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Women in Combat

 

However, laws do prohibit the permanent assignment of Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force women to ships and aircraft engaged in a combat mission. There is no comparable exclusion for Army women. .
             Women should be allowed the chance to show officials that they are competent enough to progress in their respective duties to their country. However, the standards are so high, and for good reason, that women often hesitate to continue on in the service. These standards are divided into three grades. Grade 1 - The ability to perform "maximum heavy duty"; lifting 70lbs to the height of six feet. Grade 2 - The ability to perform "sustained moderate duty"; lifting 40lbs to elbow height. Grade 3 - The ability to perform "standard light duty"; lifting 20lbs to elbow height. .
             The classifications were enforced by the Pentagon, as a response to a considerable amount of deficiencies in physical capacity that occurred with increasing frequency. For example, the Marine Corps reported that most women who were being trained to climb telephone poles were not able to hoist the necessary equipment (50lbs). The military is always looking for ways to be more exact, especially when it comes to physical standards.
             There is no doubt that men and women differ significantly when it comes to showing emotions. Women present themselves in a "kind" and "sympathetic" manner, almost as if they could never mirror violence. Men are "aggressive, adventurous, enterprising, and outwardly direct disposition" (Binkin and Bach 88). Therefore, wouldn't it make more sense for men to handle gruesome, physically straining jobs in the military instead of women?.
             In combat, troops spend a lot of time with each other, which encourages male bonding. It has been proven that men tend to draw together in social groups from which women are excluded. For instance, in matters involving the control of interferences to social order, such as politics, war, and police work (Binkin and Bach 90).


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