{"id":40159,"date":"2021-05-25T13:02:14","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T13:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/05\/25\/poor-progress-on-womens-issues-earn-scolding-for-army-officials-in-congress\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:16:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:16:33","slug":"poor-progress-on-womens-issues-earn-scolding-for-army-officials-in-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/home\/left-column\/2021\/05\/25\/poor-progress-on-womens-issues-earn-scolding-for-army-officials-in-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"Poor progress on women\u2019s issues earns scolding for Army officials in Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army\u2019s top enlisted soldier faced tough questions from lawmakers Monday about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2021\/02\/12\/army-looking-at-ways-to-account-for-biological-differences-with-new-fitness-test\/\" target=\"_blank\">gender disparities<\/a> plaguing the Army\u2019s new fitness test, an apparent lack of progress in fielding equipment for women and sexual assault numbers that aren\u2019t moving in the right direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The House Appropriations hearing started with pointed questions for Sergeant Major of the Army Michael Grinston from Rep. 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Not to say that our women haven\u2019t performed admirably in the past in combat because they have, but we have to do better,\u201d said Grinston. \u201cOur goal is not to disadvantage any group in the [ACFT].\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link smg-interstitial-link--fallback wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2021\/03\/22\/third-times-the-charm-army-makes-changes-to-new-fitness-test-after-lawmakers-concerns\/#:~:text=But%20the%20baseline%20scores%20to,run%20in%20under%2021%20minutes.\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__fallback-link\">Third time\u2019s the charm? Army makes changes to new fitness test after lawmakers\u2019 concerns<\/a><\/aside>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wasserman Schultz also pointed to long-standing issues with women\u2019s body armor fit \u2014 a problem that has been present across all branches of the military for decades, with little progress made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019d really like to know\u2026what excuse the Army has for not supplying equipment made to fit women,\u201d said Wasserman Schultz, referring to uniforms and body armor. \u201cThere are many, many difficult situations that women face that the Army seems unwilling or unable to fix.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wasserman Schultz cited complaints she\u2019s received from women soldiers about how equipment simply doesn\u2019t fit, despite programs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.army.mil\/article\/106924\/acu_alternate_uniform_offers_more_fit_options\" target=\"_blank\">going back to at least 2013<\/a> that were intended to deliver Army Combat Uniforms designed to the female form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019ve implemented smaller sizes for the body armor for the family of integrated outer tactical vests, we actually have new smaller sizes to fit our women,\u201d said Grinston.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Grinston added that he\u2019d \u201cabsolutely\u201d go back and look at the women soldiers\u2019 complaints, some of which were documented in a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/taskandpurpose.com\/news\/army-special-operations-women-survey\/\" target=\"_blank\">Task &amp; Purpose report<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/osutwomen.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36902\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/osutwomen.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/osutwomen.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/osutwomen.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/osutwomen.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Members of the first gender integrated one station unit infantry basic training at Fort Benning report in February 2017. An investigation found one of the women had an inappropriate relationship with her company first sergeant after joining the 82nd Airborne Division. (Patrick Albright\/Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sexual misconduct concerns were also raised Monday on the heels of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sapr.mil\/sites\/default\/files\/Appendix_B_Statistical_Data_On_Sexual_Assault_FY2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">data released<\/a> earlier this month by the Pentagon. The Department of Defense figures showed that soldiers made 3,250 reports of sexual assault during fiscal year 2020, and there were 78 cases of reported retaliation against protected reporters across the DoD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou have leaders in place now who are retaliating,\u201d Wasserman Schultz said. She challenged the Army officials present Monday to \u201cdo something to actually move the needle on the numbers of sexual assaults in the Army.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re going to be able to introduce some technology, with respect to, you know, security and safety cameras and some things like that that could go a long way in the future,\u201d said Jack Surash, acting assistant secretary of the Army for installations, energy and environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army has also been slow to roll out changes recommended by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2020\/12\/08\/fourteen-leaders-relieved-or-suspended-after-scathing-report-on-fort-hood-crimes\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fort Hood Independent Review<\/a>, which dealt in large part with the service\u2019s Sexual Harassment Assault Response Prevention program. So far, the Army has implemented 23 of the 70 recommendations from the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSome of these recommendations are long-term recommendations,\u201d Grinston said, defending the pace of implementation. \u201cWe have to get more authorizations for people or facilities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wasserman Schultz was ultimately not satisfied with their answers, though, saying she found their \u201clack of alarm\u201d regarding sexual assault \u201cdisturbing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI found some of the answers to [our] questions particularly wanting,\u201d said Wasserman-Schultz in her concluding remarks. \u201cIt looks like you have a problem.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A House hearing Monday started with pointed questions for Sergeant Major of the Army Michael 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