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Women in the Military
Sharva Harris
Concorde Career College
July 16, 2021
Women in the Military
Women in the military have taken up different roles for a long. Women have now become part of the social revolution that has helped transform society. Through this, women have joined various infantry, mechanics, and pilots in the army. In the western part of the world, women have become more active in the military when compared to women from other parts of the world (Etcheson, 2020). Since the 1980s, most armies have begun accepting women into their military branches. The recent event of women in the military is the first-ever accomplishment of a woman to complete the special warfare training in the navy.
The training took 37 weeks course, and the course itself was very intense and cruel. The military officer will not be identified until all seventeen sailors who did the course complete their training. The training is considered to be among the most vigorous and tough training that has existed in the military. Most women who join the training seldom finish their training because of the intensive training that is supposed to be undertaken by the officers. Most military officers usually fall on their last step which also happens to be the most intensive and hard training that they have to undergo. The officer is among other 18 women who have previously attempted to undertake the training, and therefore, completing the training is such a significant and extraordinary accomplishment.
The training needed to become a trained navy militant officer follows an orientation that will take up to three weeks for completion. Also, one is supposed to undertake a 30-day preparatory course and attend seven weeks of mastering the essential water and navigation skills in addition to physical conditioning and safety. The area where most candidates fail is during the three-day crucible, which is the final hurdle. This aspect is commonly called "The Tour," an endurance test that most candidates fail to accomplish. The military's officers are an accomplishment and a watershed moment in which only five years ago, there was recruitment for women to be combat officers, and now, after intense training, she is headed to join the defense forces in the nation. Therefore, the military officer and her colleagues have got the opportunity to become experts in the special operations that the country will undertake, and thus, there will be more diversity and gender equality in the navy military forces.
The above event has a positive impact on the research topic, which is women in the military. First, this event will encourage other women to work harder and achieve better accolades in the army. As it is known, women also play a vital role in the army as they act as lead officers and leaders who stand with the troops during the war times. Also, women can be actively involved in the training and the recruitment of other officers in the country who will be able to serve in the army and make the country's border safe. More women have also begun to join the cadet officers, which increased the rate at which women actively participate in the military. Additionally, other women have begun to join the regular army who engages in protecting the country’s borders against any terrorist activity that may occur.
Women and from other parts of the world have now found a role model whom they can emulate. With this accomplishment, it is expected that other countries in the world will follow the same suit and begin employing and recruiting women in the military, especially in combat missions (Brown et al, 2020). Other countries in the Southern and Eastern parts have not yet allowed this, and therefore, it is expected that these countries will support the role of women in the military. Also, women should be willing and active to join the military to be diverse and have gender equality at the workplace.
References
Brown, B., Stewar, S., & Carlucci, R. (2020). Women in Military Operations Research. Phalanx, 53(3), 24-32.
Etcheson, N. (2020). “When Women Do Military Duty”: The Civil War's Impact on Woman Suffrage. Journal of American History, 107(3), 609-635.
