WOMEN IN MILITARY COMBAT ASSIGNMENTS

Michelle Brenneman

History

Varies Navy Nurse Corps Clerical duty Reserve

Law Now

January 24, 2013 Open Assessment Phase

Exceptions

Numbers

More than 200,000 active duty 14.5% in 2011 36,000 officer corps 2.7% front line

Why They Took Action

Wanted equality Felt women were just as capable as men

Concerns

Physical Psychological Tactical

Pros

Interpersonal skills In better shape Equal

Cons

Higher injury rates Not efficient Pregnancy Abuse by enemy

My View

Allowed, but equal.

Works Cited

www.thedailybeast.com http://security.blogs.cnn.com/ http://www.fas.org/ http://www.cnn.com/ http://sistersinarms.ca/