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Female progressive movement in the Army
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Female progressive movement in the Army
Matthew Stamp
ENG101A
1775
Introduction
1775
Battling, fighting and war: whose job should it be to do these tasks? Since the creation of the Army in 1775 these items have always been done by males with the support of female’s in some jobs.
However, the Army has been headed in the right direction to change that.
July 1976 West Point, NY
Starting class of 119 Female cadets graduating 62 in 1980 (Schlosser,2010).
First time females were
accepted into the school
The first big change
1976
(U.S. Army, 2010)
2017 Fort Benning, GA
Was an all male basic training center. After changes to policy the base opened it's door for females.
From ONLY men to
everyone
(Helm, 2019)
January 2013
Secretary Of Defense revokes the Direct Ground Combat Definition and Assignment Rule (Givens & Eklund, 2019)
This now lets females be Infantry and combat roles
Revoking the
Rules
2013
(Gatti, 2019)
After the 2013 change
The Army opened the doors allowing females to try out for the Rangers, Special Forces and Sapper
Women are the future
(Albright, 2019)
2008 and 2020
Reaching higher ranks
2008 + 2020
Ann Dunwoody first female to reach rank of General (Lorge, 2015)
Jody Danials becomes first female to command the Army Reserves (U.S. Army Reserve Command, 2020)
(The Associated Press, 2019)
2006-2016
Female
Demographics
2016
From 2006 to 2016 females in the Army rose 1%
(Office of Army Demographics, 2016)
2021
Equality in strength
2021
Old Physical test was age and gender based. New test is job based with no difference for age or gender.
57% of females said there should be equal precedence for both genders (Vaara et al, 2016)
(Modern War Institute, 2018)
2021
Conclusion
2021
With the effort put forth over the years the Army will continue to break gender barriers and keep leading the way.
References for text:
Lorge, E. (2015). White House Nominates First Female for Fourth Star. Www.Army.Mil. https://www.army.mil/article/10289/white_house_nominates_first_female_for_fourth_star
Schlosser, K. (2010). The first women of West Point. Www.Army.Mil. https://www.army.mil/article/47238/the_first_women_of_west_point#:~:text=On%20the%20morning%20of%20July
U.S. Army Reserve Command. (2020). Senate confirms first woman to command Army reserve. Www.Army.Mil. https://www.army.mil/article/237477/senate_confirms_first_woman_to_command_army_reserve
Vaara, J. P., Viskari, J., Kyröläinen, H., & Santtila, M. (2016). Perceptions and Attitudes of Female Soldiers Toward Physical Performance and Fitness Standards in Soldiers. Military Medicine, 181(10), 1218–1223. https://doi.org/10.7205/MILMED-D-15-00457
Work Cited
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References for Photos:
Albright, P. (2019). First female Airman graduates Army’s Ranger School. In L. Moreno (Ed.), U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center. https://www.expeditionarycenter.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1949321/first-female-airman-graduates-armys-ranger-school/
Gatti, T. (2019). Virginia welcomes first female infantry officer. In Defense Logistics Agency. https://www.dla.mil/AboutDLA/News/NewsArticleView/Article/1754817/virginia-welcomes-first-female-infantry-officer/
Helm, J. (2019). Fort Benning, Ga., under consideration to house migrant children. In R. Thayer (Ed.), Stars and Strips. https://www.stripes.com/news/us/fort-benning-ga-under-consideration-to-house-migrant-children-1.584544
Modern War Institute. (2018). THE ARMY’S NEW PHYSICAL FITNESS TEST HAS ONE REALLY BIG PROBLEM. HERE’S A SOLUTION. In A. Ferreira & Z. Griffiths (Eds.), Modern War Institute. https://mwi.usma.edu/armys-new-physical-fitness-test-one-really-big-problem-heres-solution/
Office of Army Demographics. (2016). Army Demographics FY16 Army Profile. In Go Army (p. 1). U.S. Army. https://m.goarmy.com/content/dam/goarmy/downloaded_assets/pdfs/advocates-demographics.pdf
The Associated Press. (2019). West Point to honor first female 4-star general. In T. Wade (Ed.), ArmyTimes. https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2019/10/02/west-point-to-honor-first-female-4-star-general/
U.S. Army. (2010). The first women of West Point. In K. Schlosser (Ed.), U.S. Army. https://www.army.mil/article/47238/the_first_women_of_west_point