The first post was #13 “ Regardless of whether women had arms or were just providing medical treatment to the wounded on the front lines, woman have been “in combat” in most modern wars.”
Women have been in the military for all of our wars in various capacities. Until recently their roles were limited to support roles and were far from combat. Today they are riding Humvees into combat.
I guess the definition of “in combat” needs further exploration. During the Revolutionary War women were indeed on the front lines as the front lines were among the “American’s” homes. Same as during the war of 1812 and the Civil War. My using the phrase, “in combat” was not meant to denote that they were military combat soldiers. The enemy does not and will not distinguish the difference between who is a combat soldier and who is not when on the front lines. It matters little what a person’s role is when the enemy is within sight of you.