In 1987, occupations and units with the primary role of preparing for direct involvement in combat on the ground or at sea were still closed to women: infantry, armoured corps, field artillery, air-defence artillery, signals, field engineers, and naval operations. On 5 February 1987, the Minister of National Defence created an office to study the impact of employing men and women in combat units. These trials were called Combat-Related Employment of Women. COUNT 4
QSN1 Name some of the jobs in the CAF off limits to women in the 1980s. ANS1 infantry, armoured corps, field artillery, air-defence artillery QSN2 On what date was a study created to research the impart of women in direct involvement? ANS2 5 February 1987 QSN3 Who created an office to study these effects? ANS3 the Minister of National Defence QSN4 What was the study called? ANS4 Combat-Related Employment of Women