In 2016, the United States Army removed its ban on women working in combat roles in previously reserved jobs for men. This policy change included a concerted effort by Army leadership to ensure women felt included in their new roles. Nevertheless, the immediate response to the policy changes led to mixed results in translating and implementing these new policies. This study takes qualitative data from a study on diversity and inclusion policy and practices to investigate women’s experiences working in various roles in 2019. We collected qualitative data from 19 focus groups and 120 soldiers in 2019 from four Army installations across the United States. An inductive analysis of focus group interviews revealed three major themes: social exclusion due to gender, updated policies to include women, sexism, and gender harassment. Since inclusion is an interpersonal experience, the themes were analyzed through an intersectional template to see if race and rank also played a role in women's experiences in combat roles. These findings provide a more nuanced and lived experience perspective on being a woman serving in combat in the United States Army.

2016 年，美国陆军取消了禁止女性在以前为男性保留的工作中担任战斗角色的禁令。这项政策变化包括陆军领导层的共同努力，以确保女性感到被纳入她们的新角色。然而，对政策变化的直接反应导致翻译和实施这些新政策的结果喜忧参半。本研究从一项关于多元化和包容性政策和实践的研究中获取定性数据，以调查女性在 2019 年担任各种角色的经历。2019 年，我们从美国四个陆军设施的 19 个焦点小组和 120 名士兵那里收集了定性数据。对焦点小组访谈的归纳分析揭示了三个主要主题：性别导致的社会排斥、更新政策以纳入女性、性别歧视和性别骚扰。由于包容性是一种人际关系体验，因此通过交叉模板分析了这些主题，以了解种族和军衔是否也在女性担任战斗角色的经历中发挥作用。这些发现为在美国陆军服役的女性提供了更细致和亲身经历的观点。