In "Sisters In Arms," James Dao explores, as stated in the article, "The U.S. military is lifting its long-standing ban on women in combat." This quote means that the U.S. military will give more women the opportunity to join the military and fight in wars more often. This new policy will open up more positions for women to fight in combat.

This article includes quotes from a U.S. Marine Corps officer and facts from charts. James also pulls out information about women in the U.S. military starting back to the Civil War to 2013. Some facts that stood out to me was " U.S. Casualties in Afghanistan and Iraq killed 6,504 men and 152 women. It wounded 49,478 men and 958 women." This shows that if women fight in wars then there would be less people kilt and less people dying. Another fact that stood out to me was "
 When the military goes to full integration, it allows commanders to put the best person in the job, not just the best man..." This quote shows that if there is a woman and she shoots better than a man, than a position for a sniper should be open to the woman.

I think that giving the positions for women to fight in wars is a great idea. Less people would be wounded and more people would be able to return home and see their families. In addition, it gives women the opportunity to do something that they had dreams to do.

This article reminded me of the time when I wanted to try out for football but it didn't work out because I was female. This crushed me inside because I knew I was capable of becoming a great football player. I was strong, fast, and knew what I was doing. All in all, i didn't get a chance to do what I wanted because i was a female.