female pilot who was combat ready in the Navy. Although the military and the public recognize women like Faulkner and Workman, many women who work to reach their goals go unrecognized.Women have been a part of the Marine Corps since 1943; but today (after over fifty years) women make up a mere five-percent of the Corps population. In the Navy, women were invited onto hospital ships in 1977. Today they too make up a small portion of the system with only ten-percent. The Air Force and the Army have the greatest percentage of women. The Army has eleven-percent and the Air Force has fourteen-percent. Although women have been partially accepted in America's defense system, inequality is still found in combat areas.Legally, women are not permitted to serve in any units that have missions in ground or front-line combat. In the army, women are not allowed to serve in infantry, armor-force and cannon artillery force units as well as combat engineers units. Considering the fact that most army positions are combat-related, what jobs would that leave to women? Well, women are generally left with positions such as truck drivers, medics, helicopter pilots, and cafeteria staff. Do you think that women enroll in the army to drive trucks? Or do they want to defend their country in combat? Although women have more possibilities in the Air Force, they are also prohibited from being flyer fighters and bomber plane pilots. Last, in the Navy womenare still prohibited from being stationed on submarines and minesweepers. They also cannot hold the position of aNavy SEAL. A Navy SEAL is the most elite military force known to man, and they specialize in Sea, Air andLand, which is where they receive their name. The fact that women are not allowed to be Navy SEALS was the basisof a movie entitled "G.I. Jane." In this movie you can see that because a women would like to be a Navy SEAL shemust pose as a man. This means that in order for a wom...
