Women in Combat
Should Women Serve In Combat
University
Professor
Should Women Serve In Combat
Although it has long been argued that women could not serve in combat alongside men for various reasons, I contend women should be allowed to serve in combat because they have been serving in combat-related specialties for countless years. They are already serving in combat zones around the world, which continually puts their lives in harm’s way. Women have always contended that without “real world” experience” leaders cannot and will not be awarded leadership positions in the armed forces or in the civilian community. Women make up about 20 percent of todays military (About.com) (2010). Women should be allowed to serve their country like men have the right to. This includes serving in all areas, climates, and job specialties that our Armed Forces have to offer.
My first reason for writing on this topic is because women are becoming more valuable in the work force like no time in history and I wanted to give the readers some insight of their life in the Armed Forces. The second reason I chose to write about women in combat is that many women are continuing to find their place in today’s world and may have overlooked the military as a viable option to begin their career.
A viable solution as to why women should sever in the Armed Forces would be because many women are already serving in support roles in combat areas already. According to Bloomberg.com (2013), while women have been a permanent part of the military services -- as opposed to separate auxiliaries -- since a 1948 act of Congress, they have long been excluded from infantry, artillery and other ground-combat jobs. After a decade of fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan that sent more than 280,000 female troops into war zones, Pentagon leaders and women who served have said gender discrimination no longer makes sense.
The first advantage to having women serving together with men in
University
Professor
Should Women Serve In Combat
Although it has long been argued that women could not serve in combat alongside men for various reasons, I contend women should be allowed to serve in combat because they have been serving in combat-related specialties for countless years. They are already serving in combat zones around the world, which continually puts their lives in harm’s way. Women have always contended that without “real world” experience” leaders cannot and will not be awarded leadership positions in the armed forces or in the civilian community. Women make up about 20 percent of todays military (About.com) (2010). Women should be allowed to serve their country like men have the right to. This includes serving in all areas, climates, and job specialties that our Armed Forces have to offer.
My first reason for writing on this topic is because women are becoming more valuable in the work force like no time in history and I wanted to give the readers some insight of their life in the Armed Forces. The second reason I chose to write about women in combat is that many women are continuing to find their place in today’s world and may have overlooked the military as a viable option to begin their career.
A viable solution as to why women should sever in the Armed Forces would be because many women are already serving in support roles in combat areas already. According to Bloomberg.com (2013), while women have been a permanent part of the military services -- as opposed to separate auxiliaries -- since a 1948 act of Congress, they have long been excluded from infantry, artillery and other ground-combat jobs. After a decade of fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan that sent more than 280,000 female troops into war zones, Pentagon leaders and women who served have said gender discrimination no longer makes sense.
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