The fight for equality is a never ending struggle in the life of a woman. This pertains to when she seeks a job, when she seeks an education, when she seeks fairness around her and when she wants to serve in combat roles in the US military. Women were allowed to join the US military in 1918 where they served as nurses and helped aid wounded soldiers. This is a different generation, a generation where women desire to be more than just nurses and wish to fight. The problem is that many people believe that women shouldn’t be able to serve in combat roles. Sources such as “Maintain the Combat Exclusion for Women in the Military,” “Lifting Barriers Makes the Military Stronger,” “Marine corps experiment tests women for combat duty,” and “The Truth
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The article “Exclusion for Women in the Military” states “Adding women creates more danger for everyone and risks compromising missions.” During a battle, you have to precise and fast, many people believe that women can’t keep up with men and will put the whole unit in danger by holding them back. The article “Exclusion for Women in the Military” continues and says “Even on lower fitness standards, women have far higher rates of injury, illness, non-availability, non-deployability and attrition than men.” This source shows us what many generals, soldiers, superiors and some women think about women fighting combat roles. They believe that women are a nuisance to men and this is why they shouldn’t be allowed to fight in combat roles in the US military. Their thoughts may be valid but “it no longer makes sense to divert a woman to a lesser job when she might be the combat officer who saves a platoon.” (Brenda Sue) Women are just as equal to men, despite many people’s beliefs. Also, women are capable enough to save a wounded soldier, to lead a unit to safety and to help win a battle. The prejudice beliefs of others are what is holding women back from reaching their full potential. Thus, women aren’t holding anyone else back except themselves because people believe they shouldn’t fight in combat roles in the US
The article “Exclusion for Women in the Military” states “Adding women creates more danger for everyone and risks compromising missions.” During a battle, you have to precise and fast, many people believe that women can’t keep up with men and will put the whole unit in danger by holding them back. The article “Exclusion for Women in the Military” continues and says “Even on lower fitness standards, women have far higher rates of injury, illness, non-availability, non-deployability and attrition than men.” This source shows us what many generals, soldiers, superiors and some women think about women fighting combat roles. They believe that women are a nuisance to men and this is why they shouldn’t be allowed to fight in combat roles in the US military. Their thoughts may be valid but “it no longer makes sense to divert a woman to a lesser job when she might be the combat officer who saves a platoon.” (Brenda Sue) Women are just as equal to men, despite many people’s beliefs. Also, women are capable enough to save a wounded soldier, to lead a unit to safety and to help win a battle. The prejudice beliefs of others are what is holding women back from reaching their full potential. Thus, women aren’t holding anyone else back except themselves because people believe they shouldn’t fight in combat roles in the US