Women in Combat

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This paper explains that women are just as good as their male counter parts in a combat environment. The author points out that females are not a distraction to a unit or to other male soldiers. The paper also relates that women go through the same job schools and basic training as men. The author underscores that, even though women have been put into combat situations with success and honor, they have a long way to go in this male-dominated society.

From the Paper:

"After all of the checks prayer and thinking, you and your crew are off to the next camp to deliver supplies to other soldiers in Iraq. Its now in the afternoon the temperature is now a blistering 120 degrees Fahrenheit, the average summer temperature in the country Also to make matters worse most military vehicles including the one you are in don't have air conditioning so all you feel is hot desert air. The convoy is going great, you and your security team are going down the usual dry, dusty, desert road full of bumps and rocks and sometimes trash."

Sample of Sources Used:

• D'Amico, Francine and Weinstein, Laurie. "Gender Camouflage: Women and the U.S. Military" New York 1999.
• Haley, James: "Women in the military" San Diego 2004 Opposing viewpoints series. 19, 27
• Herbert, Melissa. "Camouflage isn't only for Combat: Gender, Sexuality, and women in the military" New York 1988.
• Holmes, Kristen. "Band of Sisters: American Women at war in Iraq" Pennsylvania 2007
• Mitchell, Brian "Women in the Military: Flirting with Disaster" Washington D.C. 1998. Intro

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