When Janis Karpinski was thinking about joining the military police, she had lots of mixed feelings about it, and “the MPs weren’t sure about [her], either.”(61) When the women there came into that branch, “it cheapened the credential for all the guys.” (61) Although Janis knew that she was more than capable of becoming a military police, “the Army wasn’t sure that its women should be carrying weapons and arresting people.” (61) Janis liked the feeling of the power that she’d feel when operating with larger guns and rifles, she’d get this rushing feeling and loved it. Janis said that after the Navy actually accepted women into their shore patrol, “women still were kept out of the MP units attached to infantry divisions, for these cops directed traffic and took charge of prisoners on the battlefield.”(61)
Women were not granted the option of becoming an MP, they would do the “dirty work” as one could say. Yes, they did give a little bit more power to women in the Army and Navy, but it was still inferior tasks that were completed as opposed to the men, who had more important jobs and responsibilities. An example of what uniformed female police officers do is, “guarding installations, running enemy prisoner of war camps, escorting prisoners, and performing the other duties…and even that role caused some discomfort among the Army brass.”(61-62) Fortunately, the old ways of the Navy and the Army were changing and modifying itself, allowing women to enter and also make a change in the world.
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It's so unfair that even if a woman is accepted into the navy, she still doesn't get to do what the men does. They get to do the dirty job as known as the easy less manly jobs. I wonder if this does still goes on in the NAVY, ARMY, and Marines now days? I believe a woman who's brave enough to join the forces, should be treated and respected by everyone just like the men are. having women in the forces is an excellent thing. About the belief of having women in the forces makes the men look bad, that's complete non-sense. Both genders can get the same jobs done, so their shouldn't be any comments on how a male can get the job done faster or better.
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