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The change from conventional battle lines to an all out street conflict impacts all elements of the armed forces. Traditional and distinct separations in the boundaries that define non-hostile occupations commonly known as â€Å"support units† from their â€Å"combat arms† counterparts causes problems when those supportive elements encounter hostilities and naturally take measures to defend themselves. Conflict arises when those elements, engaging in combat, have female soldiers, which, is thought to be a violation of the United States Military Policy. This policy (taken from Army Regulation (AR) 10-6, 600-3) currently states that females may not engage in direct combat based on several factors (whs.mil). The current engagements in the Middle East†¦show more content†¦Warfare changed even more so in the Vietnam War as a nation attempted to subdue unorganized subversive groups in a civilian environment. The merging between the civilian world and a military envir onment caused a presence to be needed in the civilian sphere to engage the unseen force. This interaction caused both supportive and combat elements experience hostile interaction, beginning the emergence of modern warfare. Technology also played a major role in the evolution of warfare. The change from Roman and Grecian tactics into guerrilla warfare was due to the inability to sustain large amounts of troops and the causality losses with the improvement of artillery, biological, and personal firearms allowing for greater efficiency against larger numbers of individuals. Attempting to deal with a larger, better equipped force, smaller, subversive groups were force to resort to not directly engaging their foe. When mixing the push for equality between the sexes, the military is no exception. Traditionally, women have helped on the battlefield by providing medical help. Until the 1950s, womens primary career option in the military was medical nurse. The Korean War encouraged female n urses to interact on the ground in combat as support units to the combat arms branches. Real change started when, in 1969 and 72 when the Air Force, Army and Navy opened up the