Argumentative Essay On Women In The Military

In fact in the United States in October of 2015 two women passed ranger school, however, at the time women were not eligible to infantry service and so could not immediately join the ranks of the rangers, but later in the same year Defense Secretary Ash Carter ordered the military to open all positions to women (Evans, Lederman); giving First Lieutenant Shaye Haver and Captain Kristen Griest the chance to serve their country as they have been trained to do (Evans). While CNS News, which reported Obama's support of women in the draft, is a strongly conservative source it still gives all the facts of the event clearly and in no way seems to misrepresent the information it contains. By considering the capabilities of women, not only to fight as hard as men do for their country, but also give a new perspective to the battlefield; it would be a reasonable …show more content…
Richard Kemp insists that women would be an infantry's weakest link in a war and would lead to fellow soldiers being put in danger as a result of having a less suitable soldier at their side (Female). Kemp argues that this “social engineering experiment” will be “paid in blood” because only a fraction of the very few women who wish to join the military have the physical capability to do so. He has also asserted that women lack the “killer instinct” required to be a soldier (Female). While BBC News is a credible source this particular article seems to be very opinion based and biased against women, reducing its reliability. According to specialist Ashley Pullen during her time in the war she slept with her back to the wall so that if someone entered her trailer she could protect herself because “the chance of rape during wartime is high” (Mckelvey). This brings one's attention to different circumstances which women must endure on the front lines, female soldiers mention anything from stress