In 2013‚ the Secretary of Defense removed the ban on women in combat. There have been many debates leading up to and even after the decision. I agree that women should be in combat. I don’t think that it is fair to deny someone their dream because of their gender. It also allows for the combat force to be more diverse and ready to handle all types of situations. These situations need social skills in which women may be better skilled. Recognizing this important difference provides armed forces with
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world war 1‚ women have been part of the military service and contributed to many heroic acts. Unfortunately‚ till this day‚ women are still banned from serving in military combat in some countries with the assumption of not being adequately fit to participate in front line battle. Despite what many people believe‚ women should be allowed in armed combat because‚ women posses the same physical standards as men‚ have to carry the burden of quality‚ and need to change the mentality of women being inferior
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Women who are serving in battle are still waiting to be recognized for their dedication and hard work while at the same time facing different issues‚ such as domestic violence and sexual harassment. Actually‚ military women constitute almost one-sixth of the armed forces and more than 80 percent of military jobs are now open for women. Although these positions are available to be performed by women‚ they are kept out of the battlefield. “The Department of Defense moved in 1994 to ban women from serving
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for Women in the combat Women in the U.S military have always been banned from military jobs involving direct combat. This decision by the federal government overturns a 1994 rule that restricts women for combat roles such as artillery‚ armor‚ and infantry. This decision will have several effects. Three effects that I see are described in the following paragraphs. First‚ stereotypically speaking‚ women are not as strong as men physically. Second‚ the aspects of men and women serving combat together
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Kimber Lee Smith 30 January 2011 University Success James Bradfield Why Women Should Not Be Assigned to Combat Positions Throughout history‚ women have played a role in the defense of their nations. In 1429‚ Joan of Arc successfully led the French Army into battle against the English at age 17. In 1588‚ Queen Elizabeth I traveled to Tilbury‚ Essex to fight beside her Army during the Spanish raid. And in 1788 at the Battle of Monmouth‚ Mary Ludwig Hayes‚ also known as “Molly Pitcher”‚ took
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Research paper Women military combat women should not be subject to what happens in war combat. women are built different women are more qualified parents then man men would try to take care of the women and protect them help them and save them they women would have to have different sleeping quarters and different bathing areas then the men that’s more money army navy marines and air force women would have to work hard like the men and women structure aren’t meant for some of that
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of women into combat units and some issues that may arise for women. Individuals that oppose women in combat roles argue that women’s health‚ physical fitness‚ sexual assault awareness‚ gender-normed vs gender-neutral standards‚ the draft‚ and women’s history are reasons for ending integration. Supporters counter argue these same points‚ in favor of women’s integration into combat Military Occupational Specialties (MOS)’s. As long as females meet all requirements for combat MOS they should be
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Should Females be Allowed to Play on Male’s Football Teams? “Katie Hnida --the first woman to score in an NCAA Division I-A (a Football Championship Subdivision) game -- was on the roster as a kicker at Colorado in 1999 and later played in games at New Mexico.” (ESPN) Katie Hnida was a female football player in Colorado and New Mexico. She was discriminated against because of her gender‚ and it eventually led to her being sexually assaulted by her teammates. Women have struggled drastically to break
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allowance of women to be in combat position. I find it a little sexist that women were denied the chance to not have combat roles. In the article‚ “Pentagon Removes Ban on Women in Combat” by Ernesto Londono of The Washington Post‚ it says‚ “Panetta announced a lifting of the ban on female service members in combat roles‚ a watershed policy change that was informed by women’s valor in Iraq and Afghanistan and that removes the remaining barrier to a fully inclusive military.” I think that women are just
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2012). Current policy restricts the assignment of women serving in primary MOS to certain units that are in the ground combat element. What this means is that even though women may not be infantry‚ they were not allowed to serve alongside these infantry units‚ even though their jobs were clerical‚ medical‚ intelligence‚ or support. This exception will allow certain women be able to serve in artillery‚ tanks‚ amphibians‚ combat engineer‚ combat assault‚ and low altitude air Defense Battalion. Certain
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