those polled opposed requiring married women with children assigned to combat. The second survey mailed questionnaires to 8000 members of the U.S. armed services. Overall, 57% of the respondents supported the current policy categorically restricting women from combat assignments. 72% of the respondents currently assigned to combat supported the current policy. 78% of the respondents serving in the Marine Corps supported the current policy., Moskos Survey Dr. Charles Moskos (a member of the commission) and Ms. Laura Miller, both of Northwestern University, conducted a survey of 1651 U.S. Army soldiers on the roles of women in the U.S. armed services in 1992. Of the women soldiers surveyed, over 70% favored allowing women volunteers to serve in combat roles, but only 12% said they would volunteer. Navy Personnel Research and Development Center The NPRDC conducted longitudinal studies covering 1988, 1990, and 1992 on reasons for time lost from active duty by Navy personnel. They reported to the commission that pregnancy rates among women Naval personnel were similar to those in the civilian population. Their studies found that single parents had negligible effect on naval activities. They further found that naval personnel held the perception that pregnant women adversely affected ship operations. Commission Survey of Retired Flag and General Officers The commission conducted its own survey of the 6,109 known retired flag and general officers in four all branches of the U.S. armed services. Those surveyed were overwhelmingly white males. A little over half responded, with the representation ranging from 70% from the Marine Corps to 41% from the Navy. A majority of respondents opposed assigning combat roles to women. The degree of opposition correlated directly to the age of the respondents; older respondents voiced greater opposition to assigning women to combat than younger respondents. The biggest concern 56%) of the majority was that women's presence would adversely affect combat unit cohesion. Fact-finding trips by commission members to Armed Services installations Air Force = 5 installations visited --4th Composite Wing internal, Seymour Johnson AFB, NC --USAF Weapons and Tactics Center, Nellis AFB, NV (2 visits) --Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape School, Fairchild AFB, WA --HQ US Central Command, MacDill AFB, FL --HQ, US Special Ops Command, MacDill AFB, FL Army = 5 installations visited --4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, CO --1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, KS --24th Mechanized Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, GA --XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, SC --U.S. Military Academy,