Stereotypes Of Women In The Army Essay

The primary mission of the Infantry battalion is to close with the enemy by means of fire and maneuver. Its purpose is to destroy or capture him, to repel his assaults by fire, close combat, and counterattack, or all of these (Headquarters, 2006, pp. 1-1). The notion that a hand to hand combat situation may arise during ground force operations is uppermost in the mindset of every infantryman. Facing your enemy eye to eye is one of the most intimate moments any soldier could face during battle and men have been the “face” of that very thought. Our society has always put women up on a pedestal, as so many have thought that to be accurate. To take them off that pedestal and put them in the middle of ground operations has been the concern for so many years. The future is here and now and our government has decided to change the culture everyone is so accustomed to knowing.
Stereotypes have been placed on women’s ability to “keep up” with men in regards to their physical abilities. The Army Physical Fitness Test comprises of two minutes of both push-ups and …show more content…
29). When looking at the steps needed to integrate women in the infantry and other ground combat MOS’s, the government failed to look at the cohesion aspect and based their decisions solely on public pressure for equality.
There are seven Army Values that every soldier lives by and they are loyalty, duty, respect, selfless-service, honor, integrity, and personal courage. These values are the cornerstone of what is right in the world and every soldier should embrace this shift in our Army and continue to follow the Army Values that we live on a daily