War, according to Cohn, "is symbolically and practically linked to norms of masculinity", thus establishing that everything military and war-related is primarily masculine. The central point of Con's argument is that the military suppresses femininity while preserving masculinity. She claims that the role of women in war efforts is not recognized in an effort to preserve the masculinity of the military. While war is seen primarily as masculine, Cohn counters this point by explaining that "the actual activities in which soldiers engage would be culturally coded as 'feminine' if they did not take place within an institution that was itself coded hyper-masculine. Cohn concretely concludes his argument with the testimony of former United States Marine Corps General Robert H. Barrow, who stated that "war is a man's work...[women on the front lines] would trample the male ego…you must protect manhood from war.” Using the expert opinion of a Marine Corps general as evidence, Cohn makes his argument concisely and