Blog Post: Jan 27

"How America's top general came to endorse women in combat"

http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/24/us/military-women/index.html?hpt=hp_inthenews

On Thursday, General Martin Dempsey opened up the field of combat (front line combat duties) to women so they could also fight alongside the men of the military. Gen. Dempsey said this decision had been floating around his mind and forming since 2003, when he introduced himself to his new Humvee crew just outside of Baghdad. He slapped the turret-gunner on the leg and said, “Who are you?” A woman leaned down and said, “I’m Amanda.” From then on he realized something had to change, women had become an integral part of military operation so why shouldn’t they be allowed to fight at front line posts? So Thursday he announced his decision.

From this decision, I have tried to be as objective as I can. I am not against the decision for women to fight on the front lines, as long as they meet the physical and mental requirements that come with this type of diehard fighting. It seems to have been a positive thing, they can bring their own skills into the battlefield and I predict this mixture of soldiers will provide a plethora of abilities for the army, making them very dynamic for utilizing every possible positive entity. I do wonder why they are implementing this right now though; it doesn’t seem to be the most opportune time to. I guess time will tell, I am interested to see how this will play out.