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Debate: Women in the military
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[Edit] Should women be in the military? |
[Edit] Background and contextWhen discussing the history of women in combat, one might think of Joan of Arc who in 1429, at age 17, successfully led French troops into battle against the English. Hundreds of women disguised themselves as men to fight in the Revolutionary and Civil Wars. Beginning in 1942, separate military services for women were established, but women did not gain professional military status until 1948 when President Truman signed the Women's Armed Services Integration Act which limited their number to 2 percent of the total military. In 1991, the restriction of women from flying combat aircraft was repealed, but the 1948 law still bans women from serving on naval combat vessels http://www.cdi.org/issues/women/combat.html |
[Edit] [ ![]() Should Women be in the draft? | |
[Edit] Yes
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[Edit] No
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[Edit] [ ![]() Should women be in military jobs that require little or no physical strength? | |
[Edit] Yes
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[Edit] No |
[Edit] [ ![]() Public Opinion: What is the public stance on this issue ? | |
[Edit] Yes |
[Edit] NoIf women go to war, who will take care of the children? /men can do it, but women have the maternal instinct." - |
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