roles for years. However‚ women have been restricted to pilot‚ engineering‚ and other non-combat based roles. Never seeing combat from armor such as tanks‚ or on foot shoulder to shoulder with their identically-trained male counterparts on the front-line. A significant year‚ 2013 marked major change in the American military‚ joining other countries on the list of nations that allow women to fight in combat roles such as infantry. The road to equality is a long one‚ and now the barrier of the military
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granted women the right to fight alongside men in all active combat positions‚ raising questions in regard to the future success of this executive decision. Women have served for the United States military for hundreds of years. However‚ as a result‚ they now the opportunity to participate in global warfare at their own risk. Although numbers in war are crucial to victory‚ the effectiveness and efficiency of the women’s performance in combat roles has sparked questions from the general public. Many
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Defense‚ Leon Panetta‚ announces the pentagon will lift the ban on women serving in “roughly a quarter-million jobs involving combat.” (Thompson) Along with the U.S‚ Denmark‚ Estonia‚ Finland‚ France‚ Germany‚ Lithuania‚ Netherlands‚ Norway‚ Poland‚ Romania‚ Sweden‚ Australia‚ Canada‚ New Zealand‚ Eritrea‚ North Korea‚ and Israel officially allow women in military combat roles. (Fisher) It might take time for the U.S‚ who recently implemented this policy‚ to form a truly gender-integrated military
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working in Special Forces (green berets). I will mention other countries that have women in combat positions or units. I will explain the job involvement of Special Forces‚ the training and qualifications required‚ and the job demands‚ both physical and mental when in a combat unit. Base on what I had seen and been true in my 22 years in the military I’ll have to disagree with women been in Special Forces or any combat unit for that matter. In today’s 21st century‚ women have been able to equal and in many
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performance. Women have proven to provide cultural benefits during combat. By not allowing women‚ the opportunity to have these combat jobs goes against equal opportunity and women’s rights as a whole. Women serving in the military must be permitted to serve in combat jobs in the military. With over 214‚000 women severing as active duty military in 2011 none have ever been afforded the opportunity to hold position to put them in a combat Military Occupational Specialty (MOS)‚
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sailors‚ naval aviators and fighter pilots as men? Should women be allowed in the line of fire and in direct combat? What role should sexual harassment and fraternization play in the combination of women into the military? The real question‚ essentially‚ is not whether women can serve in any military capacity at all. The real question is whether or not women should be allowed in combat. To understand this debate it is important‚ as it is with any such discussion‚ to put the issue into historical
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battles. Molly Pitcher‚ a Revolutionary War water carrier‚ singlehandedly kept a cannon in action after a artillery crew had been disabled. During the Revolutionary and the Civil War‚ a few women disguised themselves as men and took part in hand-to-hand combat. The first enlisted women served in World War I as telephone and radio operators‚ translators‚ and clerks. But it was not until World War II that women became part of the regular military. Each service had its own women’s corps commanded by female
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including long range‚ close combat‚ and when they were in water. The vikings had weapons for long range. There were not many weapons for long range combat and so‚ there is little research about the different kinds of weapons but not the weapons that were for long range. The bow was the only weapon that credible resources could provide. Viking bows were made from the wood of yews‚ ash‚ or elm and ranged from 60 to 80
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the world wars‚ Women’s Role in War Changes in Late 20th Century‚ and Women in the U.S. Military Today. Her article is speaking on difference of women in the military over time. Wood reveals us that during the Revolutionary War‚ some women were in combat but they disguised themselves as men and enlisted under other names to not be recognized as a female. Also during World War I was the first time the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps allowed women to enlist. With their eager to be equals more than 12‚000
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progress. Also‚ on the military side‚ soldiers can face negative actions under article 86 of the Uniformed Code of Military Justice. This can lead to forfeiture of pay and even separation from the military. Adding to that‚ being late while you are in a combat situation can lead to missions being pushed back or even injury and death of other soldiers of your unit. The negative consequences on the civilian side are just as bad. You can be charged vacation/ sick days and even be fired for neglecting to
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