Women and the Military

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Social Issues

 

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Francisco B

 

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June 6, 2014

 

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University

 

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The change in tone of the media regarding women in the military has changed from the 1970s when women were first admitted to service academies to present times with women actively on the front lines in Operation Iraqi Freedom. The articles from the mid 1970s when women were first allowed entry to the service academies focus on skepticism of women's abilities to perform, however, showed a grudging willingness to see what they could do...
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Cadets from each of the service academies were interviewed with some interesting differences in their responses. A West Point cadet stated, "Personally, I don't believe women should be here, but I will do all I can professionally to make it work" ("What Top Men" 31). In Sheils and Boyd's article, they illustrate the concern prior to their admission at West Point with the question "Can the upper torso, or bosom, for example, take the "pummeling" of the academy's strenuous [sic] athletic program" (60)? The authors continue with the response from West Point officials being a clear ?no'...
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