g of humanity will only exist when women get the vote and are able to help men make the laws"(Wishmia 1991).The media has portrayed the debate on women in combat depicts women soldiers as a monolithic group fighting for rights that men would rather continue to deny them; however, as a United States Army Veteran I hardly agree. Enlisted women and women of color particularly are likely to oppose assigning women to combat military occupational specialties (MOSs). Many express resentment towards officers and civilian activist who are attempting to open combat roles to women. They argue that "the activists do not realize the hardships associated with those roles on the enlisted level"(Wechsler). In conclusion, whether women would be able to volunteer for such roles or would be compelled to fill them, many military women do not believe they could successfully perform ground combat roles because of the physical limitations they already confront on their current jobs.Lora FairleyWorks CitedAnderson, Margaret L. Thinking about Women: Socioligical Perspectives on Sex and Gender. New York: 1993.Wishmia, Judith. Pacifism and Feminism in Historical Perspective. New York:1991.Segal, Mady wechsler. Female Soldiers: Combatants or Noncombatants? ed. By Nancy Loring Goldman. Greenwood Press: 1982....
