Women in Special Forces
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Women in Special Forces (Green Beret)
Peter Rivera
Management 410
Dr. Beth Hogan
Women in Special Forces
In this paper I will present my position about women working in Special Forces (green berets). I will mention other countries that have women in combat positions or units. I will explain the job involvement of Special Forces, the training and qualifications required, and the job demands, both physical and mental when in a combat unit. Base on what I had seen and been true in my 22 years in the military I’ll have to disagree with women been in Special Forces or any combat unit for that matter. In today’s 21st century, women have been able to equal and in many cases surpass men in different jobs. In mentioning some of these jobs we can include jobs like construction, road workers, police force, certain military jobs and others. All these are demanding jobs and in some cases dangerous jobs. I have to recognize that they have done pretty good so far so why stop there, why not try to get into the combat Military Occupation Skills (MOS); other countries are doing it. Well is not that simple. The job of a combat soldier is about shooting, moving, and communicating. To do these and be successfully or in this case stay alive requires a great amount of strength, especially upper body strength, which by nature women don’t poses.
At the moment there are countries that do allow women in their combat units like Labia, Israel, and possible Australia. Some countries go to the extreme with what they believe their women can and can’t do. For example, in countries like Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan and others, the people believe that women were created just to serve and please the men. Women in these countries have no say in society or at home; they are supposed to cook, clean and have kids and that’s it. These countries are far from allowing their women to be in their military,
Preview Paper
Women in Special Forces (Green Beret)
Peter Rivera
Management 410
Dr. Beth Hogan
Women in Special Forces
In this paper I will present my position about women working in Special Forces (green berets). I will mention other countries that have women in combat positions or units. I will explain the job involvement of Special Forces, the training and qualifications required, and the job demands, both physical and mental when in a combat unit. Base on what I had seen and been true in my 22 years in the military I’ll have to disagree with women been in Special Forces or any combat unit for that matter. In today’s 21st century, women have been able to equal and in many cases surpass men in different jobs. In mentioning some of these jobs we can include jobs like construction, road workers, police force, certain military jobs and others. All these are demanding jobs and in some cases dangerous jobs. I have to recognize that they have done pretty good so far so why stop there, why not try to get into the combat Military Occupation Skills (MOS); other countries are doing it. Well is not that simple. The job of a combat soldier is about shooting, moving, and communicating. To do these and be successfully or in this case stay alive requires a great amount of strength, especially upper body strength, which by nature women don’t poses.
At the moment there are countries that do allow women in their combat units like Labia, Israel, and possible Australia. Some countries go to the extreme with what they believe their women can and can’t do. For example, in countries like Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan and others, the people believe that women were created just to serve and please the men. Women in these countries have no say in society or at home; they are supposed to cook, clean and have kids and that’s it. These countries are far from allowing their women to be in their military,
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