Women in the military

184). Over the years, women have been oppressed, discriminated against, and suppressed by their male counterparts. It took years for women to gain any type of rights across the globe and women are still struggling for gender equality today. We live in a patriarchal society and most societies in the present and the past are also patriarchal, as a consequence of this, women are lower on the proverbial totem pole. However; an important time in history is during World War II when women, for the…

Should Women be allowed in Combat? Woman should be allowed in combat for many reasons. First of all allowing woman into combat situations would make our military more effective by putting talent into sections that were frowned upon before, it would help our forces become more modernized, putting women into combat situations would not break tradition because women have served in every war since the revolutionary war, and would put ability above gender. Allowing woman into combat…

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Scandals were also a huge factor when women were in combat with men. One person noted that "the infantry battalion had to send six women home from Iraq due to pregnancy." It did not matter if the soldiers were married or single, the number of pregnancy's occurring while on duty was tremendous. With women would leave because of pregnancy, it would leave the infantry short and soldiers would have to continue to pick up the slack. Women alone cannot be blamed for the scandal that occurs while in…

The integration of women into the military ranks have added to the strength and diversity of our military. Women can bring in a different perspective to problem solving and new approaches to military situations. Consequently, there are still those that believe the United States military will not maintain its status of a super power due to the integration of women into the combat positions. The United States public on a whole have not supported the position that women will adversely affect the…

Sexual Assault in the Military is growing in an alarming rate, with women in the military it has occurred more. The studies show that all types of assault are happening in the military from sexual to just straight up assault. Donald Trump took it a step too far when he said “That the increase ,of sexual assault, was because of the integration of women in the military.” The remarks of Donald Trump and others show great ignorance in this matter. “That’s more than victim blaming ,and it…

Women should fight in battle for many reasons. Two women just graduated from the Army’s elite Ranger School, but they never get to go on missions because they’re female. Historically, women have played a major role on the home front. Usually women would play as a nurse and help any wounded soldiers or they would stay home. The Navy first allowed women to enlist and serve in 1917 during World War 1. During the 62 day program, these two women Kristen Griest and Shaye Haver were the…

life. I think the Air Force and other military branches are doing more than many companies to work towards a diversified workforce. This is partially because we are funded by tax dollars and this leads the military towards being somewhat of a social experiment run by the government. The military is getting better each year towards creating policies that allow for a greater range of diversified service. Women are now allowed in every role within the military, whereas in the past they were…

female members of the military have shown abilities to be able to take on the same roles as their male counterparts. They have proven through physical and mental training that they can in fact lead and execute operations during times of combat. During the revolutionary war, women were a part of the war effort. However, they were forced to disguise themselves to serve alongside men. Once accepted into the military, they were usually assigned auxiliary roles. After world war two, women continued…

Women should be on the front lines to go to combat. Why? Women need to be in the front line because they have a steady hand to aim at the target. Also, women can hide in tiny or small places. Women have the mental and physical abilities to fight in combat. To join the military it should be based on your skills and not your gender. Women have a steady hand to aim at your target. Men do not have steady hands. Women have steady hands so you o not have to use a lot of ammo to hit your target. If…