women in military
...lifting free weights. When they do, it is usually the bar only. Males generally lift at least forty-five pounds on each side of the bar. My friend was in the military for over three years. She is one of the weakest women I know; she can’t even bench a weight lifting bar. She served in the in the surgeon general office, but did not take part in the war. Not only are women physically weaker, but also they have many physical problems to deal with. Women have personal physical problems that need to be attended to. They have monthly periods that put them at a disadvantage. In combat they have to be prepared to do anything such as hide out for weeks, take night watch, and etc. If their period comes, they have to attend to themselves or they will get a bad infection. Also cramps usually come when they’re on their period .That could cause problems when they have to run. If women go to war and are in a different place for a long period of time they want to have sex. If they do, they run the risk of getting pregnant which will make them unable to fight because they will be slow, and their unborn infant could die. Hormones tend to be very high in combat areas. Men are naturally attracted to women. Susan Brownmiller wrote in “Femininity” that “Femininity pleases men because it makes them appear more masculine by contrast” (129).Men in war can be dogs, they are not themselves. Women are definitely not safe in that environment and many pregnancies would be occurring .Judith Ortiz Cofer wrote in “ Casa: A Partial Remembrance of a Puerto Rican Childhood “ that “ never meaning to stay, only to have a good time and to seduce the women”(148). The morale of the units would be destroyed if this chaos were going on. There is also the issue of the loss of both parents. If there is a child at home and both parents go into combat, well there is a chance that the pa...