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整理人: y2ghijacker(2001-06-18 16:37:16), 站内信件
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Women were first accepted as regular members of the U.S. forces
in l942. The change was made largely because an increasing number of
jobs no longer involved combat.As women demonstrated ability to
perform a wide variety of assignments, the number of occupations open
to them gradually increased. Then, as now, they were barred from jobs
that would be likely to expose them to combat.
When the draft was eliminated in the l970s, and the all-
volunteer armed forces were introduced, more women were welcomed into
uniform.It was a perfect opportunity for women, as the generally
better qualified women volunteers filled an even larger selection of
military job specialties than before. Women were even allowed into
the military academies during this period.
But at this point, in the late 1970s and early 1980s,serious
controversy arose over women in the military.The issue of women in
combat became a political football, with members of Congress and
feminist groups pushing for the elimination of all restrictions on
women fill military jobs. Ever sensitive to congressional criticism,
the military complied with nearly every congressional suggestion
except allowing women into combat jobs.
美军l942年才首次将妇女接纳为正式成员。这一变化的原因主要是非作战方面的工作越来越多。随着妇女执行多种任务所表现出来的能力，向妇女开放的工作也逐渐增多。那时，如同现在一样，她们被禁止从事有可能使她们面临实战的工作。
20世纪70年代，美军取消征兵制并采取志愿兵役制，欢迎更多的妇女参军。由于通常是较好的合格的妇女志愿兵拥有比从前甚至更大的选择军职专业的范围，因此这是妇女进入军队的一个绝好机会。这一时期，妇女甚至还获准进入军事院校。
但是，到了70年代末和80年代初，军队女性问题引起了极大争议。妇女参战问题变成了一个政治足球，国会议员和女权主义组织主张取消妇女在军事职业上的所有限制。由于军方总是很在意国会的批评，因而除了允许妇女涉足战斗职位之外，几乎全盘接受了国会的每一项建议。
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