITION j IT WILL BE A i1MlDATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT. ON BEH,~LF OF SECRETARY BROHtL DR. \·!HilL YOUR MOST RECE:H CO:NERT AND THE WOMFN Hl THE AR~1ED FORCES HHO HAVE Atm WILL BEi~EFIT FROM THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF DACOWITS~ I THANK EACH OF YOU FOR INSURING THE SUCCESS OF DACOWITS DURING THE LEAN YEARS. I K~OW YOU WILL ENJOY THE CHA~GES THAT ARE HERE NOW AND THOSE TO COME. THE ALL VOLUNTEER FORCE IS HERE TO STAY AND SO IS DACOWITS. THE SECRETARY NEEDS YOU TO SHARE HIS RESPONSIBILITY IN MAKING THE ALL VOLUNTEER FORCE A RESOUNDING SUCCESS I 1l4ANK YOU. A-10 -i )> co co Female losses are about the same as those for men in recent years, as shown on Figure 4. Figure 4 PERCENT OF FY 71-FY 78 MALE AND FEMALE ACCESSIONS ON ACTIVE DUTY AS OF END FY 78 D MALE FEMALE~ 70 PERCENT FY78 FY75 FY74 FY73 ACCESSION Y!AR 211·8 B-5 Figure 3 DOD AVERAGE PAY GRADE FOR ENUSTED MEN AND WOMEN IN . TttiRD YEAR BY DOD OCCUPAnONAL GROUP E4 MEAN PAY GRADE E1 ELEC EQ COMMI SVCSI REPAIR ~ MED/DEN ..l!£!i ~ !e!!! ~ ...!YL MF MF MF MF M F M F M F M F 2&1·1 B-4 2 The projected increases in women were based on the findingsof a study entitled Use of Women in the Military~ published in May 1977. The study concluded that women were performing well and adapting to a wide range of skills. Women are promoted at least as well as their male cohorts, as shown in Figure 2. Figure 3 shows that this parity is true in all the occupational groups. Figure 2 DOD AVERAGE PAY GRADE FOR ENUSTED MEN AND WOMEN BY YEAR OF SERVICE E8 E7 El MEAN E5 PAY GRADE E4 E3 E2 E1 2!111-111 B-3 Summary of Results of ASD(MRA&L) study on Use of Women in the Military, May 1977: Figure 1 shows the growth patterns for women strength and projections from 1966 through 1983. These projections are based on Secretary Brown's decisions in this year's PDM/ADPM. Figure 1 ENLISTED WOMEN END STRENGTH (000) DoO /Army /.., AkFon:e ,._, •· // ./ 50 ,·; !. / Jl 40 / Nay·E ~ 30 =.., I I r ~-I • I s 20 Z' 72 74 78 71 80 ~ ~ £- ! co• I I I I c:•·el ! s 5 ____.., I II Nny, .· .·.·.· rarm.eoq. ~ ;a 4 : FISCAL YEAR Enclosure B-2 SUMMARIZATION OF BRIEFING ON USE OF WOMEN IN THE MILITARY COMMANDER RICHARD W. HmJTER, USN DIRECTOR, MANPOWER PROGRAM ANALYSIS B-1 -i )> OJ () KEYNOTE ADDRESS ON THE WILL!TITGliTESS TO G-ET HNOLVED GENERAL JOHN W. POBERTS, USAF COMMAHDER, AIR 'TRAINING COMMA.l'ID C-1 REMARKS FOR DACOWITS 31 October 1977 ~kyou ~s. Desha tDUh-shayl. -M:a. Carpe n t er -Members of DACOWITS -Distinguished guests Q When I first learned of your plans to meet in San Antonio and to visit some of our Air Training Command activities, I was delighted. "ff'vfv~.. .f-1 ~ fl tl 0 lt 1 s a grea~honor for us to welcome a group which has meant so much to the Services in the past.~. and which is now being given renewed emphasis and challenge. (PAUSE) C-2 I would note that very very few in this room, other t~an myself, are personally aware of the differences in the role of • women in the mi Iitar y today, as compared to 1951 when Gen George Marshall established DA COW ITS. g At that time, despite all they had contributed during the crisis years of World War Two, women were still second-class citizens in the Services ... as in most of America's business and professional life. C-3 From that time, when only one woman per Service could be promoted above the rank of lieutenant colonel ... and then on I y to co Ion e I . . . we are now passing a point where women have served or are . I serving in such vital jobs as wing and I base commanders, general and flag officers in key staff positions, assistant secretaries, and many others ... as Secretary Carpenter pointed out in her remarks last night. But there is still much for us to do. c-4 From the time when law prohibited the number of enlisted women from exceeding two percent of the total force, we have . tripied the percentage of the force which is female. As we are aII aware, we are mo v \ n9 \ow art a goal of eleven percent by 1983, and\ agree compietely with Sec Carpenter's comment that this goal is just a threshold and not our final objective. C-5 t I might add that I was delighted to hear \ Sec Carpenter last evening. • announce those goals I For those of us in the Air Force, they represent an extention of initiatives . developed in 1972 by our personnel plans 6~··' peo pIe . . • and 4 Genera I Chris Mann, who i s wi t h u s today, was in on the form uIa t ion of that program. c-6 p-y u~ y..