Religious Combat Beliefs?

Just do what you think is best for you. Everything said here is great advice, but if you don't 100% want to be at USMA, you'll be miserable.
 
You know they say never talk about religion, money and pollitics, but I am curious how religion comes into the question. If the issue is killing, I think you are in the wrong business. Sure, their is a distinction betweeen the person who pulls the trigger and the person who deals with getting the bullet to the soldier in the first place, but neither can do the job without each other. I would be curious to know what religious aspect prevents her from going into combat. As others have mentioned, pressing the button to launch a missle is no different that pullling the trigger on a rifle. The only difference is the person launching the missle is probably a lot more comfortable. If its males and females being together, I have to imagine being in the infantry is going to get you real close to your male counterparts, but those in support work hand in hand also.
 
"...is West Point not interested in training cadets who don't want to fight?"

I'm going to be a bit more direct than others.

West Point trains future Lieutenants - ALL of whom are expected to fight or be prepared to fight.
 
Markov said:
I am a female student highly interested in USMA. I will work to death and die for my country. However, I have serious religious beliefs against women in combat roles. Any support position is fine. I am wondering:

1) If West Point grads rank all combat branches lowest on their choice spectrum, can they be relatively sure to avoid combat during their military career?
2) If the answer to #1 is yes, is that kind of position frowned upon? I.e., even if it's possible to willfully avoid combat positions, is West Point not interested in training cadets who don't want to fight?

I'm ultimately trying to decide if West Point is the right place. Advice is appreciated. Thanks.
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In addition to what i've seen everyone say so far, WP completely changed how branch assignments work this past year, with a huge emphasis on how well you interview. So no, it's not guaranteed that you will get a combat arms role. However, there was a Firstie in my Company this year who put all the combat arms at the bottom of his list and got the one that he ranked absolutely last. Branching in part depends on the needs of the Army, and as the best of the best, they want to put us somewhere where our level of leadership skills and critical thinking is needed the most to ensure that victory is assured and if you show great skill for a particular branch and show you are a good fit personality-wise, then they're going to put you at the top of their list because they see potential and believe in YOU. I'm not an expert on how religious preferences play a role in branching but yeah. Also, I'm not sure what religion does not allow women to engage in fighting but if it's that major of a part of your life, I definitely would not choose a core military branch. Tbh, I would take some time and consider everything, who you are, who you want to be, and all of that. WP wants to ensure that it's graduates uphold the honor and tradition of the Corps and want to ensure that all the soldiers in the Army have someone who truly wants to fight for them and that they can trust to do what is necessary. No, WP does not necessarily frown upon cadets seeking any branch besides combat because they need to fill the needs of the Army, but also keep in mind that WP is going back to increasing their combat arms slots as well. I'm not saying you should not come, but if combat arms is something you truly can not do, first I don't know why you're considering a military academy, and second, it might be best to pursue a different career path entirely
 
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