Women and the Draft
Men have always been looked upon as the leading sex. Looking back through history women have been the ones who take care of the home and children, while men are the ones who work and go to war. However in recent years there’s no doubt that women have become much more equal in the work force. Nevertheless men are still the ones who are forced to fight our wars when the time calls for it. Many think that women should be entirely equal to men having their choice to be drafted taken away but the fact is that they are physically at a disadvantage, too emotionally oriented, and the increase of female presence would have a more negative impact in the military in the way of social interactions.
In the military physical strength and endurance is a major element to nearly every task. Having endurance and sustainable strength is very vital in many instances but most importantly in the combat zone. Men are physically stronger and can tolerate more than women naturally. Hypothetically if there was a situation where a troop was injured and needed to be carried out of a fighting zone it would make more sense for a man to carry the troop out because they can tolerate the weight more easily then a woman. Women are built to have children, and while they are capable of heavy lifting and have remarkable endurance, it is a different level than men. Looking back men have always been hunters, gatherers, ultimately being the ones who do all the physical work. After decades of these physical life styles that men have endured and the homemaker life style women have come to obtain it is clear that the order of nature has spoken. The normality of women being the only ones that can produce children and men gain strength more easil...
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...be authority is hard for most to see and accept. If a woman were in a commanding position it can be tough for men to take orders. It’s not what people have come to know in our society so change is hard to accept in this case. If women can’t be listened to and can’t be respected they can’t have the choice to be taken away to be forced into the military where they already don’t want to be and have a hard time being accepted.
With society’s past and present it is apparent that women are still not equal even if they have the title. Men are observably stronger and have a different mentality in situations than women. This is not to say that women should not be in the military but they should have the choice that way they can accept the responsibility and train themselves mentally and physically to achieve the responsibility and respect needed to fight for our country.
In this essay, the author
- Argues that women have become more equal in the work force, whereas men are still forced to fight our wars when the time calls for it.
- Explains that men are physically stronger and can tolerate more than women naturally. women are built to have children and have remarkable endurance, but men gain strength more easily.
- Opines that emotion prevents women from being in the draft. women's brains perceive things in a more maternal way for they consider circumstances differently.
- Argues that women have become more equal in the work force, whereas men are still forced to fight our wars when the time calls for it.
- Explains that men are physically stronger and can tolerate more than women naturally. women are built to have children and have remarkable endurance, but men gain strength more easily.
- Opines that emotion prevents women from being in the draft. women's brains perceive things in a more maternal way for they consider circumstances differently.
- Opines that social interaction with women and men can cause a shortcoming in the military.
- Opines that women are not equal even if they have the title. men are observably stronger and have a different mentality in situations than women.
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- Explains that general jeanne holm's book, women in the military: an unfinished revolution, gives an impressive account of the roles that women have played in military history.
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- Explains that after the integration act was established, frenzy over the debate calmed down and people were returning to the lives that they once knew before the war began.
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- Opines that stressful situations such as war and/or combat missions serve to prove manhood, but only if women also see it from that point of view.
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- Opines that stressful situations such as war and/or combat missions serve to prove manhood, but only if women also see it from that point of view.
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- Explains that many nato and warsaw pact countries employed women in combat roles during world war ii. in israel, one out of every five soldiers was female and shared equality in both offensive and defensive battle situations.
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- Opines that women are less effective than men because they are not strong enough, pushing their bodies beyond their breaking point and emotionally stable. women are just as strong and can do things that no man can.
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- Explains why women aren't allowed on front line duty. many people believe that the male soldiers will do foolish things for our women, the other is that they will pamper with the mission's effectiveness.
- Opines that women are less effective than men because they are not strong enough, pushing their bodies beyond their breaking point and emotionally stable. women are just as strong and can do things that no man can.
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- Explains that women's roles in combat have been limited with a few noted exceptions. during the civil war, most military women were nurses.
- Explains that in world war ii women held multiple combat jobs just as their male counterparts did. they served in infantry units, but were regarded as noncombatants. soviet women believed that women had greater physical endurance than men.
- Opines that women have played a significant role in war, despite the notion that men are better suited to combat than women.
- Explains that women's roles in combat have been limited with a few noted exceptions. during the civil war, most military women were nurses.
- Explains that in world war ii women held multiple combat jobs just as their male counterparts did. they served in infantry units, but were regarded as noncombatants. soviet women believed that women had greater physical endurance than men.
- Explains that women served in the vietnam war, with about 90 percent of them working as nurses. many women were killed in bombing and land mines.
- Explains that women fought alongside their male counterparts in most jobs. after the persian gulf war, congress was considering repealing the ban of women in combat.
