I am at my mother's office right now, working on my social studies essay. The topic I am doing is "Should women be allowed in combat in the U.S. army?" Well, so far I ahve read 3 or 4 websites, and they all bring up good points for why they should, and why they shouldn't.
One article brought up how in the israeli army women are allowed in combat units. Also, they can get promotions. In the United States army, things are a little different. First of all, there is the issue of the Army Phiysical Fitness Test. You are required to do a certain amount of sit-ups, push-ups, and a 2-mile run. Men and women are both judged equally on the sit-ups, but women are based on an easier scale when it comes to the running and push-ups. This already sets us women apart! Women happen to be shorter than men. This proves a problem when a woman has to carry out a wounded soldier from a battlefield. Women soldiers can carry wounded soldiers up to a certain weight. After that weight is passed, many of them end up dragging the other soldier. This has nothing to do with them being a woman though! If one was to look at the Israeli defense force, women are treated thesame way as men. They are allowed into combat units and can be promoted. Why can't the U/S/ do the same? Many women would like to be promoted to general or another position of honor like that, yet they are uncapable. And all because they can't be in combat units. In the U.S. army, you have to have been in a combat unit in order to be promoted. This is very unfair to women!
Another website I found had the opposite view. The author wrote about how having women in the army at all cancels out the idea of men protecting women and children from harm from their enemies. I guess this guy has a point.
I have to go finish typing my essay, so i'll finish this later.
Toodles!
-Sara =^)
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