women is combat?

Question

since when are women allowed in the US armed forces?

Answer 1

women have served in non-combat roles at least since WWII, and probably before.

In recent decades, women have been kept in support roles, but In Panama 1990 a women's unit accidentally became involved in combat, proving once and for all that they could handle it.

After that, the restrictions semed to ease a bit.

Answer 2

Women have been allowed in US armed forces for quite some time now (at least since WWII). Most recently, they have found themselves in combat mainly because while they are only slotted into combat support roles, those positions have been known to come under attack. (for an example of this, look at what happened to Jessica Lynch)

Answer 3

a long time, women are still not allowed in direct combat roles sich as the infantary but still often find themselves in combat situations. for example there were women serving as helo pilots for medivacs and close air support in the first gulf war. It mainly happened in the late 80's when the military had a large drop in numbers at the cooling down of the cold war.

Answer 4

Oh since about,,,,,,,,

http://history.amedd.army.mil/moh/WalkerM.jpg

.The Medal of Honor - the nation's highest award.

Dr Mary Walker, a surgeon in the Civil War, was awarded the nation's highest honor by President Andrew Johnson. The citation reads, in part:
"Whereas it appears from official reports that Dr. Mary E. Walker, a graduate of medicine, has rendered valuable service to the government, and her efforts have been earnest and untiring in a variety of ways, and that she was assigned to duty and served as an assistant surgeon in charge of female prisoners at Louisville, KY., under the recommendation of Major-Generals Sherman and Thomas, and faithfully served as contract surgeon in the service of the United states, and has devoted herself with much patriotic zeal to the sick and wounded soldiers, both in the field and hospitals, to the detriment of her own health, and has endured hardships as a prisoner of war four months in a southern prison while acting as contract surgeon...."

Answer 5

woman have been allowed in for a long time.
Direct combat.. not really. but they are put in the front lines now under the idea of "females searching iraqi females"

where woman are put in direct danger and the likes..

and to note.. jessica lynch is a moron,who made millions because she had no idea what to do,and everyone in the world felt sorry for her because she was female..

Many males are taken hostage.and then released.. noone cares..
one female is.. OMG!!... lets write a book..

Answer 6

Since men realised we are bred for combat !!! it just took them longer than expected to fathom that out !

Answer 7

The only two defining forces that have ever offered to die for you was Jesus Christ and the American soldier.
One died for you soul and the other for your freedom.

Never forget God and Country!

Answer 8

A 19-year old female Army medic serving in Iraq braved sniper fire to save the life of a critically injured colleague. Private Michelle Norris, 19, from Stourbridge, West Midlands, climbed on top of a Warrior armoured vehicle to reach her vehicle commander who had been injured during a fire fight in Maysaan Province in June.

Private Michelle Norris, known as 'Chuck', was part of a Warrior patrol in support of the Iraqi Security Forces in Al Amarah, Maysaan province, which came under attack while it was trying to recover another Warrior that had become stuck in a ditch.

Describing her reaction to the incident itself, Private Norris said:
"It brought it home to me and I realised why I was here. It was my first casualty since training, which was pretty scary. "On arrival at the scene, we stopped and when I heard 'dings' off the Warrior, I thought it was stones," she continued. "Then I heard the turret get hit, so I got onto the intercom and asked 'is anyone hit then?' but there was no answer.

"All of a sudden, the driver [Private Nani Ratawake] shouted down to me that my commander had been hit. I didn't know where he'd been shot and how bad it was at this stage. So I jumped out the back of the Warrior, climbed up on top of the turret, looked down, and saw the extent of his injuries.

I then heard the crack and a thump of a round going past my head. I was under fire from a sniper, which luckily just missed me."

"Ratawake pulled me down head first into the turret. A round went over and hit a battery which was at my knee height, so if he hadn't pulled me down at that point, my knee or my leg would have been shot.

"We managed to cross the turret and get my commander into the back, where one of the lads put a sweat rag over him. I got through and administered first aid, put a dressing on and checked his vital signs.

The Warrior driver, Private Nani Ratawake, known as 'Destroyer', then drove to the helicopter landing point to take the casualty to a military field hospital.

Commenting on the actions of Pte Norris, her Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Colonel David Labouchere MBE, said: "Private Norris acted completely selflessly and, in the face of great danger, concentrated on her job and saved someone else's life. She is part of a larger team, all of whom are acquitting themselves admirably when faced with danger.

As the only female in C Company, she gets on with the lads. "It's good," she says. "I've always been one of the lads anyway. Most of my friends in 'Civvy Street' have always been lads, and I always used to play football at school, so it's alright, I get on with them."

Lieutenant Colonel David Labouchere MBE continued: "The team think of her as their local mascot."

Private Norris, from the Royal Army Medical Corps, only recently qualified as a medic and is currently serving on her first tour of Iraq. She is attached to C Company 1st Battalion The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, normally based in Paderborn, Germany.

A photograph of Private Norris is available at http://www.mod.uk.

Answer 9

FOr support but not for comabat

Answer 10

Don't remember exactly when that started. Why?