- Explains that the conspiracy that women wouldn't be useful in the military is based on the traditional gender roles that have not been changed.
- Explains that women are mentally stable, if not more, in pressured situations than men. boot camp is purposely designed to break you down mentally and physically so they can build you up stronger.
- Analyzes how the debate has changed society's outlook on women, especially men and other sergeants. women are extremely talented and can hold their own in any branch of the military.
- Opines that women should be given the same opportunities as men, including active combat roles, in today's world.
1190 wordsRead More - Women in Combatanalytical essay“In a perfect world, every U.S. soldier would be an asexual brute with a stunningly high IQ who doesn't eat much, is adept at following orders and leery of challenging authority” (Thompson). As far as humankind is concerned, there have never been any soldiers like that anywhere in the world, let alone the United States military. Therefore, the standards for enlisting in military combat positions are as high as possible to ensure that we can create soldiers that are effective as these “perfect-world” soldiers. There are obviously men and women who are not able to meet these standards, but there are definitely also men and women who are highly capable of meeting and/or exceeding these standards. While some individuals feel that the biological differences between men and women in combat would put our military at a disadvantage, evidence and logic prove that they are misinformed. Women in combat are able to fulfill many front line jobs already, are not at any higher risk of death than living a civilian life at home, and have the right to fight at the same level as their counterparts if they are capable of meeting the standards for battle.
In this essay, the author
- Argues that the standards for enlisting in military combat positions are as high as possible to ensure that we can create soldiers that are effective as these "perfect-world" soldiers.
- Argues that gender-neutral standards are carefully put together to ensure that the soldier will be successful in battle.
- Opines that combat is impossible if you don't know how to work with technology in today's world. women in non-combat roles are always in harms way.
- Argues that the standards for enlisting in military combat positions are as high as possible to ensure that we can create soldiers that are effective as these "perfect-world" soldiers.
- Argues that gender-neutral standards are carefully put together to ensure that the soldier will be successful in battle.
- Opines that combat is impossible if you don't know how to work with technology in today's world. women in non-combat roles are always in harms way.
- Argues that it is irrational to oppose the idea of women in combat using argument that they are prone to death and injuries.
- Explains that women's medical visits for eye injuries are half the rate of males, and that the risk of death and injuries has nothing to do with their ability to battle.
- Concludes that if a woman has the potential to fight "like men," no one needs to stand in her way.
- Opines that the topic of gender equality should be in the past, but there are individuals who are still stuck in early twentieth-century beliefs. women need to be allowed in combat because they have excelled in a number of combat situations already.
- Analyzes brooks, rosa, leonard, mary d., lin, c.j. and musgrave, jane. "do women belong in combat?" proquest.
1546 wordsRead More - Argumentative Essay On Women In The Militaryopinion essayPresented by retired U.S. Army Ranger Jeff Struecker in a CNN Interview; “I think what we’ve just done is open the door to the expectation that women will now serve in the most violent, dangerous roles in the military (Stuecker),” the argument states that if women are allowed into the military, the future will bring their expectation to serve. It states that in the future, women and men will be drafted and the army will be made up of an equal number of men and women. This fifty-fifty makeup, says Struecker, is not beneficial due to the fact that the average male far outperforms the average female in battle training
In this essay, the author
- Explains that defense secretary ashton carter announced that all combat positions would be open to women, making a total of 213,600 positions across 52 specialties available.
- Opines that the defense department is taking another historic step forward by opening up the remaining 10 percent of military positions, including combat roles, to women.
- Explains that women have played a crucial role in america's victories over other nations since the revolutionary war. with new laws stating what women can do in the military, subservience to men has evolved to equality.
- Explains that defense secretary ashton carter announced that all combat positions would be open to women, making a total of 213,600 positions across 52 specialties available.
- Opines that the defense department is taking another historic step forward by opening up the remaining 10 percent of military positions, including combat roles, to women.
- Explains that women have played a crucial role in america's victories over other nations since the revolutionary war. with new laws stating what women can do in the military, subservience to men has evolved to equality.
- Explains that the military leadership diversity commission and the defense advisory committee on women in the services, both legitimate committees established by the u.s. government, recommended eliminating combat exclusion policies for women.
- Narrates how the navy announced their plan for integration in early 2015, which was a huge step forward for women in the military. the armed forces followed suit and were ordered to fully integrate women into every position.
- Opines that carter's decision to integrate women into the military wasn't made because the pentagon had reached a consensus that this was best for america’s protection.
- Opines that with all major changes in the united states, there will be people passionately for a cause, but they will also be passionate against the cause. allen west, an atlanta conservative republican, argues that women are not competent.
