Females, Like Males, Are Capable Of Being Airborne Rangers?

For years women have been trying to gain gender equality throughout the working world, along with in the military. Since the beginning of a uniformed military, women could not serve in military occupational specialty (MOS) positions that put them in direct combat roles. Although many women have contributed in significant ways, they have not been authorized to serve in MOS such as infantry, artillery, or armor. As the war on terrorism has developed since 9/11, women have slowly worked their way farther into the military and its many roles. This resulted in women being placed into direct combat roles. Though women have been allowed into many different roles, there is still one battle that they have yet to win and this time the majority is not backing them. Women are trying to gain access to United States Special Operations units in every branch of the military and the majority of these operators are not happy about it. While some people believe women deserve equality and the chance to do what men can do in the military, that is why women should not be

Over the past few years, there has been huge discussions when the topic of equality for women who have joined the military is being brought up. Being that gender equality is a big thing in the military now, I decided to chose this topic and discuss how I feel about it. According to the United States constitution, all men are created equal and this does not exclude women. One of the main things I learned is that equality for women in the military is a major issue. There should be no gender inequality in the United States military period. Most jobs are now open to women that were once allowed for only a man to do but when it comes to something such as the military, it should have always been that way No one should be told they can’t do something when it requires fighting for your country. Even back when men were drafted in the military, women should have been able to get drafted as well. You would think the military would take any and everybody that is willing to fight for his or her country simply because it would make our job easier as a whole. Frequently, women are stereotyped as feeble and incapable of doing certain things. Nevertheless, this should not be applied in any kind of career, particularly in the military.

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.

Women have served the military in one fashion or another since the Revolutionary War, in recent years the status of women serving in the military has changed dramatically. Traditionally women have always served in administrative or medical roles. With the advancement of views and the sheer determination of many women, we are seeing women serving in combat and fighting alongside their male counterparts. Training schools such as the Army Ranger school, Marine Infantry training, and pilot training within the Navy and Air Force have opened and began training women to fight. The history of some accomplishments women have made while serving in the military has paved the way for the future of women soldiers to follow.

The Women's Armed Services Integration Act says, “Effective the date of enactment of this title, there is established in the Regular Army a Women’s Army Corps, which shall perform such services as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Army” . This bill is saying that women are now able to perform tasks in the army with regulations set in place from the Secretary of Army. This bill became one of the first women’s rights bills. Today the women in the army are still fighting a war against gender discrimination. No matter the gender, going into the military requires great physical fitness. Women wanting to join must be between 17 and 34 years old, 58 to 80 inches tall, and weigh 91 to 236 pounds. The women must be able to take a physical fitness test including pushups, sit-ups and jogging. Depending on age they must be able to perform seven to 19 pushups, 26 to 53 sit-ups, and must complete a two-mile jog within 18 minutes and 54 seconds. If a woman fails at any part of these requirements they will not be enlisted . These are the only requirement’s that differ from men to women. The other qualifications include; US citizenship, a high school diploma or GED, a good health exam, and a score of 31 or better on a test called Armed Forces Vocational Aptitude Battery exam (ASVAB) . One of the current issues that was passed regarding women in the army was a bill that allowed women to serve in the front lines. This includes,

ecretary Panetta 's decision to repeal the Department of Defense policy preventing women from serving in direct ground combat units opened Pandora 's box. We have since witnessed a fierce debate over whether women should be allowed to serve in specialties previously opened to males only. The media promptly rushed to side with those contending that all direct ground combat jobs should be open to women, suggesting that women proven had themselves on a "nonlinear" battlefield, where there were no distinguishable front and rear lines. Furthermore, many have rallied behind those women who have been able to demonstrate superior physical abilities, such as the two women soldiers that recently completed Ranger School. I would submit in line with the 1992 Presidential Commission on the Assignment of Women in the Armed Forces that neither accomplishment demonstrates that these women or women in general are the "best-qualified and most capable" to serve in direct ground combat arms specialties. This issue is not about what women should be allowed to do, it 's really about what are they capable of doing. The bias is not institutional, the bias is physiological.

Over the years the United States has grown to love each other as the way people are, especially women. Women have proven to be even stronger than what people expected them to be. You can see the strength, the courage, and the confidence they have gained. It has been discussed many years that women shouldn’t be allowed in combat for not being “strong enough”. Men have shown that they can be “manly” enough to do women or girl things, so why can’t women do “manly” things? If women feel like they can handle being on the frontline then we should respect their decision and allow them to go.

Army therefore being extremely credible on the subject. From her time in service she comes to the conclusion that a woman cannot physically pull the same heavy load that a man can. Although there is no doubt that some women are without a doubt more than capable to do this, more often than not, most women cannot. She also presents the fact that when at the age of 18, males only, are made to sign up for the draft. If ever there was a draft women are still exempt from being able to be drafted. Her argument is that if women would like equality, is it not time to open the draft to all genders?. Added with the evidence provided is statistics showing that the Department of Veterans Affairs pays more than $500 million dollars for degenerative service connected ailments in females alone. This raises the question of whether or not the amount of money being paid for service connected injuries would rise. Assuming whether or not women do start taking part in infantry integration. These issues do not require the filling in of people in order to complete a job, such as when a female gets pregnant before a deployment. This not only would leave the unit with a person down, but it now has to take the position and fill it with someone else from another unit or command. This makes combat readiness a challenge. All of these factors can and will change the moral of

Ranger School is one of the most difficult training camps to get into combat. Students there have to live off very little sleep, and complete a variety of difficult tasks. There have always been women interested in getting put into combat, but at Ranger School, only two have made it far. 75% of people who make it as far as those two girls did, graduate from training. The two woman didn’t “get off easy.” Everything that they did, was exactly the same as how the men did it. At the beginning of Range School, there were 19 girls. Majority of them left when they didn’t successfully complete the early tasks. There are many people that agree and are happy that these women made it as far as they have, but there are still some who

In the NewYorkTimes.com website, the section named “Room for Debate”. John Rodriguez an Army officer argues the role and opportunity women have in the military. He believes that women have the capacity to be in all military organizations. He references two women Kristen Griest and Shaye Haver that trained with him in Ranger School, a very difficult course to accomplish, and commends them for taking a difficult path. Moreover he argues that the Ranger School is a school that will build leaders and help people develop leadership qualities. He also states that the Ranger School should be open to all the soldiers, and that overall it will help the Army. The author also mentions the Navy SEALs which he favors because, gender does not effect the

     Women have played a tremendous role in many countries' armed forces from the past to the present. Women have thoroughly integrated into the armed forces; all positions in the armed forces should be fully accessible to women who can compete with men intellectually and physically.

In the article “Women in the Military” mentions the women have been joining the military since 2000. Besides that, women who serve the military do require a lot of physical requirement because of stereotypical thinking of women being weak. Even more, some commanders want more women to participate in the use of technology. Women tried fighting this kind of idea but managed to fail; In 2003 young women named Lynch was the only survivor of an insurgent attack in Iraq, which motivated more women to join the army. Even more, women that join the army also experienced harassment and rape. After these incidents, it was decided that the military training was not going to be co-ed basic training. By doing this the pentagon announced in 2013 that they

When it comes to combat assignments and the needs of the military, men take precedence over all other considerations, including career prospects of female service members. Female military members have been encouraged to pursue opportunities and career enhancement within the armed forces, which limit them only to the needs and good of the service due to women being not as “similarly situated” as their male counterparts when it comes to strength or aggressiveness, and are not able to handle combat situations.

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.”

Throughout our nation’s history, women have played an important role in the military. It has not been until recently however, that women have been able to fully