Direct Combat Roles

Women now make up 14 percent of the active-duty military in the United States, which is up from 1.6 percent, 25 years prior. (Christian Science Monitor, 1). In 1948, President Truman signed the Women 's Armed Services Integration Act which created the role of women in the military. This law meant that each branch of the service was allowed to have one female Colonel (Byfield, 12). As of 2015, there are many women who serve as Generals and Admirals. All of these roles are non-combative. Even though some women can do anything a man can do, the vast majority can not, therefore making it an unsafe idea to place these women into combat positions.

Feminists and women’s activist groups would have us believe that women are equal in strength, skill level, and in every form as men. Some women are attempting to get into the front lines of combat using lines such as: “it would increase the number of available soldiers”, “women can be as strong as men”, “there won 't be any

Women and war have always been considered to have little in common. As the gentle sex, women are traditionally associated with the care and creation of life rather than with its destruction. However, over the past twenty years, women have increasingly served, and continue to serve, with valor and integrity in the Unites States Armed Forces (Kamarack, 2015). Although women have successfully proved themselves in the military, they should be restricted from entering into direct combat because they are less physically fit than their male counterparts, create animosity on front lines, and undermine cohesion within a military unit.

The United States military continues to be one of the most powerful forces in the world. Although the characteristics of the United States military has changed throughout the course of time. Traditionally the military was dominated by men until women were given the opportunity to serve their country. However, there is an ongoing problem with sexual assault against women in the United States military. Sexual assault in the military has skyrocketed throughout the years and many of these cases are never reported.

Some argue that women should not serve in combat because; they have never served in any type of combat operations in the history of the American military. Positions in the military have been designed specifically for women and how they perform their duties. No evidence can be produced that women have the abilities, physical strength, or motivation to engage in combat operations, the physical differences from their male counterparts are so extreme; women cannot maintain the agility or psychological confidence that men are capable of displaying during extreme combat stress.

The article “All Guts, No Glory” by Molly M. Ginty talks about how we should recognize women in combat. Women being in the military should be respected to the same amount that men are respected. Being in combat should not have anything to do with your gender; I believe it should truly be based off your ability to fight. With that being said, I agree completely when it comes to women being in the military. The article mentions that women go through a lot of harassment and assault, all because they are female in combat. I find that to be sexist, women are capable of doing just as much as men are, and maybe most of the time even more. If I were to ever serve in the military that is one thing that I would fear. I would not fear being harassed because

No job should be classed as gender specific even in the military, only some’s personal preferences causes the main decision on if they can or cannot do that job. With this said I do agree with the act of women participating in military combat.

I would like to bring awareness, give insight about the actual victims, and possibly educate you about sexual harassment of women in the military. Sexual harassment can be connected to sexual assault, beginning in one form and escalating to another level. The definition of sexual harassment is: unwelcome sexual harassment behavior of a sexual nature that is related to one’s job or work surroundings. Harassers can be male or female. In the military, the soldier can be a supervisor, coworkers, or a third party. But, why have we not heard anything about this issue? As a

The equal rights gained by women a long time ago should be applied now. Those who volunteer for front line jobs will be willing to put in the work to meet the standards. The women who are dedicated will do what it takes to become a perfect soldier. With different training efforts, physical differences will be addressed prior to entering war situations. To reduce the likelihood of injury, women would get extra pre-training so that they would be build up enough strength. In today’s frontline warfare, intellect is more valuable than physical strength. Women help with team building and leadership skills beneficial to front line combat teams and success. Therefore, women are just as suitable as men if they tried hard enough.

The military has become the epicenter for rape and abuse of women, all of which military officials have swept aside with all too little concern. Case after case of rape and sexual harassment are dismissed with little to no investigation made. The women of the military live scared of their male superiors and colleagues, and what they might do. Victims of sexual harassment or rape often see their pursuers honorably discharged and returned to society with no criminal record.

The topic of women in combat is an ongoing debate that is currently being argued in many places, commonly in the United States. Women in combat next to men and a free women combat are two different perspectives in which women in combat are defined by their gender. Women in combat will provide help to those men who are to attend a combat. A free-women combat, on the other hand, prevents women from dying during combat due to not being allowed in combat. Since Women aren’t able to be included in any job in the military and have a right to be equally treated like men in combat, it’ll be unfair to more people. Women should be given the same right as men out in battlefields because “women serving in the armed forces has not wavered as warfare has changed, a clear sign that the necessity of women serving in combat is recognized.” In addition, “several other countries outside the U.S. already have women serving on the front lines.” Lastly, “Combat is nothing new to our women in the military. Several women have already given their lives serving in combat.” Women have, over the years, worked hard to get awarded the choice towards their career. Although it prevents more deaths, it’s also a sexist matter. Any job in the military should be a choice for women, it’s their career after all and they can make their own decisions.

Women have been participating in the United States military since the Revolutionary War, where they were nurses, maids, cooks and even spies. They played vital roles in order to keep those fighting on the front lines healthier, and even a more important role in keeping commanding officers informed with private information stolen from the other side. Although the Revolutionary War took play in 1776, the first law to be passed that permanently stated that women have an official place in the military was in 1948, almost one hundred and seventy-two years later. Since that time there has been a lack of true growth when it comes to integration of females in the military. In 1994, a law was passed that tried to prohibit women from being assigned to ground combat units below the brigade level. Women are excluded from more then 25% of active combat roles within the military and only in 2013 was the ban lifted which was the final barrier to allowing women into all active roles. This has been a huge step in the direction for women being considered as being equal but there are still challenges that women face within the military. Ranging from sexual assault, discrimination, bullying, and other tactics, it is clear that for many, the military is still a “boys club.”

Women in the military are never asked to go on the front line of war for the same reason. While most may volunteer, society frowned upon a woman in adverse siltation. The role of women in the military, particularly in combat, is controversial and it is only recently that women have begun to be given a more prominent role in contemporary armed forces. As increasing numbers of countries begin to expand the role of women in their militaries, the debate continues today in 2018. The military has a lot of so called dangerous positions open to women but have restrictions which will knowingly disqualify a women because of physical demands that women cannot meet such as with special forces positions like armor and infantry.

Fog covered forests, heat blasted deserts, mortar destroyed landscapes.  These are just a few of the scenarios encountered on the modern day battlefield.  The present day warrior needs to be decisive, emotionally stable, physically immovable and a natural born killer.  Do women fit any of these descriptions?  Should a woman be permitted to enter into combat situations?  Some argue that it is a woman's right to be fighting along side other men.  Others agree that by not letting women in ground troops her rights are being taken away. A woman can be anything that she wants but when she tries to prove that she is just as good as a man in combat she could be putting herself in very dangerous situations that could

A topic that is becoming more and more prevalent in today 's society is the allowance of women into direct combat roles in our armed forces. Forests densely covered with fog, barren deserts, bomb cratered fields. Those are just a few of the many different types of scenarios encountered by troops in direct combat roles on the modern day battlefield. The warrior in today 's direct combat roles need to be decisive, mentally and emotionally stable, very physically fit, and the ability to be able to take an enemy combatant’s life at any moment. Do any of these descriptions accurately match women in today 's military? To allow or disallow women into combat scenarios? Some argue that women 's allowance to fight in direct combat roles is the same as a man 's allowance. Women can try to prove that they are fit to meet the standards to be allowed into direct combat roles, but if they fail it could the unit or group of other soldiers they are with into danger.