Third, Alvarez posits that military women are indispensable in the Iraq and Afghanistan because women can do as much as men do, or even more than men do for cultural reasons. Even though, women soldiers play important roles in the war, no one wants to elevate the status
Men and Women in the Military Should Serve in Separate Units This has been a touchy subject for many years within the United States Military. We all hear equal rights this, and equal rights that, but when it comes down to it lives are at stake so this is an issue that cannot be taken lightly. Should men and women be made to serve in separate units while in the military? I will now argue my points on the subject while at the same time share twenty years of first-hand experience that I have from serving in the United States Army. As I stated above, this is a very touchy subject to cover.
It affects us(soldiers) and their family's lives, especially if the soldier died in battle. It affects leaders because they know that they have military resources at the ready. If theres is a civil war, it affects the citizen's life, win or lose, live or die. Another thing: everyone boasts how there isn't a war on American soild at the moment, but I disagree. We have drug wars, riots, and personal wars; and these go on every day of our lives, most going un-known except by the people it directly affects.
New industries, naval, and army bases were being built during the home front. Women played a huge role in this because if they didn’t stay home and take over for the men, they wouldn’t have the money to raise their families. “Only one in nine of the 45,000 women who signed up were selected for duty overseas” (Suite101) so a large percentage of women stayed back home. The National Selective Service controlled the women and men. They would only make the decisions for them “who could join up and who could not, where they could work, and when they could change jobs.” (Thecanadianencyclopedia) It was a tough life, but it was the only way to support their husbands when their off to war.
I believe it would be harder to show a greater negative affect than a positive effect in this matter. In conclusion I believe that the glass ceiling is “a transparent barrier that kept women from rising above a level in the military. It applies to women as a group who are kept from advancing higher because they are women” (Glass Ceiling, The Military). Men and women are equal and must be treated as such. Women have proven themselves competent and qualified for tasks and jobs in the military even under stressful and dangerous conditions.
"The Army is the supreme symbol of duty, and as long as women are not equal to men in performing this duty, they have not yet obtained true equality. If the daughters of Israel are absent from the army, then the character of the Yishuv (Jewish community in Israel) will be distorted." -David Ben Gurion, first Prime Minister of Israel Rachel Papo’s master thesis work, Serial No. 3817131, exposes its viewers to the lives of women serving in the Israeli Defense Force. Many of these images depict soldiers during leisure time, on cell phones, in their living quarters, and amongst civilians - while others catch them on duty or in training.
Even famous Rosie the Riveter once said, “We Can Do It!” (Panchyk 57) Women played a huge role in World War II. One of the important roles was working in the military. They served in all three services, Army, Air Force and Navy. When the government was recruiting women into the Army, they made it sound glamorous. When the women joined the Army, they did not get glamorous jobs.
PTSD Analysis Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is a hot button topic in today’s world because many soldiers come home from war and do not receive the proper health care they deserve. Each day normal human beings encounter stress; it is inevitable to avoid it. For Brendon Burgess, a member of our United States Army, he experienced a whole new level of stress that we can not begin to imagine, now called PTSD. Upon many soldiers, like Brendon, returning to “normalcy” back home is easier said than done. He and his fellow soldiers encounter many physical and mental problems while transitioning back from combat into our environment.
Assuming that most military members are male in our center. Women are just as good to be in the service serving our country while taking care of a family. Women are portrayed as not good enough for the military because of weakness and genetically programed for the “caring” role. (DeGrott 2001). What about women who don’t have any children?
Nilufar Mohammad Professor brunkala English 302 11 January 2015 response one Part 1 Military Women in Combat: Why making it Official Matters.” McGregor was inspired to write this piece because many people are under the misconception that women and men are treated as equals and some may even argue that women have it easier than men. The purpose of this piece was to challenge those assumptions and make more people will be aware that women are not treated better than men nor are they treated From the article i learn that there are men and women working towards lifting the restrictions. McGregor informs us that “female soldiers began formally moving into jobs in previously all male battalions a result of rule changes following a February report that opened some 14,000 new positions to women