Exploring the Ethics of Women in Combat

<p>Women in the military have come a long way. Women's roles in military combat should continue to grow. Other countries adapted their policies to allow women throughout their services. Should the United States follow? First they will need to answer many questions. Critics discuss many pros and cons. Some claim physical issues regarding strength and endurance. Specialty qualifications for both men and women eliminate these problems. Others argue that menstruation and pregnancy are a burden. However this paper will show that those are not true. Some argue that unit cohesion will be a factor especially when sexual thoughts start to run rampant. As the military accepts women into combat roles a more cohesive team will develop. With equal rights more important than ever the military should make every effort to ensure women have an equal opportunity to serve in all positions at all ranks if they are capable competent qualified and willingespecially if they bring a different perspective. Overall the best person for the job is the best-qualified personmale or female. The ultimate solution lies in the hands of leadership both at the upper and lower levels. Only if commanders hold leaders responsible for their actions will service members adhere to the standards.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>