should women be allowed to serve in the army as...?

Question

any of the 11 series mos's? infantry?

omg did i say combat or did i say bloody 11 series mos's?

infantry i dont care if they are side to side or not i am talking about their main role is to kill enemy soldiers

and dare i say women today are quite different than women of the middle ages where we didnt have 1/4 of the comforts that we have to day

i dare say they had it worse, and i do also believe that the reason they were allowed to be pit dogs was because it was interesting to see a woman eaten by a tiger/ killed and/or they handled themselves like a man

this has nothing to do with the right to serve
a blind man has the right to serve would u make him an 11c?

have you not realised that i have stated an exact area of speciality here

fighter jet pilots go into combat

heck even cooks go into combat

but what i am talking about is 11b and 11c

rio i somewhat agree but qualify to whose standards? the army's standard for women is a tad lower than the mens (in infantry i dont know about the pog mos's)

wonderful what were u in the territorial army as?

as an infantrywoman? if not stfu and please leave until you have something that is relating to what i have asked

true connor but gosh how do i explain this have you ever been in the infantry to know what is like?

you see its quite easy to say what history says and give examples but unless youve actually been there all of what you say is naught.

Answer 1

no

Answer 2

More to the point, why shouldn't those who wish to be allowed to do so?
The Spartans didn't mind having Female warriors. The Romans used Female Gladiators in the arena. The Gauls, The Prettanii, The Brettanii, The Celts, The Picts, The Scots, The Angle, The Saxons, both the Brethonic and the Goidelic tribes of Europe had Women warriors.
Women Warriors served with the 'baggage train' as 'camp followers' with all the armies that ever engaged an enemy anywhere in Europe during the time of the Roman Empire right up until the Eighth Century when a Papal Bull prohibited the continuation of this process.
In Medieval times Women were used to do the laundry, and dispatch fallen knights by slitting Their throats.The French wounded at Waterloo had Their throats cut by peasant women who went about robbing the corpses.
The Spanish Civil War saw Women commanding rebel combat units against the General Franco's troops.
The Russian Army used Women in the front line trenches during the First World War, and as snipers and even Fighter Pilots during the Second World War. Tito's Army was 40% Female. Chinese and Burmese Women bore arms against the Japanese from 1936 until after V.J. Day.
Every guerrilla army since the dawn of time has, at one time or another, had Women in it's ranks. From Boudica through Che Guevara, to today's terrorists Women have been doing Their duty.
In more recent times conflicts in Israel, Korea, Cyprus, Malaysia, Malaya, Borneo and Vietnam have seen Female armed combatants fighting, and dying, alongside Their Male compatriots.
I think that it is reasonable to say that They have just as much of a 'right' to serve as do You or I.

Answer 3

Of course. However, the army shouldn't use lowered physical standards for women. Make everyone meet the same standards. This would make it a lot harder for many women to get in, but I think the army would be better off.

Answer 4

The idea that women couldn't bear the physical demands of a military life may only be true to some women BUT still there are others who have what it takes...........so why not give them the chance to serve? One's sex shouldn't be a hindrance to serve one's country.

Answer 5

The Army will put every recruit in exactly the place they need them, that they are qualified for.

I would venture to say the Army is an employer who is the least discriminatory. They don't care what you want to do in the Army. They will put you in the position you are the most qualified for.

Period.

Answer 6

Why shouldn't they men have it a lot easier then they did in the middle ages too so that is kind of a dumb argument.

Answer 7

In my opinion Yes.

We have had women killed in Combat since the revolutionary war.

If hte women volunteer and they know and understand the risk and are capable of it. Why not? The only thing really stopping them is outdated thinking by Men, in today's combat everyone is a combatant.

Answer 8

Yes. I was in the territorial army for about 9 years. I, and other women like me, were as if not more capable than many of our male colleagues. What I saw was men's reluctance for women to move in on what they see as their territory. Many feeble excuses are cited, PMS just one. As other answerers have shown you, many women have fought throughout history along side their male colleagues in the defence of their land/faith etc.

The excuses made for why women cannot be in the front line are just the same as those given for why women were not supposed to be good in business. Reality is that men are worried of the competition.

Answer 9

If they are qualified and willing to go into combat, they should definitely be allowed.

Answer 10

Why no?Equallity is equallity, in good and in bad things. Equal rights, equal duties.

Answer 11

Throughout history women have been involved in fighting side by side with men. It was men that decided women were not strong enough. I don't think strength really matter when driving a tank or flying a fighter jet.
PMS is merely an excuse to keep women in the sidelines.
Alma Allen, a Danish resistance fighter led men and women in WW2

Jackie Cochran (1906 -1980) and Nancy Harkness Love ( born on February 14, 1914) founded the US Women's Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) during WW2.

During the Greek Civil War (1943-1947) at least 20% of all combat troops were women.

Anna Dosa commanded 33 Montagnands during the Greek Civil War (1943-1947)

Elaine Mordeaux, a French Resistance commander in WW2, led a unit of two hundred guerrillas, about a third of them were women.
(see also Women Warriors Around the World)

Tito's Resistance Army in Yugoslavia included more than 100,000 women (partizanka) At least 2,000 women were promoted to officer ranks The first all woman partisan unit in Yugoslavia was formed in the Serbian village of Lika on August 25, 1942, 700 women volunteered for the 110 positions available.

Hanna Reitsch was a German test pilot during WW2. She the only woman ever to be awarded the Iron Cross and Luftwaffe Diamond Clasp. (Other sites dealing with her story include http://www.uh.edu/admin/engines/epi1253.htm and http://home.earthlink.net/~gawebster/fockeachgiles/fa61folder/hanna.html)

Danisa Milosavljevic, Yugoslav partisan officer, commanded, both male and female troops in WW2.

Milka Kufrin, Yugoslav partisan in WW2

Bracha Fuld trained Jewish women soldiers, led her own platoons, captained military detachments and fought at the Battle of Sarona in Palestine during WW2.

Vitka Kempner and Ruzka Korczak were Jewish Resistance fighters in WW2.
(source Jewish Warriors)

Mira, Milica and Vera Kriuzman Yugoslav partisans in WW2.

17-year-old Emily Landau fought in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
(source Jewish Warriors)

Liza Ivanova organized and led a group of 68 men and women guerillas in Russia, 1941