Women have served in the U.S. military for generations yet they never had the chance to participate in direct combat-related jobs. As women in the U.S. military move into more combat-related jobs, the question remains whether this is a good idea. As of January 24, 2013, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta removed the military’s ban on woman serving in combat roles and on December 3, 2015, Secretary of Defense Ash Crater proceeded with Panetta’s request and completed this process (“Pentagon Says Women Can Now Serve in Front-Line Ground Combat Positions”, 2015). This has created a great amount of controversy between the United States armed forces. It is evident that U.S. military is striving to stabilize equality between the distinct genders,
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Many women's right supporters contend that the former exclusionary policy prevents women from gaining leadership positions and view expanding the roles of women as a matter of civil rights. Critics view such changes as potentially damaging to military readiness. Cleary this has become a contradictory issue not only between the military branches but also the soldiers themselves therefore; they have come up with certain arguments on why women serving in combat roles might complicate the mission along with arguments on why woman should be allowed to participate in combat related …show more content…
“No, it’s not all about qualification. I’m speaking as a female Army Iraq war vet. All the branches have different standards for females and males, because most women wouldn’t even qualify to be a part of the armed forces if they didn’t have separate standards. We’re built differently. The best woman is still no match for the best man. Women are generally great shooters but can’t run in 60 pounds of gear as long, hard, or fast as men. Military training is hard enough on men’s bodies; it’s harder on women’s. Now don’t mistake my words, I believe women have many wonderful strengths, and there is certainly a lot of work for women to do in the military yet being a part of infantry isn’t one.”- Army Staff Sergeant Victoria Halle (“Women in combat roles [Telephone interview].” 2016, November 16).
However, despite the struggle for equality, many women still find that they thoroughly enjoy their jobs in the military and they have continued to serve our country.
One thing that everyone we talked to seems to agree on is that we, as young women, can do something for these women. We can make a
Many women's right supporters contend that the former exclusionary policy prevents women from gaining leadership positions and view expanding the roles of women as a matter of civil rights. Critics view such changes as potentially damaging to military readiness. Cleary this has become a contradictory issue not only between the military branches but also the soldiers themselves therefore; they have come up with certain arguments on why women serving in combat roles might complicate the mission along with arguments on why woman should be allowed to participate in combat related …show more content…
“No, it’s not all about qualification. I’m speaking as a female Army Iraq war vet. All the branches have different standards for females and males, because most women wouldn’t even qualify to be a part of the armed forces if they didn’t have separate standards. We’re built differently. The best woman is still no match for the best man. Women are generally great shooters but can’t run in 60 pounds of gear as long, hard, or fast as men. Military training is hard enough on men’s bodies; it’s harder on women’s. Now don’t mistake my words, I believe women have many wonderful strengths, and there is certainly a lot of work for women to do in the military yet being a part of infantry isn’t one.”- Army Staff Sergeant Victoria Halle (“Women in combat roles [Telephone interview].” 2016, November 16).
However, despite the struggle for equality, many women still find that they thoroughly enjoy their jobs in the military and they have continued to serve our country.
One thing that everyone we talked to seems to agree on is that we, as young women, can do something for these women. We can make a