The Army Personnel Services Detachment (APSD) does not present any form glass ceiling for women. This is primarily due to the nature and make up of the organization. The APSD is a military organization and the highest ranking officer in its composition is a captain. Currently, the US Army is having tremendous success in keeping equitable promotion opportunities in the junior officer ranks. The APSD has no current equal opportunity (EO) issues based on unfair treatment among the sexes, but female Soldiers have dealt with severe gender discrimination over the past 65 years.(Living the Legacy of Women’s Rights, n.d.)…
Women in combat In the article, “Military women in Combat: Why making it official matters” composed by Jena McGregor, the author clearly makes a strong stance regarding women in the military. One point being, that at least 14,00 new jobs were made unrestricted, while 250,00 jobs in the military still remain restricted to men only. The main point in the article is difficult to point out at first , because the author seems to be in favor for women’s advancement in the military without combat and gives example to support her argument.…
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Women have been allowed to have many jobs but should they be allowed to go to war? According to Rebecca Zissou on the Women Warriors article, a publication that talks about women combatants. “they aren't allowed to compete for a spot in the regiment because they are women”. This, of course, should be an issue when it comes down to these situations. The women should be treated the same way as a man. When it comes to these situations women are not treated equally as men, when that shouldn't happen for one reason. The reason is that women have the same rights as men. Women should be able to apply themselves to any job/career they want. Why remove those rights when it comes to women warriors?…
Throughout the United States, sexism is a defining role in the choices that are made concerning who can and cannot perform a certain task the most efficient and safe. Fighting on the front line, in a Combat Unit, is one of those tasks that certainly takes special skills and integrity that not many people possess. Throughout reading and analyzing Coed Combat Units—A Bad Idea on All Counts, many informative, thought-provoking, and straight forward points were addressed concerning women working along-side of men on the front line in the United States Military. While growing up and still to this day, I have always believed that men should be the only ones fighting for our great country, no because a woman cannot keep up, but because men were basically built to fight in the military.…
Owens opens up his claim about the equity among female and male participants in the military by providing evidence from professors across the nation, who seem against it or supporting the idea in the military. He wants to explain one of the dangers that women face, however, as well as to mention his opinions that a woman’s weakness should not stop her from being part of combat. Thus allowing his paper to be purely on women throughout the paper introducing methods of how women should be treated with potential equivalent to male soldiers. He offers statistics to balance out his assumptions about a concept from his claim to prove what he is trying to explain in his argument.…
In “Arms and the Women,” Collins argues that, considering how far America has already come with equal rights as a whole, women should now have total equality to men in the military. Collins opens her column by looking back on the era when women were first allowed into the military- a time when letting them hold a gun was still out of the question. She then moves to a discussion of the current state of the issue; how much has changed, and the question of if more rights should be given. Collins closes her argument with a reflection of the positive effects of women in the military, and a hope to continue the movement of allowing women to participate in all combat.…
Bibliography: for Women on the Front Lines Thesis: It is the duty of the Pentagon to protect the service men and women of the nation’s military. Therefore, the Pentagon should reverse its decision to allow women in combat because service women have a higher risk of injury or death due to their feminine weaknesses. "APFT Standards." US Army Basic APFT Standards Comments. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Feb. 2013. This document issued by the Pentagon and US Army illustrates the physical standard differences between men and women soldiers. The document shows that women are expected to perform at a lower standard than their male counterparts in all categories of exercise. The document also shows the gap between men and women physical standards increasing with age. I will use this document to argue that women are too weak to serve in combat if they cannot perform the same amount of physical exercise as their male enemies. Hopkins-Chadwick, Denise L. "The Health Readiness Of Junior Enlisted Military Women: The Social Determinants Of Health Model And Research Questions." Military Medicine 171.6 (2006): 544-549. Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition. Web. 12 Feb. 2013. In this study, Hopkins-Chadwick focuses on the general life and health of military women. The study found that only a few women in the military hold high ranking…
Speaking from a woman who is in the military I’m going to elaborate on why I think that women shouldn’t serve in combat positions. It’s scientifically proven that women doesn’t physically perform at the same level as men. For an example, the Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) is broken down into two categories’, women and men and in which they have different age groups in which women are held to a lower standards than men. The APFT have different requirements when you turn a certain age meaning your body can’t handle as much as it did when you were younger. Same thing with women and men you can’t hold them to the same standard when their body is constructed differently. Physically a woman skeletal system is less dense and prone to have more breakages than a man. Psychological concerns are that women would be place on the front line and then get pregnant to escape from combat. Another reason I think women shouldn’t go into some combat positions such as sniper school is because you have to be aware that they camp out for days, but a woman can’t do that especially if they are on their menstrual cycle. We as women have to realize is that we can’t do everything as men.…
Women are just as equal as men as is everyone else. Women shouldn't be called out just because they're not strong, or don't have as much mentality as men. Women should have the right to serve in combat. Only women with really good training and strength would be allowed in war. The leaders wouldn't allow anybody with no training or skill out in combat. “As long as an applicant is qualified for a position, one’s gender doesn't matter.” (Sisters in Arms) It isn't hard to give a woman…
Stereotypes between men and women are really starting to change. Especially with the idea that women can be just as tough as men. Allowing them into combat positions could bring many benefits and more people are starting to see that. Women have come a long way in today’s military culture and allowing women in infantry positions brings us one step closer to gender equality throughout the armed…
Everyone works extraordinarily courageous when danger is experience. Women are not left out. They work as hard to ensure they achieve what is required of them. No gender is designed for courageous acts to be in the military solely. Women and men can work hand in hand to fight the battles and emerge victorious. Women have been restricted from artillery, infantry, armor and other combat roles in specialty. They are recruited to perform administrative work, nurse the ill and wounded, do laundry and cook for the troops. I strongly disagree with the person who came up with this plan. Women should be allowed in the army not to cook but to serve as their male counterparts since no gender is better suited for some jobs and careers (Lianas…
Women military combat women should not be subject to what happens in war combat. women are built different women are more qualified parents then man men would try to take care of the women and protect them help them and save them they women would have to have different sleeping quarters and different bathing areas then the men that’s more money army navy marines and air force women would have to work hard like the men and women structure aren’t meant for some of that work “It is said that this will allow women to fill hundreds of thousands of combat roles from which they are currently excluded. Substantively, this is a poor idea” (cnn, 1).…
In this essay ethical I will state my personal opinion, on why I think that women should be able to serve in combat positions. This essay will focus and explain the reason why I think that women are just as capable to serve in combat positions like their male counterparts. This article will also inform the reader of the why it will not be a risk if a woman is in those positions in the military. Many female soldiers have recently been allowed to take jobs of men in all male battalions. Some people also argue that this is unfair and can be negative for career growth in the military.…
Marriage and divorce are common occurrences for many young adults. However, military members marry and divorce at different rates than the general civilian population. These trends may give some insight into why enlisted women divorce at higher rates than all others. One study reported military members marry at higher rates than civilians; 60% of high school educated military members ages 23-25 were married compared to 37% of their civilian peers. The rates decrease with education but still remain higher for military members; 40% of military members with a college education were married compared to 25% of civilians (Hogan & Seifert, 2010). As a whole, military members divorce at lower rates than civilians (Kanzler et al., 2011). This number…