I am in favor of equality for women rights, just not when it comes to our national defense. There have been women in society doing heroic things since the revolutionary war. There have been brave women in war posing as men so they could fight. I heard of a report that a woman actually lifted a van to rescue her baby boy. There are a select few of women who could handle war and combat. The negative aspects of women in combat out weigh the positive. Women should not be aloud to be in military combat. However they may join the military and participate in other fields. The difference between men and women are women are physically weaker, they have vital personal needs, and they attract male troops.
             Women are physically weaker. Their genetic structure is made differently than the males. When I go to the weight room there are never any women lifting free weights. When they do lift free weights, it is usually the bar only. Males generally lift at least forty-five pounds on each side of the bar. My mom was in the military for over twenty years. She is one of the weakest women I know; she can't even bench a weight lifting bar. She severed in the in the surgeon generals office, but did not take part in the war. My dad was also in the army for over twenty years, and was also a nurse in the army. Unlike my mom, my dad was in the Vietnam War for an entire year. There was no way my mom could not handle combat. Even the army tests are different for women. Men have to do 100 pushups, while women have to do 50 women pushups. Women pushups are when women put their knees on the ground while doing pushups. Not only are women physically weaker, but also they have many physi!
             Women have personal physical problems that need to be attended to. They have monthly periods that put them at a disadvantage. In combat you have to be prepared to do anything; hide out for weeks, take night watch, a
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