Sisters In Arms

By James Dao

This article is about how the pentagon is now allowing the same equality for men in the army to women. Women are now being accepted in the army and have more rights in the army as men. They thought that having women i  the army would be different because they thought that having a woman die in the army would have people angry and that it would be more traumatic. But they found out that people react to a woman's death just the same as a man's.

The Navy, Air Force, and the Army has to make plans to carry out the policy. "Military officials say that more than 200,000 jobs could now open to women, including elite Special Operations commando units like the Navy SEALS and Delta Force. A high percentage of men fail to make the cut for those units."
All though the pentagon has allowed this new policy, they have vowed that "the standards will not be lowered to make it easier for women to join combat units."

Back in 1861, women used to disguise themselves as me just to join the army. In 1917, they were only allowed to become nurses, but never to fight in the Army. In the army or out at war, there are more men soldiers dying than women.

"When the military goes to full integration, it allows commanders to put the best person for the job, not just the best man," Greg Jacob says, whom is a former U.S Marine and is a supporter of this change. " If the best shot in the platoon is a woman, i can make her a sniper. But until now, i couldn't do that."

Some are skeptical about the change, questioning a woman's strength, and carrying out daily missions.
Duncan Hunter, a representative, and a Marine Corps Veteran, says that it's "incidental combat," he says that "the direct combat duties of our advanced and most elite ground operators."
"The question here is whether this change will actually make our military better at operating in combat, specifically finding and targeting the enemy." says Hunter.

I thought that women were already able to be in the army without a problem. A close friend of mine has been in the army for a long time and she works with guns and stuff. I never knew that it was a problem for women or that it was hard for women to get into the army until now. I believe that everyone should have the opportunity to serve their country. I'm happy about the change because it has made women and men fully equal in the situation and now women can be in the army and do what the do best. Serve their country.