50. Should women be allowed in the military?

Women should be allowed in the military because they're people too. Personally, I would never want to join, and I don't know why anyone would want to die fighting. So if someone actually wants to die fighting for the country, why not let them do so? It's a free country and that means people can do what they want. In the Declaration of Independence it says "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."  Although at the time they said men, our country now believes women to be equal too.  The ideals of life, liberty and pursuit of happiness (created by John Locke in the Enlightenment period) apply to women too.  Women work at jobs, they are mothers, and sometimes they're even stronger than men.  Why shouldn't they be allowed in the military?  There is no reason they shouldn't be allowed in.  If they want to die for this country, I say let them. 

Sources:

http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/document/

http://journalbuddies.com/journal_prompts__journal_topics/journal-writing-topics-memorial-day/