In a recent article in TIME magazine, the long debated issue of the role of women in combat arose. Personally, I believe the prejeduce against women in the military is rediculous. Not allowing women to be in the infantry simply on the ignorant belief that "women will panic in the face of attack." That is the most rediculous, and insulting thing I have ever heard in my life. It is not right to bar women from doing the jobs that men do, simply because those men believe that the women are "too weak" or "not capable" of carrying out such tasks. That is absolute nonsense. Women can do anything than men can do, and then some.
We should be allowed to choose what career path we'd like to take in the military. Some choose desk jobs, that's fine. Other's opt for medical related jobs, that's magnificent. But there's always been and always will be that certain group of women that want so badly to be treated equally, and to be in the infantry and do what they really enjoy. Being capable of carrying out infantry-related duties is not restricted to a certain gender, women are just as capable as men. And with the struggling recruitment numbers accross the board, one would think the military would seek to further open up gender-restricted positions in order to catch the interest and desire of women like myself, who want to be on the frontlines-- who want to directly defend their country in hand-to-hand combat, not just from behind a desk.
Anyways, that's my spiel.
If you'd like to read the TIME magazine article in full, here's the link to it:
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/pr...161235,00.html