In 1975, Congress passed and President Ford signed a law mandating women’s admittance into the United States military academies as of Fall 1976. This law and others like it paved the way for women’s full integration into all branches of the military, and an end to separate branches like the Women’s Army Corps. These actions changed the face of the military in profound ways. For example, women now wore the same uniforms, performed physical fitness, and trained and worked with their military brethren. At the same time, however, many senior leaders worried women could not meet the same physical standards as men, and there was a blanket refusal to allow women into combat positions. To mitigate the first concern, military branches created physical fitness tests that had the same events for both sexes but had different standards for each category. For the second concern, military policy developed the Combat Exclusion Policy, which barred women from pursuing certain career paths. While this path had advantages, there could be some significant disadvantages, as well. Over the years, as women became a higher percentage of the total military force, and they matured in their careers, policies have matured or changed with them. Organizations such as the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS) and the Presidential Commission on the Assignment of Women in the Armed Forces have advocated for this evolution. Today, women serve in numbers and ways that were once unthinkable: standards for women’s fitness have increased as women proved they could strive to be stronger and faster than original policy makers thought; and the Combat Exclusion Policy ended in 2016. Despite the end of combat exclusion almost a decade ago, there is still some controversy about whether to reinstate it. While current policies are in a state of flux, the role of women in the military continues to expand with the average percentage across military branches reaching 17-percent. At a time when recruiting numbers are facing critical shortages, the continued appeal of the military for women is more important than ever, but the history of military women since 1976 is still a largely unexplored topic. This roundtable will provide reflections on the history and legacy of women’s integration into the military since 1976 from several perspectives in an effort to open this research area to a wider audience.