-n tJt ~~tel ftJ d;r/< Of course,...-;t\zite aitiU£ ys,• I j fJII-r s·1·• ,••a~41111t,.news to i2..!!·· .. J -because you, and your predecessors i n D A C 0 W I T S , h e I p e d m ~:-k e t h e m h a p p e rL I Although it's regretable that we ever had to have a special advisory group to deal exclusively with wome~•s . ..r;S IJAL --rntrt wFFG1Y~'f, ''~"J;} matters •.• the co~ n s e I ~cawln;. provided over the years has been invaluable to the Services. 0. And your counsel has come at a time when societal changes have n e c e s s i tate d o u r r e e v a I u a t i n g t~h e roles of military women., ·- C-7 ~ rk1~ . Jt!f'o we in A1t' have not only been acutely aware of the many changes in . the role of military women)" we have also been involved in those changes as they have occured .. Whether in recruiting more women" .... preparing women for work in non traditional career fields ...... or integrating women into flight training, ATC is the Air Force command which has been first and most fully involved .. --· C-8 I I suppose the most widely publicized recent examples involved the graduation · · ~frv~ d.,~Iast mont h of our f i rstA' f emaIe pilots and the graduation earlier this month of our first female Air Force navigators" I We 1 ve long referred to ATC as the First Command .. ~ .. and it certainly has been first in implementing the changes which have been necessary to broaden the roles of women in the Air Force. (PAUSE) G-9 But I don•t intend to spend these next few minutes talking about ATC<»<»<» or about the changing roles of women in the militaryo The briefing you just received amply explained the mission and activities of our Commando •• and you can per so naII y view Ai r . · F or ce women in training programs and on the job as you visit the San Antonio bases this week. c-io So l'd like to use these next few ~inutes to talk about something which ~exemplifyooobut . ;)omething which seems to be missing among many in our nation today .. I'm talking about the willingness to get involvedo 0 It was that willingness which Debra Sampson demonstrated during the Revolutionary War ••• when she put on mens• clothing and went into com bat. e-ll /14'*V It wa s t hat wi II i n g n e s s w h. ic h I.., Q7.,_ women demonstrated during World . War TwO .. ooWhen they became Womenms Air Service Pilots. tt•s that willingness which the members of DACOWITS demonstrated through the organization•s vital first years in the early sols~ And it 1 s that willingness to get involved which you demonstrate today in your commitment to the purposes and new challenges of DACOWITSo C-12 But o .... u n fort u nate I y.. o.. such willingness does not seem to pervade American society as it once did .. Wemve all read stories inrecent months which illustrate the pointooostories about people being robbed, raped, maimed, and murdered in full v·iew of others ...... others who would not even bother to call the police for fear that they might get involved .. C-13 Our volunteer agencies tell us of the great difficulty they have finding people who are willing to work with the. youth' thP. elderly, and the handicapped. It seems we•ve become largely a nation of observers ••• willing to sit and watc~ ••• but unwilling to stand up for anything. And that•s a far cry from the way this nation started out. The hearty me.n .ana wem"en wh..o stepped aboard the first ships to sail for America were far from mere onlookers" 0 They were willing to get involve~ 0 And they were not deterred if their involvement included an eIem e nt of ri sk" • " 9-e GaHse t h ei r cg ~ Rl it~eAt t e ··.~ l"l at t tl ey vv e r e doi 1·1 g far over'shadow&d tl:le le¥el of risk. Even when many of their number died in the first severe winters in the i r new I and , t h e i r com m· it me nt never faltered. C-15 To the contrary, their commitment continued to be so high that they eventually 9..Q.! involved in a war with their mother countryooothen the most powerful nation on Eartti .. And they wono They believed in what they were· doing .. o .. and they were willing to back up that belief by getting involved to whatever level was necessary~ (PAUSE) C-16 And the willingness to get involved did not end in co Ionia I America .. 