Some people think women should be allowed to join the army, the navy and the air force just like men. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Whether women should be allowed to serve in the military has triggered spirited debate. Some assert that the status quo should be changed and women should be entitled to join the armed forces. Personally, I fundamentally agree with

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assertion for three reasons. History has shown that women are fully capable of performing well in the military. Historically, there were a host of valiant women soldiers whose achievements really put their male counterparts to shame. One need only look at the classic examples of Joan of Arc and Mulan to see how

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women could perform on the battlefield. In my observation, their determination, courage and dignity, to

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day, are still being admired by male soldiers and civilians alike throughout the world.

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, from an enlightened standpoint, female patriots should be granted the right to go to the front line when their motherland is involved in a war. Admittedly, gender inequality was a highly controversial issue in the twentieth century.

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, now twenty years into the new millennium, women can learn and teach, work and supervise, vote and voted in most countries just like men. In light of

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sweeping progress in gender equality, there is no sense in denying them the right to defend their home country when a war breaks out. In sum, keeping military services out of bounds of women in the information age is unwarranted. I have been convinced that it is in the best interest of a nation if women are

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granted equal rights in

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particular arena.