2016年5月19日雅思写作考试真题观点语料：女性是否允许参军？

cons:认同女性参军，但仅扮演非战斗角色

1 Admitting women is a bad idea and risks lowering military standards.

The general rule here is this; most women are weaker then men, infantry standards were originally designed with men in mind, and so if these tests are too difficult for most women, then they're probably are. Political pressure from feminists and political action groups will therefore renew pressure on the military to ultimately change their infantry standards to make them more fair to women. Resulting in more women, less men, and weaker soldiers overall.

2.National Security is no place to be running large-scale social experiments.

The military is no place to be running large scale social experiments of any kind, especially when social engineering could impact fitness standards and risk operational effectiveness in combat.

American women (as a gender) have not proven themselves in direct-action combat roles or extensive combat training, and society itself has not confirmed its ready for women casualties. To date, women do not even participate alongside men in professional sports, register for the draft, wear the same style of clothes, or share a restroom.

Women are also disproportionately victimized and sexually assaulted, and treated/viewed differently in many areas of work and employment.

Therefore, before we even begin to think about jeopardizing soldiers lives with integration, we should make absolutely sure that women, men, and the country are in fact ready.

3.Unit Cohesion & Problems with Mixed Units

In a recent Marine Corps survey, 2 out of every 3 male marines were opposed to serving alongside women in combat (including 72% of junior officers). The survey also found that 1 out of every 3 female marines were also opposed to the idea.

4 Military Standards should be raised

Contrary to popular belief, the tests that the military requires for its fighting units only represents a minimum standard. Just because you passed your college exams with a C average doesn't mean you've actually excelled, and all biological evidence for that matter, shows that women do not have the same fighting potential as men. For all the women recruits who can pass Rangers school and carry their own weight at an infantry course, a majority of men will always score higher, and at top of the graduating class will always be a man.

Normally this wouldn't matter, but soldiering on the front lines is not a normal occupation. The nation is putting you in harms way and commanders have a duty to ensure that their soldiers can make it out alive. Infantry units are weaker when women and less qualified soldiers are involved.

Which is why I'm prepared to argue that the military should consider raising its infantry/fitness standards, and one of the best ways to do that is to have an all-male infantry force.

All things considered, including less qualified soldiers in combat arms is never a good idea, and military issues should not be politicized.

还有一点社会现实：

Whether we want to admit it or not, women across all professions still shoulder the bulk of childcare responsibilities, and military life is no different. When female soldiers feel they are able to balance home and work life, their job satisfaction is high. When they are unable to achieve balance, job satisfaction is low. In an ideal world, all women would be able to balance home and work, and that would include women in the military. Unfortunately, we do not live in an ideal world, and I can say with certainty that while women get into and stay in the military for the same reason that men do, women get out of the military for a more specifically female issue: the impact on their families.

各种观点总结：女性可以自由参军，因为战争不仅仅是战斗，医护，后勤，信息搜集，文书工作同样至关重要，而在这些非战斗领域，女性往往比男性更优秀，这一点几乎是没有异议的，所以这个雅思话题，推荐采取赞同的立场，因为这个立场后面所体现的男女平等诉求为西方社会广泛认同。而在女性是否可以参加战斗兵种上，则存在广泛争议。支持者认为性别不应该成为能否胜任一个战斗角色的参考依据，本身的能力和素养才是，已有许多的女性战斗人员证明了她们同样胜任。而反对者则认为女性会降低团队的凝聚力降低团队的作战能力，同时女性也更容易受伤。

Mommy soldier:

一位妈妈士兵的感言：

Army life is not easy, and no one expects it to be. It is because of the challenges that accompany service that the pride instilled within is so hard won and held in such high regard. Women join the military for the same reasons as men, but often stay or go depending on the impact on their families. I stay because I have been enabled to make a difference. I stay because the joy that I felt at reuniting with my children has not diminished, no matter the tantrums they throw. I hope that my daughters will one day look at mommy, see a strong woman they can look up to, and understand that their mommy had to sacrifice, just like any soldier would.