11. We s a w it a g a i n e x a c t I y 2 0 ye a r s a g o this montho .... When the Soviets launched their first Sputnik .. 0 Americans were shocked and alarmed to see our greatest potential adversary leap ahead into the frontier of space. And that shock and alarm was quickly transformed into commitment and hard work ...... as we 9..Q.! involved in staking our own claims to space age achievement. C-17 That involvement quickly propelled us ahead i n. space eXpI0 r at i0 n" 13 a and . we've been the space leader ever si nee .. (PAUSE} • But the folks who shocked us into the space age have challenged our wi IIi ngness to get in voIved i n ye.t another way,. They may not have kept pace with us in spaceo .... but, as you are well aware, they have set the pace in the build-up of war-making materials here on Earth. C-18 I Bas ed on t he h· i st ory of Ameri cans getting involved to meet even the greatest challengeso oo it might be logicai to assume that the vast Soviet build-up would stimulate yet another outpouring of concP.rn, commitment, and involvemenL But it hasn 1 t happened that way at aIL C-19 Unfortunately, commitment and involvement in the business of national survival no longer seem to rate high priorities among many in our nationca There are many who ignore any threat which they cannot personally seeca Q and who concentrate totally ll on their own personal, often hedonistic concernsca C:-20 Such was the case with Carthage .. (PAUSE) 8 . Carthage fell.. (PAUSE) I Such was the case with the Roman Empire. (PAUSE) Rome felL. {PAUSE) history are doomed to repeat 1f/J~h1. Q And I shu dde r to think of the imp Ii cations that co uId have for· the (PAUSE) C-21 I There are some in the nation who have expressed their concern.,o,.and who have demonstrated their willingness to get involved. Those of you in this room today are prime examplesQ I And you 5 ve met others ••• people in your own communities who are aware .. o.. WhO are concerned.,QQand WhO are getting involved .. ~ You met one last nighL •• San Antonio's Judge Carol Haberman ••• who has b~come one of the most articulate and effective voices of national security concerns in this part of the nation. C-22 t And you a II me e.t a IoJ more. of them as you_ visit our bases during the next few days"~~~~ people who have demonstrated their involvement by committing themselves to military service" 0 I'm very proud of the commitment and involvement demonstrated everyday by the you ng t1'A w§ a,;;;pt. P,IVd M·t.'~ women;r~who maintain the defense readiness of our nation. C-23 But our military people cannot bear the total burden of involvement in the task of national defense ...... because the military c a n o n I y r e s po n d t o t.h e nat i o n a I w i I L (PAUSE) g It has long been the will of our nation that freedom must be kept aI i v e at an y c o s L .. " and I don 1 t believe that basic national will has chang~d. G But I ~believe that many are blind to the reality of the danger. which lies before us. C-24 J And I be Ii e-ve t hat we· need a-n aV4akening to.that reality which can again stir the commitment and involvement ·which has so long marked America 1 s greatness .. (PAUSE) I Those of you in DACOWITS can do much to help stir that awakening •. 0 ·I realize, of course, that addressing the broad issues of national defense is rot among the listed purposes of DACOW ITS" C-25 But it~s been my observation through the years that the women who serve on DACOWITS have rarely confined their activities and involvements to the limits others have set for them" You have gone beyond the boundaries of your professions, to seek involvement in community projects .. ".. in your chosen political parti8S""" 1n t he ad va·c a cy of you r be I i ef s on national issues .... and, of course, in DACOWITS .. ... C-26 I would not seek to min.imize th9 i m p o r t a n c e ·a f you r co n c e r n f o r the matters relating to women in ·national defense. Zu tit~ CN-".j.yAY(" These are of vital importance ••• and deserve the closest attention of your expertisP.. But thP. broader issues of defens·e ••• indeed of national survival ••. also need the attP.ntion of concern?.d, committed leaderso C-27 At the same time that you are fulfilling the first purpose of DACOWITS, by interpreting to the public the need for and role of women in the Services~~" I wo uId as k t hat you al,s o i nter p ret the need for renewed involvement in the positive expression of the. national will for freedom 1 s defense. C-28 I t • s be en s a id t h at t he Re p u b 1i c w.i II I ast as Io n g as t he id e aI s , ·_principles, and examples of th..e founders remain dominant in the hearts of the peopleo Perhaps the most crucial of those examples will prove to be the wi II i n g n e s s of the Ame r i c~fl' ,,-~ 11 peop I e.... ~4£ 5 MT e wo m e n ..... t o m involved in matters of national defense .. C-29 I I t ;-:: : J nvi n c ed that if the Am~ ··:an peop,e can be sparked to invo ·~::tent at e~ ~ n one-tenth the Ieve I c :he , exa~:le set by this group, t"-: ReJ~:lic will stand secureo (PAUSE I I Ag: --. itls an honor and ple~~Jre to hav~ .'ou with us in Air Tral~ ng Command ana·~ San AntonioQ I t!/111,. although I view your '::ry exls::nce as a groupJas a reg::?tful in.j:::ment of our past and pres~nt fai! ... ~e) relative to the role 2i military wori;l;r .I greatly appreciate the coi::~ibutions you have made in the -1-t....f,..,J. .-4fY ~ut.'-'"'IPP~ fo pas : . a n d I ~~ ' Ik)I Ytt ~ ~sA the n e w i n\ : 2 : iv e s yo u a r e u,ndertaki ng • G-jV I It's good being with you this morning.o.and I wish you well for a most successful and productive meeting. c-31 SUMMARTZ.P.TION OF BRIEFING ON ::::::RVICE VOCA~'IONAL APTITUDE BATTERY (ASVAB) MAJOR WAYNE S. SELLMAN, USAF :HA.IRMAN, ASVAB JOINT WORKING GROUP D-1 ASVAB BRIEFING OUTLINE WHAT IS ASVAB? -Tests Mental Skills in 13 Areas General Information Numerical Operations Attention to Detail Word Knowledge Arthmetic Reasoning Space Perception Mathematical Knowledge Electronics Information Mechanical Comprehension General Science Shop Information Automotive Information Army Classification Inventory PURPOSE OF ASVAB -Performs Service to Armed Services Nation's High Schools Individual Students -By Providing Determination of Enlistment Qualifications · 5% of 1'PS Enlistments enter via the High School Testing Program Free Vocational Testing ---SY 76-77, Tested l.JM Students in 14,800 Schools D-2 PRODUCTION ASVAB -ASVAB used for Enlistment and Classification Replaced AFQT and AQE in September 1973 Yields 5 Scores for AF use Mental Category, General, Administrative, Mechanical, Electronics Mental Category Measure for Selection of Service Personnel Aptitude Composite Scores for Classification ASVAB AS A COMMON APTITUDE TEST FOR ENTRY INTO ALL MILITARY SERVICES ADVANTAGES OF A COMMON ENLISTED TEST -High School Testing Program will be more useful to all Services -Applicants will not be Subjected to Multiple Testing -Interservice Referrals of Applicants will be Facilitated -Test Development work of Psychologists will be Concentrated on aSingle Enlisted Accessions Test -Basis for Accurate Cross-Service Comparisons which will FacilitateASD(MRA&L) Policy Decisions and Management RESPONSIBILITIES FOR ASVAB PROGRAM -ASD(MRA&L) Establishes Policy -SEC ARMY Executive Agent with Overall Responsibilityfor Managing Program in Coordination withOther Services -ASVAB Steering Recommend Policy and Guide,Y1 r:-e on Use ofCommittee ASVAB to OASD(MRA&L) Composed of Senior Officers fromServices Personnel Offices -MEPCOM Responsible for Centralized Management ofASVAB Testing -ASVAB Working Group Responsible for Development and Implementationof ASVAB and Related Enlistment Testing Issues D-3 WHAT IS TEST BIAS? -Many Psychologists have studied this Complex and Technical Issue Agreement is seldom reached on its Meaning or Method of Investigation -CUltural Bias in Tests usually brings to Mind an Image of Unfairness, Particularly toward Minority Groups -Do Tests Tell the Truth about Minorities? Are Abilities Accurately Reflected by Test Scores? Do Minorities Perform Poorly on Tests because the Test Measures Content Areas outside their Experience? Do Minorities Perform