Why Women Should Be Drafted and Serve in the U.S. Military during War
Tom Pinedo
L. Brandenburg
English 101, Section #15654
April 22, 2013
Why Women Should be Drafted and Serve in the U.S. Military during Time of War
Throughout time women have gone to war along-side their male counterparts without any question as to what role they couldn’t play but rather what contributions they brought with them. History shows that women have played a vital role in military combat and have been very successful filling any role that their male equivalent has played during combat. Military women have led armies into battle, marched as soldiers on to the front line, have lie in wait for the perfect ambush as snipers, acted as spies to obtain vital information for their cause, and placed themselves in harm’s way to protect their fellow comrades in arms. Women have been tested and tempered by war and therefore should not be excluded from serving in our military or be excluded from a military draft simply based on their gender.
The United States is only one out of eight other countries that offer enlisted women combat roles; the others being Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Israel, New Zealand, and Norway. Although combat roles are available for women in these eight countries they are not yet drafted for military service. Moreover, when filling these combat roles these female soldiers are required to meet the same physical and training standards as men do. As of 2013 China, Eritrea (a small African country on the shores of the Red Sea), Israel, Libya, Malaysia, North Korea, Peru and Taiwan all currently require women to be drafted for military duty in their respective armies. Some of these countries do not require women to serve in combat roles while others do not discriminate between genders and assign women to active duty combat positions. An example of women serving in combat in more modern times would be During World War II. Russia utilized women as very effective snipers against Nazi Germany and their allies. Approximately eight hundred
L. Brandenburg
English 101, Section #15654
April 22, 2013
Why Women Should be Drafted and Serve in the U.S. Military during Time of War
Throughout time women have gone to war along-side their male counterparts without any question as to what role they couldn’t play but rather what contributions they brought with them. History shows that women have played a vital role in military combat and have been very successful filling any role that their male equivalent has played during combat. Military women have led armies into battle, marched as soldiers on to the front line, have lie in wait for the perfect ambush as snipers, acted as spies to obtain vital information for their cause, and placed themselves in harm’s way to protect their fellow comrades in arms. Women have been tested and tempered by war and therefore should not be excluded from serving in our military or be excluded from a military draft simply based on their gender.
The United States is only one out of eight other countries that offer enlisted women combat roles; the others being Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Israel, New Zealand, and Norway. Although combat roles are available for women in these eight countries they are not yet drafted for military service. Moreover, when filling these combat roles these female soldiers are required to meet the same physical and training standards as men do. As of 2013 China, Eritrea (a small African country on the shores of the Red Sea), Israel, Libya, Malaysia, North Korea, Peru and Taiwan all currently require women to be drafted for military duty in their respective armies. Some of these countries do not require women to serve in combat roles while others do not discriminate between genders and assign women to active duty combat positions. An example of women serving in combat in more modern times would be During World War II. Russia utilized women as very effective snipers against Nazi Germany and their allies. Approximately eight hundred
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