Letting Women In The Military

Women should not be in military combat because most women have babies to take care of at home. No crisis requires our government to send women in military combat, the author is dani martinez she is an author of many books and went to william woods university. Females are only 60 percent as strong as males. No female officer was able to complete the marine corps training course, the author was phyllis schlafly and she is a lawyer an activist and graduated from washington university . Females aren't as strong as some people think. Marine generals predict that women in combat jobs won't last, the author is rowa scarborough who is a news reporter and went to the university of maryland .Men are just stronger than most women and are made for combat.

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.

The majority of my pro sources are in agreement with me that women should not go into combat and the con sources are not in disagreement they are just expressing another viewpoint, like should the government mandate the decision on women entering the infantry. Most of the authorities on this issue and authors believe that America will take a second look at this issue of women going into combat when our mothers and daughters are sent home in body bags and in pieces. It is worst enough to see your sons come home like that but your daughters are a whole different ball game.

My first reason they should not is, they have to take care of the kids back. If women are register and war breaks out when just had a baby, that means both the man woman has to go to war and there won’t be anyone to take care of the kid. Every kids need adult to take of them, and both the mother

There are many examples that can be cited where women have served in combat roles. World War II in the Pacific. When the Philippines fell to the Japanese, lots of American Soldiers, Airmen, Marines and sailors were captured. Among those Prisoners of War, were also women. These women were Nurses, who were taking care of the wounded. There were treated just as bad as the men and many times even worse. Granted, there not serving on the front lines, but the front lines came to them, when places like Bataan had to surrender. Another example, is an interviews that was conducted by NPR reporter Alex Chadwick, with Army National Guard Specialist Abbie Pickett. The interview was about Specialist Pickett experience while she was in Iraq. She was part of an engineer unit. She was outside the camp on various occasions, just like her male counterparts. She was as much as a target as the male soldiers. She was driving a fuel truck between different camps. All it would take is for one rocket to hit her fuel truck and she would be wounded or killed. She was not in a defined combat military occupational specialty, but she was in combat. This female soldier was one of many thousands of female soldiers that served in various capacities in Iraq, from driving trucks of supplies, to being part of convoys, to pulling guard duty at the various camps through Iraq. There are many examples of women serving in

Now that women have been participating in direct combat it is possible to look at the challenges they encounter in direct combat and whether their presence benefits the United States military. On the battlefield women tend to face higher rates of injury and evacuation as compared to men. A study in 2010 by US army physicians found that women had more than three times the evacuation rate than that of men. The physicians studied 4,122 soldiers and of the female soldiers that had to be evacuated for non combat injury seventy four percent of them were issues related to pregnancy. Adding women to combat groups can also disrupt group cohesion which is especially dangerous when groups are in combat. Studies were taken regarding cohesion between men and women within the military and these proved cohesion will not be disrupted within a group unless dating is present. Although this might seem like a counter argument it is very difficult to find out whether two members of a group are in a relationship and probably even harder to prevent it. Women are also prone to more types of injuries such as pelvic stress fractures. One women out of every 367 had pelvic stress fractures compared to one in every 40,000 men. Women are discharged for muscle or skeletal conditions nearly twice as often as men. Since women have much higher rates of injury and evacuation it is necessary to ask what are the benefits of having women on the front lines of battlefield.

However, this thinking misses the point. History has shown as far back as the Revolutionary War, women such as Molly Pitcher, who took up her husband’s position as an artillery gunner, after he was injured in combat. More recently during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have had many women put into stressful combat situations, with very little training, and were able to engage the enemy effectively, and in some cases displayed courageous actions that saved lives. They were able to physically and mentally handle the combat stress equally with their male counterparts.

