Since the dawn of time, men have settled disputes through fighting, and warfare. War is an inevitable part of human society- always has been and always will be. As warfare grows and changes over multiple generations new technologies and super powers constantly increase the death rates. The involvement of women in warfare has also drastically advanced. The Pentagon has recently lifted the ban on American women fighting in the front lines of combat. This ban marked an important shift in battle normality’s. This shift is one that I personally agree with. From my research I have discovered a few reasons as to why I think women should battle alongside their fellow countrymen. More Words
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Thorpe recounts what happened to Ms. Brooks, Ms. Helton and Ms. Fischer when their National Guard units were deployed. In doing so, she gave a dynamic understanding of what it’s been like for Guard members who unexpectedly found themselves shipped off to the front lines of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. She chronicles how these once ordinary civilians were abruptly transformed into full-time soldiers, and how they coped with the boredom and isolation and terror of serving in places where land mines and I.E.D.’s and roadside bombs were a constant threat. Michelle Fischer, who thought of herself as a “music-loving, pot-smoking, left-leaning hippie,” signed up because it would pay for college and enable her to live on campus. Debbie Helton, a beauty salon manager, signed up in the 1980s because she wanted to emulate her father, who had been an Army drill sergeant. She was one of the pioneers who integrated the unit, and by 2001, at 49, she had become a cherished den mother to the men, and growing number of women. Desma Brooks signed up in 1996 on what she called a dare: A friend, who was dating a recruiter from the National Guard, urged her to take the physical, saying, “I bet you won’t make it in.” She ended up enlisting and discovered she enjoyed the camaraderie; with a cratering marriage and three children. A week after the start of the Iraq war in March 2003, she was shocked to learn she was being mobilized; she had three days to figure out where
Buchanan, Lindal J. "A Few Good (Wo)Men: Integrating the …show more content…
Thorpe recounts what happened to Ms. Brooks, Ms. Helton and Ms. Fischer when their National Guard units were deployed. In doing so, she gave a dynamic understanding of what it’s been like for Guard members who unexpectedly found themselves shipped off to the front lines of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. She chronicles how these once ordinary civilians were abruptly transformed into full-time soldiers, and how they coped with the boredom and isolation and terror of serving in places where land mines and I.E.D.’s and roadside bombs were a constant threat. Michelle Fischer, who thought of herself as a “music-loving, pot-smoking, left-leaning hippie,” signed up because it would pay for college and enable her to live on campus. Debbie Helton, a beauty salon manager, signed up in the 1980s because she wanted to emulate her father, who had been an Army drill sergeant. She was one of the pioneers who integrated the unit, and by 2001, at 49, she had become a cherished den mother to the men, and growing number of women. Desma Brooks signed up in 1996 on what she called a dare: A friend, who was dating a recruiter from the National Guard, urged her to take the physical, saying, “I bet you won’t make it in.” She ended up enlisting and discovered she enjoyed the camaraderie; with a cratering marriage and three children. A week after the start of the Iraq war in March 2003, she was shocked to learn she was being mobilized; she had three days to figure out where