Even though military women are told that they are not able to handle being in combat physically like men are, they show they are capable of showing themselves worthy. Lisa Grossman states in her article, "The Right to Fight: Women at War," how combat roles are now open to women. Grossman discusses that, “Rather than requiring that an applicant be male and reach certain physical requirements, the job description may specify that applicants should be able to lift a specific weight of ammunition, or throw a grenade a set distance…. Under the new US policy, each military department will have to establish new physical standards for each job, which recruits will have to reach regardless of gender” (Grossman n.p.). This will allow women the same
