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...Supreme Court, in 1981, upheld Congress’ decision not to register women—the argument being that since women were restricted from combat positions, they would serve the military no useful purpose in a draft intended to gather troops for combat...
...their ability to fight and win wars—wars that, in fact, could not possibly have been won without women. For decades, Israeli women have served their country by working in technology, intelligence and other behind-the-scenes positions crucial for military effort. Their work in these non-combative roles allowed more men to move to the front lines. And ever since 1995, many drafted women have proven themselves to be proficient in their new assignment as paramilitary border police, which is the equivalent of combat work...
...however, though the draft may honor citizens for their patriotism, it is also one of the most glaring examples of state-sanctioned sexual discrimination. The reality is that despite persisting stereotypes about the weak nature of women in the military, women can and do fight in combat positions with as much strength as their fellow male soldiers. In 1995, the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine in Natick, Mass. found that after 24 weeks of physical training, more than 75 percent of the ordinary female civilians in the study could do the tasks male soldiers were required...
Parents are discovering that health clubs also offer an easy and enjoyable way to spend time with their soon-to-be-independent teens. Larry Sernick's daughter Rebecca asked him to teach her how to work out three years ago to combat a weight gain that was interfering with her performance on her softball team. "I was thrilled," he says. "Both for myself, because I'd have somebody to work out with, and as a father." Though the athletic Rebecca, now 16, has since shed 40 lbs. and met her fitness goals, neither father nor daughter has any plan...
...American troops will be deployed ... it would be Vietnam reincarnated in Sulu." AQUILINO PIMENTEL, Philippine Senator, on the prospect of U.S. troops taking a combat role in his country...