A History Of Women's Roles In The United States Military

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The History of Women’s Roles in the United States Military ITT Technical Institute

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Abstract
Women’s contributions in the United States military began with tasks, such as providing medical aid to soldiers during the Revolutionary War to serving right beside their male counterparts in Afghanistan 238 years later. The woman’s role over this period of time has made significant progress towards being men and women being a true, but still to this current day, women are not allowed entry into front-line combat units.

THE HISTORY OF WOMEN’S ROLE’S 3 Since the implementation of the United States military in 1775, women have played an important role in support of the Armed Forces.
As the result of the woman’s successes in World War I, women were eager to come on board in support of the nation’s warfighter. For jobs that were once contracted out or done for free, women were now in uniform. 60,000 nurses served in all branches. The Women’s Army Corps was established with over 150,000 recruits. Women were now pilots flying domestic missions required for
THE HISTORY OF WOMEN’S ROLES 5 the warfighter. Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Service (WAVES) was accepted and implemented in the Navy. As the war ended, women were on the most part released from the military that was once made up by all men, but this ultimately ended up with opening government legislation that would allow women in the military with equal ranks and privilege during peace and war (Women in U.S.Navy, WAVES, World War