Women in the MIlitary

Women in the Military A few years ago, a film entitled “Courage Under Fire” depicted to American moviegoers a female Army helicopter pilot in Operation Desert Storm. Shortly after, Hollywood made Demi Moore into the title role of “GI Jane,” a similarly fictitious film that portrays a woman candidate for the elite Navy SEALS whose career is sabotaged by Chauvinist males. Yet, despite the best efforts of Hollywood screenwriters to convince us that women should …

…combat units would merely diminish the military to do its one and only job – to defeat the enemy. A radical reshaping of American society at large will take place if feminist ideologues manage to subdue and remake the armed forces in their own image. Works Cited McHugh, Jane. “Let’s get physical.” Army Times. 3 November 1997 O’Beirnie, Kate. “Girls with Guns.” National Review. 14 July 1997 Noggle, Ann. “A Dance with Death.” 1994. Jones, David E. “Women Warriors.” 1998.