The new training guide, backed by a decade of research, aims to revolutionise the health of servicewomen (Picture: BFBS) After decades of research on men, the MOD has spent the past 10 years and £20 million, funding 66 individual research studies involving 22,000 data sets – to investigate the impact of arduous military training on women. The problem became apparent when restrictions on women entering ground close combat roles was lifted in 2016.