ABSTRACT
The US military has witnessed termination of the selective service system, significant salary increases to make military salaries more competitive with civilian salaries, and efforts to eliminate or reduce a host of military benefits to active-duty personnel, veterans, retirees, and military families. These policies suggest the development of a professional military with the characteristics of an occupation. The women's liberation movement in the past few years has provided the impetus for reevaluation of the sex-role definitions, policies, and attitudes that have previously limited the social options available to women. Consequently, many of the economic, legal, educational, and occupational barriers commonly encountered by women are beginning to crumble. In attempting to keep pace with the move toward equal opportunity for both sexes, the military establishment has recently begun to recruit more women and to develop more diverse career options for them.
