register for the military draft under the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940. The draft has been used as a backup system for the United States military until 1973‚ when the Vietnam War ended. With the Vietnam War and the use of the draft‚ many people started to question the effectiveness of the Selective Service System. However‚ despite this‚ all men have been required to sign up because of a “just-in-case” factor. Now‚ while the men are needed to register for a possible death‚ women are not included
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Stress on Military Service Families The deployment of a loved one in the militry service leads to emotional stress to the family left behind with hope to hold on to. Kendra N. Lowe talks about development of stress on the families caused by deployments. Lowe says‚ "Military life can also be extremely stressful on families and children due to prolonged absence of the active duty member during deployments‚ TDYs‚ and frequent trainings"(3). Deployments can be a very big transition on a military family
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WOMEN SHOULD BE ALLOWED INTO THE US ARMY “… When young women wonder how high they can rise in our military‚ they can look at General Ann Dunwoody and her four hard earned stars. They can see that it’s real. When they ask what kind of jobs they can do‚ they can look to women like all of you who’ve played just about every kind of role imaginable. And when they ask whether they can cut it -- whether they have what it takes to succeed -- all they have to do is to look at your lives‚ to look into your
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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
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Military Only For Men? You’re Funny. Many people throughout the world believe that the government should not permit women to be in the military. They believe that members of the military should only be of the male gender because years ago that is how it worked. Women stayed at home‚ cooking‚ cleaning‚ and making babies; men were drafted into the military to serve their country. Their argument is invalid as times today are changed. Women should be allowed in the military because they are capable
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July 2013 Inclusion of Women in Combat Units In the early 20th century feminism and the formation of the suffragettes swept across the nation giving more right to women. With more freedom women began serving in the U.S. military. Women started serving in the army as nurses as early as 1901 and soon the navy followed suit in 1908. During WWII‚ women’s roles in the military expanded as congress approved the Women’s Army Corps in 1942 (Bell). The roles of women in the military had started to open up
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Women who are serving in battle are still waiting to be recognized for their dedication and hard work while at the same time facing different issues‚ such as domestic violence and sexual harassment. Actually‚ military women constitute almost one-sixth of the armed forces and more than 80 percent of military jobs are now open for women. Although these positions are available to be performed by women‚ they are kept out of the battlefield. “The Department of Defense moved in 1994 to ban women from serving
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7/04/16 Discrimination against women in combat. Women in the military face stereotypical discrimination due to their gender. They’re often seen as weaker individuals compared to men in combat. In reality women are less strong and vigorous than men‚ but it doesn’t necessarily mean it will be a weaker military. Although‚ it can be challenging for women in the military to perform some of the training men acquire. The military can’t continue to exclude women from combat‚ they need as much
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For my research essay‚ I would like to discuss the violence that North American women often go through at least once in their lifetime. Oftentimes they go without reporting because they feel like no one will listen to them‚ or reach out to help them. Some victims choose to reach out for help‚ but are often silenced. This leads to repercussions which affect the victims the most in the end. Throughout‚ I will be outlining a possible plan of action on how we can stop this from happening‚ or at least
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