Women in the military

As some of you might know the Pentagon has offically changed the rules on women in combat. Women are now able to start taking positions closer to the front-line and in harms way. There are a lot of republicans objecting to the new rules. Many of them say that women do not have the ability to fight in combat situations like men. Another argument spoken by the opposition is that women distract men from combat. It seems like these people need a history lesson about women in combat.   While in fact, women have been fighting in wars for a very long time. Here are some examples....

  Does anyone remember reading about this women in their elementary history books? While there are some debates over the truth behind this story, it shows that we teach our youth to recognize bravery, whether it be a man or women.

One of the biggest reasons in my opinion that women should be allowed in combat roles. During world war II the Russian military allowed women to fight on the front-line. These women fought and died just like any other man. If Russia in the 1940's could allow it, I think it is about time we allowed women in combat roles.

 

Just another example of other countries allowing women in combat role. If Israel allows it, we should too.