{"id":2390615,"date":"2025-01-15T12:38:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T17:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-the-military-should-not-be-sending-women-into-combat\/"},"modified":"2025-01-15T12:42:10","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T17:42:10","slug":"no-the-military-should-not-be-sending-women-into-combat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-the-military-should-not-be-sending-women-into-combat\/","title":{"rendered":"No, The Military Should Not Be Sending Women Into Combat"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fno-the-military-should-not-be-sending-women-into-combat%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2390615&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/furious-house-democrat-launches-impassioned-defense-of-patriot-george-soros-during-hearing\/\" title=\"Angry Dem fiercely defends &#039;patriot&#039; Soros in hearing.\">contentious debate surrounding<\/a> the deployment of women in combat roles within the military, sparked during Pete Hegseth&#8217;s confirmation hearing for Secretary \u200bof Defense.Some Senate Democrats, notably Kirsten Gillibrand \u2062and Elizabeth Warren, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-gigi-sohns-fcc-nomination-faltering-as-oan-walks-back-endorsement\/\" title=\"Report: Gigi Sohn&#039;s FCC Nomination Faltering as OAN Walks Back Endorsement\">expressed strong opposition<\/a> to hegseth&#8217;s assertion that women \u2063should not serve in\u200b ground combat due to its potential negative impact on military readiness. In contrast, Senator Joni Ernst, an \u200cArmy veteran, supported the inclusion of \u2062women in\u2062 combat roles, provided they meet the military&#8217;s rigorous standards.<\/p>\n<p>Hegseth&#8217;s stance is\u200c backed by a 2015 Marine Corps study indicating that all<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">-male combat units outperformed mixed-gender units<\/a> across various metrics, highlighting \u200dissues such as higher injury \u200drates and lower physical \u200bperformance\u2062 among female Marines.the article argues that these \u2062findings and \u200bthe biological differences \u2063between genders should\u2064 guide the policy on women in combat. It posits that placing women in frontline roles may compromise military effectiveness and overall safety.<\/p>\n<p>the \u2063article reflects a viewpoint\u2063 that emphasizes traditional views on \u200cgender roles in combat, presenting arguments centered on military efficiency \u2063and physical\u2062 demands.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Women_discuss_serving_in_uniform_at_mentoring_group_(7665901).jpg\">st Lt. 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But one of the most outlandish was their unhinged obsession with sending women into combat.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout their hostile interrogation of Hegseth, many of these (mainly female) leftist senators <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/01\/14\/democrats-hegseth-hearing-theatrics-prove-theyre-unserious-about-u-s-national-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">expressed<\/a> maniacal levels of outrage about the Army veteran&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/should-women-serve-combat-military-experts-weigh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">previously stated<\/a> belief that female service members should not be permitted to serve in ground combat roles due to such a policy&rsquo;s impact on military readiness. Democrat Sens. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/townhallcom\/status\/1879198787832541655\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kirsten Gillibrand<\/a> of New York and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6367087761112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Elizabeth Warren<\/a> of Massachusetts were among those to partake in such disgraceful theatrics. <\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-794219817\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Support for sending women into the front lines of war was hardly a partisan issue, however. <\/p>\n<p>During her questioning of Hegseth, Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa &mdash; an Army veteran &mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/firing-line\/video\/joni-ernst-8dyfpt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reaffirmed<\/a> her belief that women be afforded the opportunity to serve in combat roles <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2025\/01\/14\/pete-hegseth-hearing-joni-ernst-presses-nominee-on-women-in-combat-department-of-defense\/77672374007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">so long<\/a> as they meet the military&rsquo;s &ldquo;very, very high standards.&rdquo; Ernst <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/01\/14\/i-will-be-supporting-pete-sen-joni-ernst-backs-hegseth-following-conservative-pressure-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced<\/a> Tuesday evening that she will be supporting Hegseth&rsquo;s confirmation. <\/p>\n<p>As Hegseth has <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/12\/09\/us-news\/pete-hegseth-says-his-comments-on-women-in-the-military-have-been-misconstrued-vows-to-be-secretary-for-all-our-warriors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">always maintained<\/a>, women who put on the uniform to serve and &mdash; in some cases give their lives for &mdash; their country deserve our respect. To do so is an immense sacrifice that should not be taken lightly.<\/p>\n<p>However, for all the Democrat kvetching during Tuesday&rsquo;s hearing, Hegseth was correct in his original assessment that women should not be deployed to the trenches to fight America&rsquo;s wars. <\/p>\n<p>For starters, it does not produce better mission outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>In 2015, under the Obama administration, the Marine Corps conducted a study comparing the efficiency of all-male and mixed-sex combat units, which according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2015\/09\/10\/mixed-gender-teams-come-up-short-in-marines-infantry-experiment\/\">Marine <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2015\/09\/10\/mixed-gender-teams-come-up-short-in-marines-infantry-experiment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Corps Times<\/a>, found that the former outperformed the latter &ldquo;in nearly every capacity.&rdquo; The sex-integrated teams not only &ldquo;performed at lower overall levels, completed tasks more slowly and fired weapons with less accuracy than their all-male counterparts,&rdquo; but female Marines also &ldquo;sustained significantly higher injury rates and demonstrated lower levels of physical performance capacity overall.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In essence, the analysis confirmed what has been known since time immemorial: That men are stronger and more adept at performing physically demanding tasks than women. Placing women in combat roles jeopardizes the efficiency of military units, which produces a higher propensity for injury and death among service members.<\/p>\n<p>These facts aren&rsquo;t &ldquo;mean,&rdquo; as Gillibrand <a href=\"https:\/\/transcripts.cnn.com\/show\/cnr\/date\/2025-01-14\/segment\/27\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">insinuated<\/a> in her screeching tirade. It&rsquo;s basic science. As Jesse Kelly &mdash; a Marine Corps veteran &mdash; aptly <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2018\/09\/25\/trump-administration-needs-keep-women-combat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">noted<\/a> in these pages, &ldquo;All people may be equal in the eyes of God and the eyes of the law, but they are not equal in the laws of biology.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong>[READ:[READ:<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/02\/11\/whistleblower-gives-evidence-the-pentagon-holds-female-soldiers-to-lower-standards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Whistleblower Gives Evidence The Pentagon Holds Female Soldiers To Lower Standards<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Deploying women to fight on the front lines of any given military conflict also defies common ethics and <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/06\/21\/if-they-want-to-vote-women-should-be-subject-to-the-draft\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">societal gender norms<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It is men who are supposed to take up the role of protector and defender. Not only for their families, but society writ large. Sending women into the heat of combat ignores this fundamental truth under the guise of the faux argument that a woman can &ldquo;do anything a man can do.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong>[READ:[READ:<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2018\/09\/25\/trump-administration-needs-keep-women-combat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Why The Trump Administration Needs To Keep Women Out Of Combat<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Contrary to some senators&rsquo; wishes, ensuring service-wide &ldquo;diversity&rdquo; and &ldquo;inclusion&rdquo; should not be the primary focus of the U.S. military. The only objective our armed forces should care about is winning wars &mdash; and that means upholding the highest standards to recruit the best talent available and ensure mission success.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, there are roles for women in the military. But one of those roles is not fighting in the trenches of war alongside men.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Shawn Fleetwood is a staff writer for The Federalist and a graduate of the University of Mary Washington. He previously served as a state content writer for Convention of States Action and his work has been featured in numerous outlets, including RealClearPolitics, RealClearHealth, and Conservative Review. 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