Preliminary results from a survey of the Army's nearly 170,000 women show that only a small fraction of them would like to move into one of the newly opening combat jobs.
In axing a dozen combat brigades in the face of steep spending cuts and the wind-down of two wars, the Army says it's trying to ease the sting by spreading it around.
Military leaders will roll out their plans Tuesday to begin tearing down the remaining walls that have prevented women from holding thousands of combat and special operations jobs near the front lines.