Poorly on Tests but Later do Well in Training or On-The-Job? TESTING AND POSSIBLE SEX BIAS Individual Differences in Test Performance do Occur Sex Related Differences in Mental Abilities Appear to Follow Familiar Cultural Patterns Women Typically Exceed Men in Measures of Verbal Ability and are Superior to Males in Perceptual Speed (Tasks such as Rapid Coding) Men Surpass Women on Tests of Mechanical, Numerical, Spatial Perception, and Numeric Memory It is Unclear if these Differences are Physiological or Sociological in Origin -Critics of Aptitude Tests, Suggest Mechanical Kinds of Subtests are Biased Against Women Women have Rarely Been Exposed to Test Content but Could Learn to Perform Mechanical Tasks if Given the Opportunity Time to Learn is Important Variable Performance in Technical Training is Geared to Completion of Course in a Specified Time Frame D-4 ASVAB AND POSSIBLE SEX BIAS -Several Studies have compared Training Performance of Male and Female Airmen with the Same Aptitude Scores Results Show ASVAB is about Equally Effective as a Predictor of Technical Training for Men and Women In Nontraditional Courses, While Women Score Lower on Mechanical/Electronic Subtests, Their Training Performance is Also Correspondingly Lower In Nontraditional Courses, Using a Single Prediction Equation for Men and Women, Female Performance is Slightly Overpredicted In Traditional Courses, Women Perform Equally as Well as Men COMPARISON OF PREDICTED AND ACTUAL FINAL TECHNICAL TRAINING GRADES FOR WOMEN IN SELECTED TRADITIONAL AND NON-TRADITIONAL CAREER FIELDS PREDICTED ACTUAL TECH TRG TECH TRG VALIDITY** NON-TRADITIONAL AREAS* GRADES GRADES COEFFICIENTS AIRCRAFT ACCESSORY MAINTENANCE 82.04 80.44 ?? ·--- (M) AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE 83.21 81.34 .27 (M) AIRCRAFT ENGINEER 84.09 83.26 .32 (M) AVIONICS SYSTEMS 83.93 83.96 .27 (E) LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CORRECTIONS 83.36 81.36 .38 (G) TRADITIONAL AREAS* INVENTORY MANAGMENT 83.66 83.87 .32 (G) ADMINISTRATION PERSONNEL 82.98 86.24 84.20 87.14 .36 (A) .27 (A) MEDICAL DENTAL 81.22 81.33 82.52 82.46 .33 (G) .48 (G) * Because of Small Sample Sizes, Courses within Career Fields were Grouped for Analysis ** Uncorrected for Restriction in Range SUMMARY/CONCLUSIONS -Armed Forces are Sensitive to the Potential Problem of Culturai Bias in Tests --Research Continues to~ess this Issue D-5 Mechanical Subtests with Content Familiar to Women are under Development -ASVAB is Valid for Women Although Women do Generally Score Lower than Men on Mechanical/ Electronics Composjtes, They also Tend to Score Lower in Technical Training Course~ -i )> OJ m RECOMMENDATIONS Al""'D FEQID.::STS FOR E~C?J.!A.TIOK ':( THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE E-1 Recommendation #1 That OSD and the military departments pursue amendatory legislation to permit voluntary occupancy of Government housing by bachelors in grade E-7 and above. Rationale DACOWITS has been informed that the Army has initiated a legislative proposal to extend the present optional residency policy for 0-4•s and above to all permanently assigned bachelor personnel in grade E-7 and above. DACOWITS strongly supports the proposal as a positive measure which would minimize existing inequities in housing policies for married and bachelor service members without detriment to the fulfillment of military responsibilities. Current policy has a greater impact on service women since a higher percentage of these personnel are bachelors. Recommendation #2 That women be included in all DoD marketing research studies and requests a report on all studies of the individual services and any current DoD or OSD studies currently underway. DACOWITS would like the report at the next DACOWITS meeting either orally or in writing. Rationale Since the number of women in the services will more than double from 5% in 1977 to 11% by 1982, DACOWITS strongly disagrees with the response (Attachment 1) given to our recommendation that there is not a need for women to be included in all DoD marketing research. Recommendation #3 That OSD and the military departments pursue extension of dependency entitlements to junior service women and service