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    20,2016 The Women Who Served in Vietnam In the Vietnam War, there were lots of soldiers but few were women most soldiers were men. Even though there wasn’t many women who served in the Vietnam War, the small amount of those women who did made a huge impact.The famous women, the jobs that women did, and how they were treated affected the war in many ways. Some famous women that were in the Vietnam War, are Diane Carlson Evans,…

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    whether women should be allowed to participate in direct ground combat, it’s very meaningful to look at how successful are armies that already allow women to serve in military combat. One of the most important militaries, where women aren’t only permitted to serve, but are required to do military service, is the IDF. IDF stands for the Israel Defense Forces, and “ it’s three things; it’s ground, navy, and air.” (Dobrzynki) Since the year 2000, after the amendment to military law, women are…

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    October of 2015 two women passed ranger school, however, at the time women were not eligible to infantry service and so could not immediately join the ranks of the rangers, but later in the same year Defense Secretary Ash Carter ordered the military to open all positions to women (Evans, Lederman); giving First Lieutenant Shaye Haver and Captain Kristen Griest the chance to serve their country as they have been trained to do (Evans). While CNS News, which reported Obama's support of women in the…

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    Women In The Military Why should women be allowed in the military? Starting almost 3,000 years ago, women have played many different roles in serving our country. Although it has been the majority of men in combat, women have still played a part. In the Civil War, there were even women who cross-dressed as men so they could fight. Cross-dressing was not the only way women found their way into war, some also served as medical aid being nurses. Regardless of women’s various yet limited, past…

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    In some countries two years of military service should be mandatory, but not in this one. In The United States we are in the safest and should not be forced, or needed to be in the military unless we are wanting to, or took an interest into the military and know what they are doing. In the Constitution clearly states in Article Three: section three “Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and…

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    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…

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    American Women After Ww2

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    American women had a big effect on World War Two and World War Two changed the way America saw its women. American women served their country in the armed forces, in industry, and on the home front. Over 350,000 women served at home and abroad in the United States Armed Forces during World War Two. After the Pearl Harbor attacks women could serve in army, navy, marines and coast guard. The military needed women to do smaller tasks to free up men for active duty. Women served in auxiliary…

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    As wars rage on all over the world, women will continue to struggle for their opportunities to fight, although the enemy in this battle is wearing the same uniform. All women in America planning to join the Armed Forces need to know what comes along with serving and protecting our country. According to Jane Harman, former U.S. representative, a woman who signs up to protect her country is more likely to raped by a fellow soldier, than killed in enemy fire. Rape in the United States in so…

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    about that, and now it’s an everyday thing we have to worry about . My parents have told me that when they were younger they never had to worry about anything like terrorism or people shooting people for no reason, or massacres. Our military helps us and our country go through these things every single time we need them to. Right now we have some ups and downs in the armed forces and we should feel like if we keep trying that in the future we can work to fix it. “Every accomplishment starts with…

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    she has had upon women and the military of today. It’s August of 1973 and the 18 year old Carmon is sitting in a theater surrounded by men. She watches the men line up against the wall as the sergeant prepares…

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