Women's Roles: The Role Of Women In The Military

Women as a whole have always been underestimated in their abilities to do certain jobs such as to join the military and be productive. Women had to depend on their husbands for everything they needed. They were known to reproduce, stay at home ,cook ,clean and take care of their young. While the men, on the other hand, made the living for the whole family, they worked long hard hours everyday just to have a halfway decent life. The way it looked women would never be able to have independence and provide for themselves. Then, before you know it, war was in full swing and the men were being drafted to go fight. At this very change in society things looked up for women somebody had to step up and fill in what men had done before. Women being able
They may have had limited jobs for the time being but they finally were able to have independence and feel like they were important. On June 12, 1948 the Women’s Armed Services Act was passed this allowed women to actually enlist in the armed forces. The Women’s Armed Services Act also allowed women to have veterans benefits. In 1973 the all males military draft was ended which allowed more positions to open up for women. The first women were trained in military science in 1976 at the U.S Military Academy at West Point and the U.S Naval Academy in Annapolis. Women had no idea all the things that could change just by what had already taken place with enlisting in the military and being
The government had a hard time deciding if they wanted to open all roles in the military or give special permission for women to hold certain jobs. In 2015 the Pentagon made the decision to allow all roles in the military to be open to women. 220,000 jobs were opened for women to fill. Still with this many jobs opened for women it was still a question about women in the military. Should women be allowed to join ground combat . This was the dirtiest and bloodiest job the military had to do. The government came to the realization most women had already experienced everything that could possibly happen during combat. The U.S. Secretary of Defense stated in 2016. ¨ Women had seen combat throughout the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan serving, fighting and in some cases making the ultimate sacrifice alongside their fellow comrades in arms.¨ (Anastasia 2) Almost 14,000 women were given military honors for fighting the enemy before being able to join combat. In today’s time 16% of active duty troops are made up of women. The government feels women being able to hold a combat position will make it easier to earn a leadership position. The Navy Seals and Marines were the only branches of the military that would not allow women to join. “ Women don't have the brute strength thatś needed in combat.¨ (Eden in Thompson 1) The Pentagon wanted to make joining combat groups for women a