Women at War
Throughout human history, women have found themselves inferior in many situations, as time went on our culture changed, it became clear that women needed to be provided with equality in many aspects of society, particularly in the military. Women have fought in the US military in every major conflict since the American Revolution, most often in the role of a nurse or medical personnel and from time to time the occasional female would serve in combat roles disguised as a male. In World War I and II, women served in numerous roles such as the Army Nurse Corps, and the Women's Army Corps and often found themselves in a combat position. Yet, over the years there have been rules applied, laws passed, and regulations written, in order …show more content…
The lifting of the policy is by no means going reduce the efficiency of American armed forces, rather it will serve as advancement for the military through, providing equal opportunity, enhancing military readiness and eliminating gender discrimination.
For many years women have been proving themselves worthy to fight next to male soldiers on the front lines. Yet, there is still doubt on whether women are capable to achieve what is expected solely due to gender rather than ability. There should be no debate on whether a woman should qualify for the same combat positions as males, as long everyone, no matter the gender, meets the same required specifications in order to be fit for the role. There have been many operations and missions throughout the years where women have been placed on the front lines and succeeded. In the military invasion of Panama by U.S. troops in 1989, six hundred women fought the front lines alongside twenty-five thousand other male soldiers. Captain Linda Bray stormed the gates of a Panamanian defense forces kennel, …show more content…
The “Combat Exclusion Policy” states that women were to be excluded from the direct assignment to units whose primary mission is to engage in combat on the ground, but according to retired Air Force General Lester Lyles, “Women have served in ground combat situations by serving in units deemed "attached" to ground units”. Ultimately this is saying that although women may not have been directly assigned to combat positions, they have been involved whether it was deliberate or not, in front line ground combat. Women who were deployed in the middle eastern countries including Afghanistan and Iraq served roles such as, turret gunners, patrol guards and drivers of the same roads where many male soldiers were killed from roadside killings.“The fact is, American women are already serving in harm's way today, all over the world and in every branch of our armed forces”, Senator John McCain states. “Many have made the ultimate sacrifice, and our nation owes them a deep debt of gratitude”. Before this policy was rightfully ridded of, many of the women who have faced combat through their “attached” positions were unable to receive recognition for their service which is crucial in order to receive promotions into the senior ranks of the military. That's not the only thing that was being denied, often female veterans who have served in combat
Throughout human history, women have found themselves inferior in many situations, as time went on our culture changed, it became clear that women needed to be provided with equality in many aspects of society, particularly in the military. Women have fought in the US military in every major conflict since the American Revolution, most often in the role of a nurse or medical personnel and from time to time the occasional female would serve in combat roles disguised as a male. In World War I and II, women served in numerous roles such as the Army Nurse Corps, and the Women's Army Corps and often found themselves in a combat position. Yet, over the years there have been rules applied, laws passed, and regulations written, in order …show more content…
The lifting of the policy is by no means going reduce the efficiency of American armed forces, rather it will serve as advancement for the military through, providing equal opportunity, enhancing military readiness and eliminating gender discrimination.
For many years women have been proving themselves worthy to fight next to male soldiers on the front lines. Yet, there is still doubt on whether women are capable to achieve what is expected solely due to gender rather than ability. There should be no debate on whether a woman should qualify for the same combat positions as males, as long everyone, no matter the gender, meets the same required specifications in order to be fit for the role. There have been many operations and missions throughout the years where women have been placed on the front lines and succeeded. In the military invasion of Panama by U.S. troops in 1989, six hundred women fought the front lines alongside twenty-five thousand other male soldiers. Captain Linda Bray stormed the gates of a Panamanian defense forces kennel, …show more content…
The “Combat Exclusion Policy” states that women were to be excluded from the direct assignment to units whose primary mission is to engage in combat on the ground, but according to retired Air Force General Lester Lyles, “Women have served in ground combat situations by serving in units deemed "attached" to ground units”. Ultimately this is saying that although women may not have been directly assigned to combat positions, they have been involved whether it was deliberate or not, in front line ground combat. Women who were deployed in the middle eastern countries including Afghanistan and Iraq served roles such as, turret gunners, patrol guards and drivers of the same roads where many male soldiers were killed from roadside killings.“The fact is, American women are already serving in harm's way today, all over the world and in every branch of our armed forces”, Senator John McCain states. “Many have made the ultimate sacrifice, and our nation owes them a deep debt of gratitude”. Before this policy was rightfully ridded of, many of the women who have faced combat through their “attached” positions were unable to receive recognition for their service which is crucial in order to receive promotions into the senior ranks of the military. That's not the only thing that was being denied, often female veterans who have served in combat