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Women in Combat: Attitudes and Experiences of U.S. Officers and Enlisted Personnel
Laurie Porter and Rick Aside -both members of the United States Military- wrote the report “Women in Combat: Attitudes and Experiences of U.S. Officers and Enlisted Personnel.” This source gives many reasons pertaining to why women should not be in combat. However, concerning my research question, two main arguments were presented. The first argument being: integrating women into combat roles degrade teamwork and therefore result in a less effective military. The authors state that this has its -
Combat Roles For Women: A Modest Proposal
The article “Combat roles for women: A Modest Proposal” by Kim Field argues for women to be integrated into all combat positions. The main argument made is that if these women can physically meet the same standards as men, there is no reason why they would make the military less effective. Field also argues that women being integrated into combat roles will be slow; therefore, complications can easily be worked out. If for some reason integrating women in combat roles harms the military, the de -
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Women In Combat
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Commentary: Women in Combat and the Risk of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Depression
Charles Hoge -a nationally known expert on PTSD- wrote the article “Women in Combat and the Risk of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Depression.” The purpose is to study the mental health of women compared to men in combat. The first sentence of the article states that from something as simple as civilian experiments, women are much more likely to have anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorders. The article continues to show results that are paralleled to that of women in combat. -
Gendering Combat: Military Women's Status In Britain, The United States, And The Soviet Union During The Second World War
Beate Fieseler, Michaela Hampf and Jutta Schwarzkopf, who are all professors at different colleges in Germany, argue combat positions will always be masculine as they examine the militarization of women during World War II in the article “Gendering Combat: Military Women’s Status in Britain, The United States and the Soviet Union During the Second World War.” Throughout the duration of WWII, women in Britain and the Soviet Union were fighting in combat. The United States allowed women to serve, -
Sending Women To War
This article informs us of the arguments and reactions made by each branch after Secretary of Defense, Ashton Cater, announced the decision to open all combat positions to women. Thompson tells us that among all branches, there is an overwhelming rejection among service members. It states that the most common claim is that women are not strong enough. The article states, “Army’s stored 101st Airborne Division found that the average female weighed only 80% as much as the average male, with 10% m -
Women In Combat
Jude Eden argues that women should be excluded from combat due to the nature of the female body. Eden uses a study that was conducted at West Point between males and females. Students of both genders enter the school in the same physical condition and with the exact same training men end up being 10% stronger than women. Eden explains that the male body retains more muscle than the female body. With this evidence, she makes one strong claim that a group of women in combat will not be as strong a