Women In The Military

Want to read the rest of this paper? Join Essayworld today to view this entire essay and over 50,000 other term papers

the gates on August 12, 1995. Faulkner entered the 152-year-old military school located in South Carolina as a "knob," or a first year cadet. Upon her arrival, the military made exceptions to certain rules for her, one being that older male cadets could not go through her drawers looking for underwear that was not folded properly. A private bathroom with surveillance cameras was also constructed for Faulkner to prevent any foul play (Sack 6). The second of these two women was Shannon Workman. In 1994, she became the first woman to qualify as a female pilot who was combat ready in the Navy (Schmitt 15). Although the military and the public recognize women like Faulkner and Workman, many women who work to reach their goals go unrecognized. Women have been a part of the Marine Corps since 1943; but today (after over fifty years) women make up a mere five- percent of the Corps population. In the Navy, women were invited onto hospital ships in 1977. Today they too make up a small ...

Get instant access to over 50,000 essays. Write better papers. Get better grades. Already a member? Login

they receive their name. The fact that women are not allowed to be Navy SEALS was the basis of a movie entitled "G.I. Jane." In this movie you can see that because a women would like to be a Navy SEAL she must pose as a man. This means that in order for a woman to be something that she would truly like to be she must in a way mask her true identity. Women do not only face a struggle in combat; they are also striving to be seen among military ranking officers as well. Statistics show that only twenty percent of jobs in the Marine Corps are open to women. The Army follows with fifty-one percent. The Navy has a total of fifty-nine percent of jobs open to women; and, the Air Force has an ...

Succeed in your coursework without stepping into a library. Get access to a growing library of notes, book reports, and research papers in 2 minutes or less.

CITE THIS PAGE: