Gender integration in the military has always faced questions of social acceptance, even if society can accept how women will be qualified and respected in the army as today. To date, the decision has been made and has allowed women to fill approximately 220,000 positions now reserved for men, including infantry, armor, reconnaissance and some special operations units. The number of women recruited has increased since then, reflecting the importance of no longer serving as a role model for future women seeking to join the infantry and other ground combat jobs that have been barred to them. Women have served extensively in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan, but discrimination continues today. Military requirements are physical tests and standards such as long deployments aboard ships, with exceptions for infantry whose male units outperform females. Recognition of women hasn't really changed, as Carter stated: "He said that there are 'physical differences on average' between men and women and that 'so far we don't We have seen only a small number of women qualify to meet our high physical standards” for some. units" (Bradner, p. 3). There are not many exceptions for women who meet the needs of opening jobs in the military, but with little hope of men inhaling the endurance and strength which are not considered as such.