Analysis
Safety
To begin, in their online source, Amy Culbertson et al informs future women soldiers about the facts of sexual harassment in the Navy because it is a safety concern when many women are being sexually harassed. More female officers and enlisted women have reported being sexually harassed than men when serving in the Navy. As mentioned in the online source, “44% of enlisted women and 33% of female officers indicated that they had been sexually harassed.” Nearly half of the women enlisted in the Navy are being sexually harassed, which becomes a safety concern. Harassment can lead to physical actions, such as rape. The need to protect these women is important because women are being taken advantage. Hence, women not fighting in combat eases the fear of protecting them from sexual harassment. An alternative to fighting in combat would be working for the infirmary. Men soldiers can stay focused on the war and not saving the women if women are not involved in war to fight. Allowing females to fight in combat decreases safety for women and increases danger for men. Additionally, in Nantais et al’s …show more content…
Due to their smaller lung volumes and airways, women experience flow limitation more often than men. Having a difficult time breathing is bad because “the presence of expiratory flow limitation may cause reflex inhibition of the hyperventilatory response and/or an alteration in operational lung volumes.” Women can not do as much heavy exercise without being on the verge of hyperventilating. When anyone goes into combat, he/she will be doing endurance-based exercise; females in particular need to be aware that they will have a harder time breathing. Soldiers cannot go into combat if he/she is needing to rest to catch their breath when he/she gets
Safety
To begin, in their online source, Amy Culbertson et al informs future women soldiers about the facts of sexual harassment in the Navy because it is a safety concern when many women are being sexually harassed. More female officers and enlisted women have reported being sexually harassed than men when serving in the Navy. As mentioned in the online source, “44% of enlisted women and 33% of female officers indicated that they had been sexually harassed.” Nearly half of the women enlisted in the Navy are being sexually harassed, which becomes a safety concern. Harassment can lead to physical actions, such as rape. The need to protect these women is important because women are being taken advantage. Hence, women not fighting in combat eases the fear of protecting them from sexual harassment. An alternative to fighting in combat would be working for the infirmary. Men soldiers can stay focused on the war and not saving the women if women are not involved in war to fight. Allowing females to fight in combat decreases safety for women and increases danger for men. Additionally, in Nantais et al’s …show more content…
Due to their smaller lung volumes and airways, women experience flow limitation more often than men. Having a difficult time breathing is bad because “the presence of expiratory flow limitation may cause reflex inhibition of the hyperventilatory response and/or an alteration in operational lung volumes.” Women can not do as much heavy exercise without being on the verge of hyperventilating. When anyone goes into combat, he/she will be doing endurance-based exercise; females in particular need to be aware that they will have a harder time breathing. Soldiers cannot go into combat if he/she is needing to rest to catch their breath when he/she gets