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A 2008 study found that female cadets saw military training as an "opportunity to be strong, assertive and skillful" and saw such training "as an escape from some of the negative aspects of traditional femininity". The female cadets also believed that the ROTC program was "gender-blind" and "gender-neutral". The study claims that female cadets "were hyper-vigilant about their status as women performing tasks traditionally seen as men's work and often felt that they had to constantly prove they were capable."

The study quoted one female cadet: "in the Navy the joke is that a woman in the Navy is either a bitch, a slut or a lesbian, and none of them are good categories to fall into, and if you are stern with your people then you are a bitch, but if you're a guy and stern people are like, wow, I respect him for being a good leader."

84 percent of cadets said they did not want a military career as it would interfere with marriage and raising children.

A 2009 study examined the attitudes of West Point cadets, Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) cadets, and non-military-affiliated students from civilian colleges toward a variety of military roles. Cadets were less approving of assigning women to certain military jobs than others.



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-Academic studies while women are in the service

-Statistics regarding academic studies for women in the service

-Are women open/available to participate in all training

-Training after the service?

-Trends in the armed forces for women and academic studies

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https://dc.swosu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1122&context=aij

-Details statistics regarding women in the military and their role in higher education. Also shows statistics regarding the rising number of women in the armed forces, and identifies why the gender gap may be closing.

https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1055620

-This article explores the ways in which military constructions of gender intersect with academic ones.

https://academic.oup.com/milmed/article/181/suppl_1/109/4209411

-Summary of women in the military, in particular combat, and the role education may play on providing a stable base for them to build on.

https://www.hercampus.com/life/academics/women-military-universities-share-their-stories

-Various stories from female veterans/active-duty members who participated in military academies. Offers a first hand look inside the educational system, and the opinions of the women who took part in it.

https://www.army.mil/article/47238/the_first_women_of_west_point

-Details the first women to participate at West Point military academy

https://www.stripes.com/news/citadel-picks-first-woman-to-command-entire-student-corps-1.518057

-Prestigious military academy choses first women to command entire student corps

http://ww1centenary.oucs.ox.ac.uk/unconventionalsoldiers/the-she-soldiers-of-world-war-one/

-Women's role in education dating back to World War 1

https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2017/04/03/two-women-the-first-since-october-2015-graduate-from-army-ranger-school/

-Women graduating Army Ranger school



Apart from negative stigmas surrounding women in military training, their role in academics throughout various vocational training schools has increased throughout the years. Statistics from The Women’s Memorial taken in 2011, show that the traditionally minute portion of the military that included women has risen to approximately 15% on Active Duty, 20% serving in Reserve or Guard components, and 16% currently receiving officer training. These statistics also show that approximately 90% of all military occupational specialties are now available to women. Some of which include combat arms specialties which have traditionally excluded women from participation.

Women’s inclusion in combat arms specialties has been a long fought battle, of which women have obtained the right to participate in such occupational specialties such as Infantry, and even advanced school such as Army Ranger School. As of April 9, 2018, 12 women have successfully completed the rigorous Army Ranger training school. According to the Army Times, the first two women to graduate from Army Ranger School were Capt. Kristen Griest and 1st Lt. Shaye Haver. This is a huge milestone for women in the military, and as a result of this we have seen our first women in a commanding officer position over a company in the Army’s prestigious 82nd Airborne Division, which still serves as an infantry company. According to statistics presented by the Council on Foreign Relations, there has been a significant increase in the percentage of women in the military, from 2% to 16-18% today.