men. Rationale The lack of dependency entitlements, such as travel and family sepa ration allowance, for junior service personnel is inconsistent with the concept of equity and the often-expressed view that the Services .. take care of their own ... The absence of such entitlements impose an unwarranted hardship on junior service personnel. There is a particular impact on servicewomen in that a higher percentage are at the junior enlisted level. E-2 Recommendation #4 In an effort to encourage continued volunteers as DI/Tis that DOD re-evaluate the prepay rates for these positions. DACOWITS would encourage DOD to raise the prepay rates since the demands and responsibilities are strenuous and costly in terms of family, housing, uniform maintenance and extended duty hours. Recommendation #5 That full time manpower authorizations be established for the position of Executive Secretary, manned with a military officer grade 0-5 or 0-6 and supporting staff. Recommendation #6 That DOD consider, as an exception to current standards, separate standards for entitlement for BAQ without dependents for allenlisted personnel assigned as tactical instructors to basic training units. Rationale TI/Dis without dependents are required by DOD policy to live indormatories if space is available, often two to a room, which isa continuation of the training environment. Because of the unusualdemands of their jobs most choose to live off-base at their ownexpense. This places a severe financial burden upon them. DACOWITSfeels that the duties and responsibilities of these NCOs inshaping our future all volunteers force is of such unique andimportant nature as to warrant special consideration in entitlement to BAQ. Recommendation #7 That the DOD give DACOWITS a report at the next meeting on theresults of the data collected from the services on non-productive time. Rationale Reference the DOD response to recommendation #11 of the Spring 1977 meeting. E-3 Recommendation #12 That DACOWITS be provided a progress report by the Air Force on their test programs for womerr in pilot and navigator training. At a minimum request the report address such issues as (1) the termination date of the test (2) the criteria for determiningthe test success/failure (3) the utilization of rated women if the program is not implemented (4) the plans (numbers per fiscal year) of women to be entered in UPT/UNT if the program is implemented (5) the survival training of UPT/UNT graduates (that is, will these women receive all phases of training afforded their male counterparts?). Rationale We commend the Air Force for this initiative; however, this committee feels test periods should not be indeterminate. We urge the Air Force to assess the results of these tests and implement the results of this program to better support career incentives for the projected increase of women in the service. Recommendation #13 That the Coast Guard be requested to furnish OACOWITS at its 1978 meeting a progress report on the integration of women into the non-traditional areas of duty afloat and at isolated dutystations. Rationale Assigr)ment of vwmen to duty afloat at isolated duty stations began in October 1977, and information on the Coast Guard 4 s experience in this area will be of invaluable assistance to all the military components for planning. E-6 Recommendation #14 That the Army review and evaluate grade authorizations for the Chief,.Veterinary Corps (0-7) and the Chief, Army Medical Specialist Corps (0-6) and provide DACOWITS the results of th-ese analyses. Rationale During its Spring 1977 meeting, DACOWITS recommended a review and evaluation of grade authorizations for high level positions of leadership, ·particularly in the medical department branches, with a view toward identifying and correcting inconsistencies or inequities. While inconsistent grade authorizations for the Chief of the AMSC and VC were specifically cited, the Army response did not address these differences. Recommendation #15 Request the Navy report on the program of R&D efforts and insure a coordinated and increased emphasis in the area of women; their increased numbers and utilization; their impact on an all male at sea environment. · Rationale R&D