MINORITY WOMEN IN THE MILITARY

Minority Women in the Military

Minority Women in the Military

If an American citizen has the desire to serve their country, they should be able to, regardless of gender. When privacy within military settings is concerned, the military should make arrangements to allow equal access for both sexes based upon that principle that every citizen should have the right to serve their country. However, the argument that privacy considerations prohibit absolute equality is not a feasible one. The reason for that is because if only one gender is allowed in some military situations due to privacy concerns, and if females can qualify and accomplish the same physical training as males- there is no justification to say that males are that chosen gender that should have that right to serve. Yet, since the capabilities of a female from a physical standpoint are still grossly underrated, the military still prohibits them from different fields of service, skeptical of a female's competence(??l?h?n, 2002).

In this day and age of armed combat, most casualties in combat are attributed to “friendly fire,” and the majority of war takes place from a safely controlled area. In decades past, during World Wars, times were different. Overall, the social roles of the past were substantially different; women were by far thought to be the weaker sex, and there was no denial of the fact that a male was more physically capable to serve his country in the military. The methods of fighting were greatly different because they were much more physical with heavy equipment and extreme ground combat, so therefore, supposedly more masculine.

There is one obstacle that prevents a full integration of women in the military... The US Congress. That's right, our very own Congress refuses to fully gender-integrate the military. Their excuse? Women cannot match the level ...