Military Women

Men have always been looked upon as the leading sex. Looking back through history women have been the ones who take care of the home and children, while men are the ones who work and go to war. However in recent years there’s no doubt that women have become much more equal in the work force. Nevertheless men are still the ones who are forced to fight our wars when the time calls for it. Many think that women should be entirely equal to men having their choice to be drafted taken away but the fact is that they are physically at a disadvantage, too emotionally oriented, and the increase of female presence would have a more negative impact in the military in the way of social interactions.

Women serving in the military is a topic that most people have very strong convictions on. Rather you are for or against women serving, you can find strong opinions that support both sides in this contentious dispute. Women have struggled to fit into the military life for years. Even though woman have fought alongside men in each key battle from the start of the American Revolution, they still find it hard to shake the stereo types about woman who serve. Woman have always had to cloak themselves in a masquerade of sorts to serve alongside men. When woman were finally accepted into the military, they were given secondary roles to the men. The Pentagon has just recently began to realize that gender really do not matter on the battlefield. Since the Pentagons enlightenment, one can now see progress in the integration of women in all expanding military careers. Women have always proven that they are not only an asset to the military but they are the strength of the America’s military.

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 played various roles in the Revolutionary War. While most people believe that the war was fought by the men of the country, not many know that women also played a large role in the fight for freedom. Some of these roles were easy while other were dangerous and were hard to do. From supportive jobs like nurses, cooks and maids to more direct roles such as soldiers and spies, these women did more than their share to help win America’s independence. These roles are just some of the many ways women participated in the Revolutionary War. Either as nurses, maids, spies or soldiers, these women stepped out of the safety and security of their traditional roles in society and risked their lives to serve their country.

Let us face the facts, it is this the 21st century, women should be required to sign up for the draft. Women are aloud to enlist in the military, and into any branch, so women should also have the civic duty to enlist. In the later generations of the world, women have never been thought of as equal citizens, but in the 21st century that has changed. The world should accommodate to the change also. To match up to how the country has transformed the government should also look into rewording the constitution, but for now a change in the draft would do. The extensive worry is who will raise our next generation, and will there even be a next generation if all the youngest our out fighting? Back to my first argument, draftees would be given a choice, and I think if women joined the military draft, we would have several other opportunities arise in the future

In a time of war, you need all hands-on deck and by not allowing women to be subject to draft you are cutting the numbers in half. Now I am not saying rip every mother from her child and put them on the front lines however there are plenty of jobs in the forces that women are capable of doing if the time came. Truck drivers, medics, technicians and many more positions are suitable for women that do not involve putting them all in the center of the battle. We are one of the few countries that do not draft women because of

One reason why I believe women should be drafted is because equality. One in five new military recruits are women, men are still singled out and are required to register with the Selective Service for a possible future draft. Women and men have served on combat

Stated in Article 12 of the National Assembly’s own Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, “The security of the rights of man and of the citizen requires public military forces. These forces are, therefore, established for the good of all and not for the personal advantage of those to whom they shall be intrusted.”1 This is what the draft stated before the amendment stating women and men are equal! The forces are here for the protection of all citizens. No place in this article, or in any of the other articles, is there a statement saying women are not allowed in the National Guard. Article 12 only says that the public deserves to have a military force for their protection. There is no description on who is eligible to be in this public military, for the fact that there is no reason to have a description. Any, and all, persons that wish to join the National Guard may do so for their own just reasons. Whether that reason be to protect their family, land, or neighbor, it is still a reason to join the National

Until 2016, women had limited opportunities in the U.S. Military. Women have been held back from fighting in many combat roles and all positions recently opened up for women. This great advancement pushed by the Obama administration has opened up thousands of military roles for women. Over the years, people have slowly accepted that men and women are equals but there are still many situations in which men are seen as above woman.

The debate between the draft and women has been going on for a few years now. Women scream for equality, but In order to get the equality they scream for they not only have to work next to the opposite sex they have to fight hard and do everything twice as hard as their male counterparts. This must be done for the equality women crave. The only thing that contradicts women signing up for the draft is not the fact that they do not wish to do this it is the simple fact that the law states that only “Male Persons” should be required to sign for the selective service system not the females some

These women were disguised as men and fought alongside with them. Although some of these women went to go fight in the wars and their true identities were never found out. These women proved to history that women have the physical and mental fortitude to be a soldier. Women do have the physical standards of going to war just like men.

     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.

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

     Women should never be let into the military because America is not ready to see their mothers and daughters go to war. During wartime, when the men get drafted to go to war, the women are the backbone of the economy and the major suppliers of the labor in factories. Young children, with their mothers and fathers drafted, would have no place to go. A husband who’s wife gets drafted would eagerly take her place. Sixty year old fathers would also do the same for their daughters. Women nurture our society and do a great job at it. Half of the motivation of the soldiers on the front lines is the women that they left behind.