programs concerning the impact of women in the Navy have been minimal. Data on the subject is scarce and that which is availabl2 has been generated in a piecemeal fashio~: In view of the trend toward increasing the numbers and integration of women into the Navy it appears most appropriate that a coordinated review of R&D project be made with a view toward channeling a revised program· in support of current personnel policies concerning women in the Navy. E-7 Recommendation #16 That DOD introduce legislation which will equalize the prov1s1ons of U.S. Code which currently vary with respect to gender. Rationale The U.S. Code is replete with inequities based solely on gender in the areas of: Appointments Promotions Separation/Retirement Benefits/Entitlements Recruitment/Training Even thougn DOPMA contains redress in some of these areas, it is considered necessary to propose a separate legislative package to avoid the continuance of these issues being bogged down in the complex debate over other aspects of DOPMA. Recommendation #17 The Navy provide DACOWITS with a briefing of the training plans to provide for the transitioning of women into additional nontraditional jobs and sea duty in both the areas of professional competencies, as well as social and cultural barriers personnel will encounter, for the next DACOWITS meeting. Rationale The integration of women into a predominently all ma1e environ . ment poses trauma for both the organization and the men and women involved in the change process. DACOWITS feels this trauma can be minimized if the proper training and indoctrination of personnel precedes radical policy change and is continued to support the transition period. E-8 Recommendation #18 DOD actively support the repeal of Section 6015) Title 10) U.S. Code and Section 8549. Rationale DACOWITS has recommended repeal of these two sections repeat edly because the responses provided by the Military Departments indicate: 1) The laws, as written, impose arbitrary and unnecessarybarriers to the Navy, Marine Corps and the Air Force in the proper and effective utilization of women. 2) The interpretation of the laws and derived policies of the Army impose the same restrictions and restraints on women. 3) The interpretation of the laws by the Military Departmentsreflect overly restrictive policies discriminating against women. E-9 Request for Information #1 DACOWITS requests a report on the current status of women in the military academies to include attrition, physical training,academic standings, future planning and utilization. Request for Information #2 Since Section #803 of HR 5970 has passes, DACOWITS requests a copy of this legislation. E-10 --i )> OJ "Tl SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS F-1 DEFENSE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON WOMEN IN THE SERVICES SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS Committees: Mrs. Piilani C. Desha Mrs. Patricia A. Cramer Lt. Colonel Vivienne C. Sinclair Subcommittee on Utilization: Subcommittee on Civic Action: Dr. Marjorie S. Ross, Chairman Dean Margaret Heyse, Co-Chairman Mrs. Bobbie wygant, Chairman Mrs. Aida C. O'Connor Miss Victoria Zachos Mrs. Edith Holm Mrs. Polly Bacca-Barragan Mrs. Ann R. Blackham Mrs. Virginia Garrett Mrs. Jean M. Boese The Honorable Jeanne Holm Mrs. Dorothy Stanislaus Miss Martha C. Moore Resouyce: General Mary E. Clarke, WAC Rear Adwiral Maxine Conder, NNC Colonel Roberta N. Patrick, USMC General Chris C. Mann, USAF General Claire M. Garrecht, USAF Colonel Maxine Beatty, AFBSC Captain Mary Bachand, USCG Colonel Teresa Tauroney, USA Lt. Colonel Verna S. Kellogg, USAF Commander Cherry Hatten, USN Colonel Elizabeth J. Hamilton, AMS Colonel Marjorie J. Wilson, USA Lt. Commander Joyce E. Kilmer, USN Additional Resource Personnel in attendance Captain Mary Gore, USN Recr~iting Lt. Colonel Shirley Bach, USAF Lt. Commander Heather Reid, USN Captain Linda Huffman, ARNG Major Cynthia H. Little, USAF Academy SSgt Delila Hunter, USAF Ch. MSgt Dorothy W. Holmes, U3AF Academy DACOWITS Members Not Attending: Mrs. Ellen Annan Dr. Marcia CUrtis Dr. Helen G. EdmJnds Dr. Mildred W. Glover Mrs. Paula F. Hawkins Mrs. Sally K. Richardson Mrs. Carolyn A. Twina~e F-2