Informative Essay: Women's Health In The Military

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Women’s Health in the Military The military has always had a huge debate over what women could and could not handle. Whether it be less push-up or a longer time for the mile the women always had the lesser of challenges than the men soldiers. Women’s safety has always been a concern for life but even more so in the military. Women soldiers are now expected to do what the men can do and sometimes that affects their minds and their health. Research on women’s health can help prevent injuries as well as making sure they do not develop illnesses. Women in combat are some of the strongest women out there. When you are in a foreign area of the world there are many concerns about how you will be treated by th men and women of that country as well as what will happen if you get …show more content…

The OEF and OIF deployments were tough and as like many military operations many people became injured during the trial. “More than 800 servicewomen were wounded; more than 300 died in OEF/OIF” (McGraw, 7). At this point many women were injured and needed to seek medical care but the worry was that medics never had to deal with females before and this concern spread throughout the military women. With this concern in mind many women wanted to be sure that the medics new what they were doing and how to care for any women’s needs. In her article McGraw states “Congress provided $40 million for biomedical research issues to focus on military women’s health” (McGraw,7). Congress felt the same and decide the research should be done and the women should be cared for in the right way and should not fear what doctor or nurse they get. During their research they discovered many different things about women’s needs and their bodies in general. For example “Female combatants may function better when they perceive sufficient support from perrs, friends, and families…” (McGraw, 9). Finding out new information about how to make the military better for everyone especially the women will

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