Canadian officers say women warriors proved as effective as men in front-line combat roles in Ottawa's most recent big military engagement, in Afghanistan from 2002 to 2011. But Canada has struggled to fill combat jobs with women, and those who do join can feel isolated as a result. And like Cpl. Moman, many of the women who volunteered for these jobs got the impression that their senior officers used them only sparingly in combat. Proponents argue that it will help the military retain more women, who tend to leave the services permanently when they have children. Opponents argue that allowing women to serve in these roles would limit the military's ability to fight in combat situations.
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@96CJFM3New Democratic3yrs3Y
Gender should be irrelevant, and only the measurement of physical aptitude should be used.
@95SJ7543yrs3Y
No because no one should be in the military
@8V23N8YNew Democratic4yrs4Y
I don't agree with military in general.
@8TQTW27New Democratic4yrs4Y
Yes, but with the acknowledgement of the sad reality that women in combat roles will face dangers that men often don't
@8CM5QDJNew Democratic5yrs5Y
Yes, but there should be regulations to protect women from sexual assault, on top of awareness for men to not risk the success to protect a women from danger either and vice versa...
@8V3TFD4New Democratic4yrs4Y
No, I don’t care about having more female war criminals
@8VMXKNFNew Democratic4yrs4Y
Get rid of the military and use the funds for something actually meaningful.
@75KRFBJ5yrs5Y
Yes, serving should be determined by performance and not gender
@76N7YH94yrs4Y
No one should serve in the military and it needs to be abolished
@7FSXLL75yrs5Y
No, we should be defunding and scaling back the military, starting with combat roles.
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