Voge V M, King R E
Naval School of Health Sciences, San Diego Detachment, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234, USA.
Mil Med. 1997 Feb;162(2):79-81.
The issue of women flying military aircraft in a combat role has been very controversial. We conducted a comprehensive survey, via anonymous questionnaire, of all U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force rated female aircrew, with an equal number of age- and duty-matched male aircrew. Here we report on the women in combat section of the questionnaire: should women be allowed to fly aircraft on combat missions? if allowed to do so, should they have the option of doing so? The great majority of women (87%) felt that they should be allowed to fly aircraft on combat missions, whereas only 41% of the men agreed. If women were allowed to fly in combat, both genders felt that women should be forced to do so on an equal basis with the men. Major concerns were that there be no quotas, that combat slots be opened to the best qualified, and prisoner-of-war concerns. Many women opined that they should not be forced to go into combat because they believe men are not forced to do so. There seemed to be a great deal of animosity between men and women concerning women flying in combat.
女性担任战斗机飞行员这一问题一直备受争议。我们通过匿名问卷调查的方式，对美国陆军和空军所有获得飞行资格的女性机组人员进行了全面调查，同时选取了同等数量年龄和职责匹配的男性机组人员作为对照。在此，我们报告问卷中关于女性参与战斗部分的调查结果：女性是否应该被允许驾驶飞机执行战斗任务？如果允许，她们是否应该有这样的选择权？绝大多数女性（87%）认为她们应该被允许驾驶飞机执行战斗任务，而只有41%的男性同意这一点。如果女性被允许参与战斗飞行，男女双方都认为女性应该与男性在同等基础上被强制要求执行此类任务。主要担忧在于不应有配额限制，战斗岗位应向最合格的人员开放，以及有关战俘的问题。许多女性认为她们不应被强制参与战斗，因为她们觉得男性没有被强制这样做。在关于女性参与战斗飞行这一问题上，男性和女性之间似乎存在很大的敌意。
