The purpose of the policy is to keep women out of the front lines and the majority of the fighting when a battle is fought. Some people say that it is because women don't have the physical capability to keep up with men and they would be a hindrance to the unit. In the movie the Command Ma

Because she was labeled as a woman her instructors wanted to see her fail and her fellow trainees had no desire to help her succeed. If anything her fellow trainees wanted her to fail even more. Quotes such as "No split tail's getting through this program." Set the tone for the training. The common sentiment was that this was a publicity stunt and that this woman had no place being there and no chance of passing.

The combination of being singled out and the fact that she was considered weak because of her gender made the training much harder than course is normally (which under normal conditions results in approx. 60% failure). Lt. O'Neal was given different standards and various advantages in the name of "gender norming". These things singled her out further and made things even worse. The instructors were trying to single her out so her peers would think even less of her and force

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Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)