Essay On Women In Combat

Personally, I don't think women need to be in combat roles for the U.S. military. Mainly due to the simple fact that no one is ready to implamente this until all the kinks are worked out. One of the biggest kinks is the enviroment women will face when they are in a combat unit. In my personal experience, along with others who serve as combat arms, a lot of men are very unprofessional at times (ex. they're deployed or in the field) and discuss very real and innappropriate topics. As a leader, it is hard to manage what is said by your subordinates and it becomes less of a concern when you have to worry about being killed. On the other hand, some women don't understand this and end up reporting their fellows service members for sexual harassment or misconduct. As a result, numerous reports are made and this makes it hard to distinguish what is legitimate and what is not.

Here is my solution: until men and women are professional to handle being together in a enviroment where
This is extremely important because, for a long time, PT test between have been seperate for males and females. It's not fair for a women to qualify for combat roles who have to do a easier PT test while men are held to a higher standard. To fix this, all service members need to be tested equally for the combat MOS they wish to join. I wil throw this out there because this the reality humans face when it comes to physical fitness: women are not built like men. Men are built for combat and have a higher chance of doing the necessities that combat requires. Women are more likely to be injured and are not built the same. Nevertheless, there are some women who are matched with men and are better. But until I see technology that allows people to do physical activities with ease, It is hard to argue that women can do the same things that men can do in