Bring Me Men
and Women

List of Tables

vii

Introduction

1

1. The Mandate

10

2. The Academy Primeval

45

3. The Fishbowl

68

4. Plans and Plans and Plans

89

5. The Other Academies

118

6. Upper Body Strength: Physical Education and Athletics

147

7. Leaders and Surrogates: The Commandant's Shop

178

8. Immune Intellects: The Dean and His Faculty

210

9. Implementation, Feedback, and Modifications

240

10. Wives, Military Women, and Warriors

265

Postscript: Reflections on Women and Combat

288

Appendix I: Air Force Ranks, Insignia, and Career Progression

303

Appendix II: West Point Training in Preparation for Women's Entrance

305

Appendix III: A Partial Air Force Academy Organization Chart

308

Appendix IV: Organization of Service Academies' Student Bodies

310

Notes

311

Glossary

319

Bibliography

321

Index

333

Tables

Table I

Chronology of Pre-entrance Events

p. 12

Table II

Members of the Military Personnel Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee, May 1974

p. 15

Table III

Typical Distribution of Appointment Categories in an Air Force Academy Entering Class

p. 70

Table IV

Discriminatory Treatment of Women Perceived by the Class of 1980

p. 126

Table V

Attitudes of West Point Cadets as Compared to Attitudes of Other College Students

p. 127

Table VI

Attitudes of Male Members of the Class of 1980 toward Women

p. 141

Table VII

Comparison of Selected Characteristics and Activities of Men and Women Cadets in the Class of 1980

p. 218