What Can We Do About It?

In Molly M. Ginty’s article “Military Women: All Guts, No Glory” she explores the issue of women who serve in the army and them being included in combat with males, and the inequality they have been through serving in the U.S Armed Forces over numerous years. With new legislating, and there being new roles for females there is always going to be the debate if women should be in combat with men or not. For years’ women who would join the army were just nurses and secretaries, because of people thinking that they are not fit to be in battle. Even though they all go through the same training, the women were put in position to practically serve those who were in battle which were the men. So personally I do agree with women being able to serve

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.

Through the deaths and the injuries, through the explosions and gunfire, through the heartache and brokenness, women have been serving in the military one way or another. Since the beginning of time, women have been fighting for their rights. They fought for their right to work, they fought for their right to vote, and they fought for their right to be in the military. Beginning in the Revolutionary War, women were allowed to join the military as nurses and support staff. Since then, they have gradually been able to do more tasks and jobs that the men do. Today, the conflict is whether or not women should be allowed to fight in military combat. The argument is controversial, and will more than likely be a never-ending debate.

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.

I will be researching a very high profile issue that our government and our citizens are debating vehemently, Should Women Be Allowed in Combat in the US Armed Forces? Women have be in combat situations in Iraq and Afghanistan since September 11, 2001, and at least 88 of our mothers, daughter and sister have been brutally killed. (Ashley Fantz, CNN) Society has gone overboard when it comes to politically correctness. Men and women are not equal, equal means to be the same, identical. Men and women are totally not equal. I believe women should have equal pay for equal work, but to send our women to fight other men on the battlefield is ridiculous.

Women in Combat Becca Rhoades Mifflin County High School   Women in Combat Even though many people stereotype women being in combat, it isn’t fair that you are stopping someone from doing what they love to do. Women can do things the same way as men and it will open more job opportunities for women. Women should have the same rights as anyone else. Would a man want to stand there and be victimized because he is a male?

Males tend to be more psychically aggressive than girls, but girls have been known to be more relationally aggressive. Girls often resort to manipulating each other’s emotions, rather than punching each other in the face. Evidence as to why this is, is not entirely conclusive. Many studies suggest it may be because women have a different genetic makeup than men. Meaning, that women are not biologically hardwired to resort to violence, where as men are because they are designed to protect the physically smaller and/ or weaker people around them.

The first argument supporting women in combat is that some or many women are more physically capable then many men. Some women are able to do tasks better than men. For example, like welding or getting in small spaces that men are not capable to go. Woman's Soldier's fingers are thinner and it would be a lot easier to dismantle a bomb or complete tasks that require you to work your fingers in small

Women are more likely to seek medical health faster than men. Because if a women feels a little pain somewhere are she notices something different she will be scared and she would want to know what is up. On the other hand men would just be all I’m alright it will get better soon. They don’t get help until they know something is actually wrong.

Women have been working for protection of our country since the beginning American revolution directly or indirectly. Women have been serving in every conflict like Revolutionary war, the American Civil War, the World War I, the World War II, the Spanish-American War , the Vietnam War, the Persian Gulf War, Korean and Vietnam war and other wars as well. Women have been helping US military from early days, as a cooks and nurses for the military and to the combat roles today. Therefore, even in early days women’s help US military directly or indirectly . Women role in military have progressed day by day. Women in the United States have sturdy showed their duty in US military combat for the safety and protection of nation ,so they should serve in military combat.

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 are already fighting "shoulder-to-shoulder" with males in the U.S. military, according to Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (McAuliff, 2012). In fact about 144 women have died "in action" in Afghanistan and Iraq, McAuliff's article explains. About 900 women have been wounded in battle, but currently there is no "formal

Throughout our history, there have been many struggles that women have faced based on their gender. An issue that has recently risen is the idea of permitting women to take on combat roles in the military. Various opinions flood the minds of many which makes individuals question whether women should be authorized to take on such a task or not. Those who oppose women in combat do not want women, with the exception of nurses, to be stationed in any areas where there is conflict. They don’t want women to be trained and expected to kill. The ethical issue is, should women be allowed to engage in combat?

Some may argue that allowing women to serve in all aspects of combat can lead to certain problems. “[The female soldier] is, on average, about five inches shorter than the male soldier, has half the upper body strength, lower aerobic capacity and 37 percent less muscle mass.” (“Introduction to Women in the Military: At Issue”). The fact that an average female soldier is smaller and does not have as much physical strength than an average male soldier, could lead to certain problems. An example would be that in certain situations, it may take two female soldiers to do a job that a single male soldier could do by himself. Another problem could be that the men may become attracted to these women, and then may compete over each other to win the women’s attention. If men on the same side were to compete over each other, it could cause problems such as escalating tensions between male soldiers because they are jealous or mad at each other. Another problem could be that if women were to serve in all aspects of combat, including direct ground combat with the enemy, these women may not be able to return to a sanitary environment for extended periods of time. This could become a problem since “…women must attend to feminine

I am in favor of equality for women, just not when it comes to women in combat. There have been women in society doing heroic things since the Revolutionary war. There have been brave women in war posing as men so they could fight. There are a select few women who could handle war and combat. The negative aspects of women in combat outweigh the positive. Women should not participate in military combat. However they may join the military and served in traditional roles such as nurses and office staff. The difference between men and women is women are physically weaker, they have vital personal needs, and they attract male troops.