Why Women Should Be Allowed In The Military

The article “All Guts, No Glory” written my Molly M. Ginty tell us how military women today constitute almost one -sixth of the armed forces, but for most of its history, the us military keep women out of battle. I think women shouldn’t be allowing to participate in the combat reason being that the physical differences between men and women are obvious, as few women have the strength, speed, or aerobic capacity of even the average man. The British military determined that only 1 in 100 trained female soldiers had the physical capacity to function in infantry and armor units. Then, of course, there's pregnancy, which leaves women three to four times as likely as men to be unable to deploy and leads many, once deployed, to medevacked and thereby lost to

To become a Martial Arts Instructor (MAI), a Marine must hold the rank of Corporal and bear a gray belt at a minimum. The MAI Course proved to be the most arduous, yet fruitful event I have experienced thus far. It consisted of a 126.5-hour curriculum, enduring long intervals of physical training, team building exercises, learning new techniques, conducting periods of instruction, endless evaluations, and a culminating event - all spanning over a three-week period. On the last day of training, my instructor trainers administered our culminating event. This affair stretched just over

Women are different from men. If a woman is carrying 130 pounds of equipment into combat, there is a high risk of them getting hurt. If a girl gets hurt in the military this can cost more money for medical bills. Also if a woman gets hurt in battle just because she is carrying more than she can handle, someone else is going to have to put themselves at risk to help her get back safely. With this being said, there is no reason to have women on the ground and in battle over men.

Upon the acceptance of the Combat Exclusion Law, each military service was to define their policies to determine where females could and could not serve. What this means to the Army in particular is that “all jobs except those having the highest probability of engaging in direct combat” (Ferber, 1987, p. 4) will be opened to women in the Army. The Navy, Marines and Air Force have all had to evaluate the exclusion laws as well and establish criteria as appropriate.

For push ups, they couldn’t put their knees down. The only difference about how they were treated compared to the men was that they could take birth control pills, and when they shower or change, there will be a sheet put up, separating the genders. The women who signed up for Ranger School are close to completing it, therefore that proves that women can do activities with the same level of intensity as men. In addition, this was the first year that Ranger School wasn’t open for men only, and already, two women have gone far. Although there were 17 that didn’t pass, officials are still going to use the statistics of women successfully completing training camps. This school isn’t the only military school to allow women. For example, women can join The Marines. I don’t understand why some men just can’t accept that women want to do the same things as them, but still don’t let them. Why would you limit someone that would do nothing but help you/ Maybe if they put a little more faith into women, we would feel more comfortable and succeed more than we already are. If a woman wants to do something that’s considered a “male profession”, they either have to prove why they should work there, or just get made fun of it. Women aren’t getting treated the same as men, and they should be. There is no reason they shouldn’t be. There are so many influential women out there, and

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,

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

Guilt is an emotional feeling that can shape and mold a person's perception on his views of life. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is set in 1630’s Boston. A holy man, Reverend Dimmesdale has committed the sin of adultery, but no one knows except for him and the main character Hester Prynne. Unaware of this crime, the townspeople hold Dimmesdale in high regard and view him as a fatherly figure because he is a Reverend. They learn to respect him as a human being when during a sermon he confesses to having committed a mortal sin, but he does not tell them the exact nature of it. Over time, hidden guilt affects him greatly which results in self-inflicted physical harm in the form of self-flogging, fasting and sleep deprivation. He would also suffer through bouts of mental anguish, which would result in him having conversations with himself.

The standards for females in their respective military branches have always been subjected to lower terms rather than the set of standards set for males, as noted in the Military APFT (Army Physical Fitness Test) policy; for example, in the bracket of 17-21 years old, to pass females need 19 pushups and males need 42 pushups (Appendix A). However, for the first time in the military, Ranger school qualifications are not being subjected to these lower terms as the military normally does. Females are finally allowed to try out for the toughest United States Army Military School that the military has to offer. These selected females have shown that not only do they have what it takes to accomplish the toughest Army military school there is to this date, but they were also able to do it without the United States military branches or society lowering the standards for their qualifications. This is surprising since the females’ standards are lowered in every other branch of the U.S. Military. The selected females who passed the Ranger school qualifications have what it takes to be able to join their Ranger brothers (front lines) and should be given the right to join the elite 75th Ranger Regiment. They have earned and deserved the right to go to the Ranger Combat Zone, just like their male counterparts who passed the same program. As Admiral Jon Greenert stated in the CNN

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

Many departments have substituted health and fitness tests for physical agility tests, which emphasized pushups and pull ups not directly relevant to the job. But these changes are far from uniform and all-around wellness standards have stimulated officer resistance because passing scores are not identical for everyone. Academy training also may foster inequality by permitting or encouraging women to seek exemptions, particularly to physical standards. By passing such women on, the instructors allow them to be identified as different from officers who learn to "suffer in silence". This increases men's concern about women's ability to carry out patrol duties and divides women into those who seek exemptions and those who play by the

The story of ?Young Goodman Brown? exemplifies the struggle of one man?s internal conflict of good and evil. The main character, Goodman Brown, leaves Salem village and his wife, Faith, to travel into the depths of the dark forest. The Young Goodman Brown will be aged with the knowledge he faces in this one night. Brown keeps his appointment with the devil in the forest, and he must choose to go back to his ?faith,? or explore the evils that the devil has to offer. Next, Brown is confronted with the virtuous people who live in his community, who will be attending the witch?s meeting with the devil. He has to decide if he will follow them along this

Cell phones have become somewhat essential items to people living in this time. About 75% of teenagers aged 12-17 own cell phones, as of 2010. The use of cell phones in the classroom has been a debate for quite some time. Many believe that they could contribute to learning and understanding information, while others believe that smartphones can be a major distraction. Cell phones should not be allowed in the classroom. They distract and disrupt, computers have been a reliable source, and they can influence cyberbullying.

In striving to be as physically fit as male colleagues, many women hurt themselves and thus limiting their military roles all together. “But it’s flatly rooted in the fact women biologically are not able to perform physically to the same level as men.” (Davis) “The standards of physical fitness have been best suit to men, and women attempting to reach them [men’s physical fitness] will over-stretch themselves.” (IDEA) These two sources both convey that women do not have the physical standards as men and in trying to reach the biologically impossible standards, women often out do themselves. Although women might not be as strong physically, they do offer strong mental capabilities and are more effective in some circumstances. One source claims: “If women can meet the standards as men. They should be allowed to serve in the infantry.” (Michaels, Brook and Welch) Meaning that if women can withstand the biological factors, then they should be capable of serving in the front-lines. Another source states: “There is no issue with a women’s intellectual quality or value as a human being.” (Davis) This author is claiming that there is no reason why women should not be able to serve in the military and that women, as a whole unit, should be valued as human beings that have the opportunity to serve in combat roles if they

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