"Getting to that point had been a real struggle, but for the Academy the real struggle was still ahead. The military has always prided itself in planning. Virtually every Army staff (G-3, DCSOPS) has a section devoted to planning. Now, that planning ability had to be focused on how women would be integrated into a totally male oriented society. Would they wear the same uniform? Would there be male and female companies? Would they be allowed to be in leadership positions over men? How would they handle the physical requirements? How would the physical plant have to be revamped to handle women? The issues were endless. It had been a long time coming, but now that the decision had been made, there really wasn't a lot of time to make the necessary preparations, and everyone involved in the planning and decision making was under the gun. I'm sure this was purposeful. Many of the people who had been fighting the decision were now the ones who had to make it happen. There had been so much fighting just to get to a decision, Congress didn't want any procrastination with the implementation."