Women in the Military

I have always been a proponent of women in the military...what I never liked or understood was the so called "Adventure Training" that has always been opened to women, for example Airborne Training.  We spent a lot of time an money on training women to jump out of airplanes but everytime the baloon went up, they were pulled from the mission because they were not allowed to go into combat. So, why did we train them.

However, all that is about to change thanks to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta who has lifted the military's ban on women serving in combat.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/01/23/panetta-women-combat-pentagon/1859221/

I salute you Mr. Panetta...this is long over due and remember we are not drafting them, they are volunteering.

Can women handle the rigors of combat?

AsK:

In AD 60 or 61, Boudica led the Iceni people in revolt, along with the Trinovantes and others. 

Joan of Arc a 19 year old who led the French army to several important victories during the Hundred Years' War (1337 to 1453 ),

Rani Lakshmibai 19 November 1828 – 18 June 1858 queen of the Maratha-ruled princely state of Jhansi, India.  She was one of the leading figures of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and for Indian nationalists a symbol of resistance to the rule of the British East India Company in the subcontinent.

Roza Georgiyevna Shanina 3 April 1924 – 28 January 1945 was a Soviet sniper during World War II, credited with 54 confirmed targets hit, including 12 snipers during the Battle of Vilnius.

To read more about Women in the Military visit:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_the_military

Highlights in the History of Military Women

http://www.womensmemorial.org/Education/timeline.html