Women such as 1st Lt. Shaye Haver and Cpt. Kristen Griest, whom had completed the notoriously challenging Army Ranger program, are perfect examples of women that counter old stereotypes that women are weak and have no place serving in the military. While it may be true that, considering average physiology, women may have somewhat less bone mass and a lower capacity to develop muscle mass, the military does not require women to have a male bodybuilder’s muscle mass to gain entry or even excel. Beyond this, women have comparable fundamental potential for a military role. For all practical purposes, women have a comparable potential to train and succeed in the military, while gender roles, stereotypes, and treatment appear to have comparable or

While acknowledging the existence of studies showing the inferiority of women’s performance in combat conditions compared to men’s, Denn holds an almost dismissive attitude toward such evidence. He instead argues: “The success of women’s integration into combat units will depend on how quickly and enthusiastically officers and enlisted soldiers embrace it. Many servicemen resist the idea, citing studies that suggest the inclusion of women in combat would imperil unit effectiveness, good order, and discipline.” Thus, Denn suggests that the barriers to women’s success in combat lie not with the women’s physical capabilities but rather with those who oppose the idea of servicewomen in combat. However, a Marine Corps study conducted over a period of one year refutes Denn’s claims. “The Marines created a battalion of 100 female and 300 male volunteers. During the past year, they trained…taking part in realistic combat exercises. All-male squads, the study

Their standards are high for one reason: combat readiness. These standards have been around for a long time and have made our military the strongest fighting force on the planet. Women have been in the military for a long time, but they have served in combat support roles. That is not to say that women have not ever been in combat. There are a lot of great stories of heroic women who have gone above the call of duty to keep this country safe. However, they have not had to do it on a regular basis. Being in a combat role is extremely hard on one’s body. Most men who do this job come away with injured backs, PTSD, worn out knees, and many other role specific injuries. These injuries accumulate over an extended amount of training and combat experience. Are women up to this arduous task?

The United States Military is the strongest of its kind of this planet. Several countries dream to have the firepower and loyalty that the United States has acquired since its infancy. Although the military is the most powerful, one issue which has been heavily debated as early as the 1920's is, “do women belong in the military?” Women have been fighting, bleeding, and dying for our country since the revolutionary war and have shown how capable they are in several military disputes . Women have turned the tides of history for the greater good. Women deserve to be treated as equals in the military, but should be excluded from groups which need the most effective and physically fit soldiers possible.

In the article “Women in Combat: Education, Leadership Keys To Success” Jacqueline Hames talks about the different concerns there are for women joining the military. Hames discusses how different groups are actively trying to decrease the health concerns that arise for women that join the military. No matter what branch of the military women choose to join there will be health concerns that arise, so women should not be banned from some roles in the military just because of health concerns, and allowed in others. According to Hames, direct combat roles for women raise certain physical and psychological health concerns, but that the Department of Defense and the Army are actively researching on how to find a way to still integrate women into these positions. Also, Hames says that the Women’s Health Task Force is focused on the gender-specific health needs of women who serve in the military, helping to make sure that the military meets all the health needs of women and men equally. Women should not be banned from certain roles in the military just because of some health concerns that may arise, they should have the right to choose if they would like to serve in the military or not, just as men

Many argue that women won’t be able to handle the requirements needed to be able to go into combat and lack the muscle as well. Standards can’t be lowered for women and most aren’t able to make the cuts. “Those who are capable are going to rise to the challenge,”states Chief Warrant Officer Raquael Patrick of the Army ( motherjones.com). Even though the standards are high, the women who do reach them respectively earned their place and have proven that they are capable of serving in combat as much as guys are.

Not only are women physically weaker, but also they have many physical problems to deal with.

     Emotionally and mentally, women are less fit for combat. Women share their feelings more than men, and are effected by many different things. Seeing a friend shot and killed would devastate both a man and a woman, but a man is more likely to stay with his platoon and get the job done. Women, for the most part, are more independent thinkers when it comes to military; men are better at taking orders. What would seem like a suicide mission could be the turning point in a battle. Men would most likely follow the orders, while the women would think about it and be hesitant. Men also take more risks than women, this is proved by car insurance rates. A man is much better mentally and emotionally fit for combat