Women Should Not Be Allowed For Military Combat

Throughout the history of the United States, women have played vital roles in war efforts. This holds especially true in wars such as the Civil War, World War I, and World War II. Women played vital roles up front in the field, and as well as behind enemy lines. No matter what role these women took on, their lives and those after were forever impacted.

Women in the Armed Force have come a long way from their small involvement in 1775 during The American Revolutionary War. The American Revolutionary War was the first time American women played a role in the military. Women in this time were only allowed to serve in the battlefield as water bearers, nurses, cooks, saboteurs and laundresses. In 1861 The United States broke out into a civil war over the abolishing of slavery, this particular war plays a major importance in the women’s military history. This war plays a major importance because it shows that women still served in war despite not actually being a part of The Army.

Should women be allowed in all areas in the military? Making a draft for women will destroy families, cost more money for the military, and women have a big disadvantage against men. If there is a draft for women it will only make things harder on everyone. If women want to serve, go find another job; and there is no reason why they should be forced to. Because of these reasons there should not be a draft for women.

Women in point of fact, have been serving their country since it began - Molly Pitcher fired her cannon in 1778 without congressional sanction. In the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, women fought disguised as men. In World War One. their medical services were indispensable. During the crises of World War Two, when women were

Women now make up 14 percent of the active-duty military in the United States, which is up from 1.6 percent, 25 years prior. (Christian Science Monitor, 1). In 1948, President Truman signed the Women 's Armed Services Integration Act which created the role of women in the military. This law meant that each branch of the service was allowed to have one female Colonel (Byfield, 12). As of 2015, there are many women who serve as Generals and Admirals. All of these roles are non-combative. Even though some women can do anything a man can do, the vast majority can not, therefore making it an unsafe idea to place these women into combat positions.

I will be researching a very high profile issue that our government and our citizens are debating vehemently, Should Women Be Allowed in Combat in the US Armed Forces? Women have be in combat situations in Iraq and Afghanistan since September 11, 2001, and at least 88 of our mothers, daughter and sister have been brutally killed. (Ashley Fantz, CNN) Society has gone overboard when it comes to politically correctness. Men and women are not equal, equal means to be the same, identical. Men and women are totally not equal. I believe women should have equal pay for equal work, but to send our women to fight other men on the battlefield is ridiculous.

Throughout American history, women have contributed greatly to the war effort and military support of our troops. It began as early as the Revolutionary War when women followed their husbands to war out of necessity. Many served in military camps as laundresses, cooks, and nurses but only with permission from the commanding officers and only if they proved they were helpful (“Timeline: Women in the U.S. Military”).

Through the deaths and the injuries, through the explosions and gunfire, through the heartache and brokenness, women have been serving in the military one way or another. Since the beginning of time, women have been fighting for their rights. They fought for their right to work, they fought for their right to vote, and they fought for their right to be in the military. Beginning in the Revolutionary War, women were allowed to join the military as nurses and support staff. Since then, they have gradually been able to do more tasks and jobs that the men do. Today, the conflict is whether or not women should be allowed to fight in military combat. The argument is controversial, and will more than likely be a never-ending debate.

Going back all the way to the American Revolution women served in the military. They were only allowed to serve as nurses until World War I. Then they were trained to be stenographers and combat phone operators (“Highlights in the History of Military Women”). In World War I there were roughly 23,000 women that served in the military as well as during World War II roughly about 350,000 served, but not in combat. (“Women in the Military.” Issues & Controversies. Infobase Learning, 29 May 2007.). Women are allowed to serve in combat now, but not in a combat military occupational specialty (MOS). Even to this day the question still remains “Should women be able to serve in combat military occupational specialties?” Combat military occupational

In Molly M. Ginty’s article “Military Women: All Guts, No Glory” she explores the issue of women who serve in the army and them being included in combat with males, and the inequality they have been through serving in the U.S Armed Forces over numerous years. With new legislating, and there being new roles for females there is always going to be the debate if women should be in combat with men or not. For years’ women who would join the army were just nurses and secretaries, because of people thinking that they are not fit to be in battle. Even though they all go through the same training, the women were put in position to practically serve those who were in battle which were the men. So personally I do agree with women being able to serve

Should women be not allowed to fight on the frontlines in the U.S.Armed Forces? This question has been a huge controversy ever since the Women`s Army Corps was officially established on July 1st, 1943. One author says “Veterans and some in the military argue the public may not be ready to handle seeing more female troops come home in body bags or with lost limbs” (Watson). Women should not be allowed to fight on the frontlines in the U.S. Armed Forces because of the differences between men and women psychologically and physically. Men and women are very different psychologically, and this difference may prevent women from being able to doing what is necessary on the frontlines.

"When warring tribes fought over food or men during our first beginnings, those women were undoubtedly in combat…women warriors [later in history] were not considered so unusual…Joan of Arc and Bodecia fought as warriors. Women fought in the Civil War alongside their buddies, only to be found out once they were slain in battle" (Culture & Society)

Women should not be in combat roles because of medical issues that may happen. A simple example of this is period cramps, officially referred to as dysmenorrhea. While all women do not experience period cramps, they can be remarkably painful, and women are unable to control if they experience period cramps. According to John Guillebaud, a professor at University College London, some of his patients claim that their period pain is, “almost as bad as having a heart attack.” Therefore, while

Women should be allowed to serve in the military because civil rights laws protect them from discrimination, they are just as capable as men, and should be free to exercise their right to fight for their country.

The essence of war is not good. During the WWI, more than ten million dead and tens of millions disabled; cities, villages, roads, bridges, factories were destroyed. The amount of money for war costs up to about eighty four billion dollars [9]. The fate of those who faced a battle between life and death was questioned. The world was considering that was it worth to sacrifice that much? Especially, women played a big role in army and they have had to suffer after the war ended even. Today, women are more active and independent. They join many fields and keep high positions in companies. However, speaking of inducting in army, the problem is still lingering. The story still continues to decide