Why women should bein the Seals or Special Foces?!?

Question

i am writing an essay for my speech class, and the last form i did's answer's didnt help me any...so if you guys would, tell me why you think that women should be in the Seals or something....k?!

Answer 1

Many people already stated the obvious, that being the physical differences between a male and female. You must also take into account that Special Forces rely heavily on each other as a team. Anytime you have a team, and add someone that isnt similar to them into their group (i.e. a female joining a group of males), the team is no longer as cohesive as it once was. In combat, teamwork allows the mission to be completed. A failure of mission can be fatal to more than just those involved. Until American society changes to the point where male/female seperation no longer occurs, do not expect the Military to have females serve on the frontlines (with Special Forces or in the Combat Arms).

Answer 2

First of all, the physical training any SPECOPS requires is not the hardest part, it's the psychlogical part that screws with you, and causes most washouts. They think they can't do it, and they don't. In a perfect world, women could if they could pass all the exact same tests as the men, but they cannot and should not because the American psyche is such that a man will do anything to keep a woman safe. This would be the destruction of any secrets held by a SPECOPS group that contained a woman if they were captured. I know, this didn't help you, sorry.

Answer 3

Seals & Special Forces are that part of the military where the ultimate combat personnel are used. Those that can swim, run and crawl the farthest in the worst conditions are candidates. A martial artist that excels at weapons including firearms and knives and hand to hand combat is also a candidate. They also have to be able to handle parachuting into hostile territory at night and assembling both electronic and mechanical equipment that is dropped with them. (this requires brains as well as brawn)
If a woman is capable of taking down a fully muscled guy after swimming miles in cold water and crawling up a rocky beach, OR dropping into a foreign land and setting up a staging area . . . then she should be included.
It is all about who is the best stealth, combat warrior.

Answer 4

Seals are normally on the frontline of warfare. Our Country does not allow women to serve on the "frontlines" (That's not to say that numerous women haven't bravely fought and died in our Military) It's just they are not normally the ones going in on the major combat zones.

Women POW's can be exploited more by our enemies. Like it or not when citizens see a woman captive, beat, and abused, it hits them harder than it does when they see a man. Sexual abuse of woman POW's is very common also. Not to mention, I'm not a very small guy but I'd have a hard time getting through the SEALs training (actually I probably would not make it). Very physically demanding. On average, most women have smaller frames and aren't quite as physically strong as men. (Let the screaming begin. "Women are just as strong...." O.K. right.

Answer 5

anyone who can pass the stringent physical requirements to be in the Seals should be able to join.

These are not intended as an artificial barrier to gender integration, they are a very real and valid prerequisite for the type of missions Seals do.

So far no woman has been able to meet these requirements.

(and if anyone in your class raises the old point about "women can do anything men can do" ask them why we need separate Olympics teams, then).

edited to add: justhang must think there are no female service personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Answer 6

They shouldn't. The physical demands of a SEAL is too great for most women.

Answer 7

Well, first you should be doing your own hw, not asking for help from strangers.

Doesn't that strike you as maybe something like, oh, cheating maybe?

Secondly it is against the law for women to serve at or behind the front lines, so this is a poor topic.

Answer 8

They shouldn't. I doubt outside a fictional movie a woman could handle the training.

Answer 9

close your eyes and rank two participants in training excersies
go by the numbers if they pass then so be it
weight
height
age
thats all they need to know
if a person wants to protect and serve then g-d bless

Answer 10

Women have equal rights and responsibilities as well as capabilities! You may develop this theme and present your case.