- Opines that marine corps' research will serve as fodder for those who are against fully integrating women. all-male squads, teams and crews demonstrated better performance on 93 of 134 tasks evaluated (69 percent).
- Analyzes the statistical argument against women on the front lines, including that they are weaker, slower, and worse shots, as well as more prone to injury.
- Opines that obama's socialist principles are behind it all, and that women cannot perform as well as men and shouldn't be allowed on the front lines.
- Analyzes jeff struecker's argument that if women are allowed into the military, the future will bring their expectation to serve.
- Argues that the pentagon's arguments against integration are debunked by the same reason that it was made for -- you cannot exclude women that can simply because most women can't.
- Advises struecker to look at other fully integrated militaries around the world.
- Opines that the only issue is ability, and if women can pass the tests, they must be allowed to serve.
1393 wordsRead More - Women in the Militaryopinion essayI am in favor of equality for women, just not when it comes to women in combat. There have been women in society doing heroic things since the Revolutionary war. There have been brave women in war posing as men so they could fight. There are a select few women who could handle war and combat. The negative aspects of women in combat outweigh the positive. Women should not participate in military combat. However they may join the military and served in traditional roles such as nurses and office staff. The difference between men and women is women are physically weaker, they have vital personal needs, and they attract male troops.
In this essay, the author
- Opines that women should not participate in military combat, although they may join the military and serve in traditional roles such as nurses and office staff.
- Opines that women are physically weaker and have physical problems to deal with.
- Explains that women have personal physical problems that need to be attended to. they have monthly periods that put them at a disadvantage.
- Opines that women should not participate in military combat, although they may join the military and serve in traditional roles such as nurses and office staff.
- Opines that women are physically weaker and have physical problems to deal with.
- Explains that women have personal physical problems that need to be attended to. they have monthly periods that put them at a disadvantage.
- Opines that men are naturally attracted to women because it makes them appear more masculine by contrast. the morale of the units would be destroyed if chaos were going on.
- Opines that women can play a very important role in war. they can do intelligence because their inadequate strength would not affect their performance.
661 wordsRead More - No Woman Fighting on the Front Lineopinion essayMen and women we are the same. We may have different body parts different emotions but women shouldn’t be treated any different. We do live in a free country; shouldn’t we have the freedom to choose what job we want? Women have rights whether it’s the right to bear arms or fight front row in combat. Thousands of women are fighting for their country whether it is in the Air force, Army, or military. The one thing women can’t do is fight in the front row of combat. Why? Because men don’t think we are strong enough. I say women should stand back and fight for their rights. All women should be able to fight in combat because men aren’t always emotionally stable, to further support women’s rights and they are no different than men.
In this essay, the author
- Argues that women should not be excluded on the basis of their gender but be entitled to test themselves against the criteria required for combat.
- Opines that women are not different from men, but they are strong enough for combat. critics say women possess physical and biological handicaps that will damage the cohesion of combat units.
- Opines that all of these topics are still unfair to women. women should be able to do whatever they feel the need for.
- Argues that women should not be excluded on the basis of their gender but be entitled to test themselves against the criteria required for combat.
- Opines that women are not different from men, but they are strong enough for combat. critics say women possess physical and biological handicaps that will damage the cohesion of combat units.
- Opines that all of these topics are still unfair to women. women should be able to do whatever they feel the need for.
- Opines that women should be able to fight in combat because men aren't always emotionally stable. private jessica lynch, a u.s. super clerk, was ambushed by iraqi soldiers and later interrogated by
- Explains that mp fights to let women in close combat. the sydney morning herald, the 02 oct. 2006: 3. newspaper source plus.
593 wordsRead More - Women and the Draftanalytical essayImagine a big war has suddenly broke out with America and another country. The military suddenly realizes that in order to better their army and be stronger, they need more people to join and fight along with them. The military decides their needs to be a draft. However, men are the only ones eligible to be apart of the draft. Should this be something that should be changed with the military? Should women also be apart of the draft?
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the military realizes that in order to better their army and be stronger, they need more people to join and fight along with them. men are the only ones eligible to be apart of the draft.
- Argues that the armed forces should not be excluded from the growing new reputation america is trying to get. the new york times reports that women earn 92.2 cents on the dollar of what men earn.
- Argues that women should be involved in the draft because of the skills they are born with.
- Explains that the military realizes that in order to better their army and be stronger, they need more people to join and fight along with them. men are the only ones eligible to be apart of the draft.
- Argues that the armed forces should not be excluded from the growing new reputation america is trying to get. the new york times reports that women earn 92.2 cents on the dollar of what men earn.
- Argues that women should be involved in the draft because of the skills they are born with.
- Describes the differences between men and women in oregon counseling, psychotherapy, therapy, information, education, referral, research.
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