Women in Combat: Be Careful What You Wish For
Excerpt from this article:
"On Thursday, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced that the U.S.
military would lift its long-standing ban on women in combat. The
national media, as can be expected, is popping the champagne corks in
celebration. But
is it a good thing? As a woman and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, I’m not
so sure. To those who have been agitating for this step, I say this: be
careful what you wish for...Moreover, the military cannot ensure women’s safety as it is. A recent
documentary, "The Invisible War,” notes that over 15,000 women were
sexually assaulted in 2011 alone. The odds of being sexually assaulted
by a fellow service member are higher than being killed by the enemy."
You may want to check out Doonsbury on Sexual Assaults in Military (which is his take on the documentary The Invisible war, which deals with women being raped in the U.S. military)
You may also want to check out my post:
Julie Don't Be A Hero - Some Reflections on America's War on Terror
And please take time to listen to this facinating podcast by Pastor Trevor Hammack:
Women in Combat
