Women In Battle
From the initiation of military conflicts in America, women have served their country bravely. This claim cannot be debated because their has been women like Deborah Sampson, who in 1782 fought for the continental army disguised as a man. Women have aided the army from being nurses to pilots. Very recently women who serveg in the Gulf War were very close to the front lines that they shared the same responsibilities as the combat soldiers. Major Rhonda Cornum, an Army flight surgeon, was taken as a prisoner of war and survived but she experienced major physical wounds and sexual abuse. We know that women have served are country honorably, but should women be in the front lines of battle? ...
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women flying in combatmissions. As of now, 67 percent of all positions are open to women in the Army. The positions that are closed to women are the following: infantry, armor., special forces, field artillery battalions, combat engineer companies, ground surveillance platoons, and air defense artillery bateries. In the Air Force, 99 percent of jobs are available, only excluding combat controllers, and pararescue. The Navy has 94% of jobs available to women, only excluding SEAL units, minesweepers, submarines, and patrol boats. The Marine Corps has 62 percent of jobs excludin infanrtry, armor, artillery, recon, and combat engineers. Most of the jobs women are excluded from are combat arms even though in some of them women are proven to be more skilled than men. It has been proven though, that women are not physically suite to serve in direct action combat units.
Women shold not be directly involved in combat. There are many facts which support the recognotion that women’s talents ...
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between men and women. Colonel Rich, says in the Omaha World-Herald that “Military women have unique healthcare and equiptment needs. The issue is more than discomfort; they can lead to a woman developing a urinary tract infection. Todays military hospitals are set up more for men than the special health needs of women.” Women being sick and injured would only weaken the armed forces. Elaine Donnely, the president of the Center for Military Readiness, believes that womens health issues are motivated by a desire to put women in military jobs where they do not belong. Donnely points out some particular facts that concern basic training itself: “The trainig has been made easier than ...
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