Argumentative Essay: Should Women Be Allowed In Combat?

Women should be integrated into combat positions such as infantry, artillery, and special forces. I say if a woman chooses this kind of challenge, then she is more than capable. Women is as tough as men. They can do what a man can do, and if that is going into combat then yes, why not. Women can fight, shoot, run, work hard, and win for this country like the men of this country. Women been in combat for a long time but now we as women are actually in combat then helping the men out with injuries. Women can go into combat, just like a man.

Women should be let onto infantry and artillery positions. Women have been involved in our nation’s military since the Revolutionary War, serving not only as nurses and cooks but also supplying water to thirsty

Women already serve in plenty of other functions in the military, so I don't see what the big deal is here. I'm sure that there a minority of women that can pass the physical requirements, but there are going to be women that can. Why should they be denied the opportunity, and why should our soldiers be denied a valuable team member, simply because of what's between their gender? Although women are thought as weaker then men, many have the mental capacity and strength to overcome some men. There have been two females who have been able to test out this situation. Capt. Kristen Griest and 1st Lt. Shaye Haver have shown that women are the possible future for military operations and have the mental capacity to pass through the rigorous training of the US Army Rangers. 15% of women in active duty military is better than 0%. Most say women would cause a distraction but according to Second Lieutenant Michael Janowski from Army Ranger School they are far from it and they actually help. It doesn't matter what gender they are, as long as they help protect out country in some

Problems such as sexual assault, rape, and morality issues are the biggest concern. In 2014 an estimated 20,000 cases of sexual assault were reported. Although that is a decrease from 2013’s 26,000 cases reported, it still is extremely high. Because of this extremely high number, critics say putting men in women together in combat units will only increase that. Anna Simons agrees saying in her article, Here’s Why Women in Combat Units is a Bad Idea, “cast back through history or just look cross-culturally: Men’s abiding interest in women creates limitless potential for friction. Is this really what we want to inflict on combat units?” (par 6). Since the beginning of time, men have always competed for women. That is a fact. Putting women in a combat unit could cause distraction and this goes back to how women could reduce the effectiveness of a unit. While I understand the risks of putting men and women together I believe it won’t be as big as an issue as they make it seem. Men don’t see gender, they see soldiers. When a woman gets deployed down range, I believe there won’t be men and women, there will only be soldiers. Take Capt. Kristen Griest’s and 1st Lt. Shaye Haver’s experience for instance. After they were the first two women to graduate from Ranger School, one male classmate said, “you’re way too