Not only are they allowed, they are required to serve in the military.
Do you guys think women should be allowed to serve in the military (SF)?
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Not only are they allowed, they are required to serve in the military.
There are operations so complex that something as simple as a menstrual cycle could jeopardize it.
For example, in many cases targets of ops routinely use the highly sensitive senses of animals like dogs to alert them to the presence of intruders.
Aside from some of the logistical difficulties an operator on a "period" would encounter on something like a week long forward reconnassaince op, there is also the question of focus and acuity in addition to the increased opportunity for detection by animals used to alert.
I don't contend these issues are all certainties but they are considerations and simply put in the SO world if there is a question, there is no question.
Jane Burgess
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There are enough issues with people in general ...
There are enough issues with people in general. So I don't see women increasing the number of issues at all. As long as women can share showers and meet minimum requirements (reduced or not), I don't see a problem with it.
When women take advantage of situations, then they should be treated accordingly like anyone else. That seems to be the case in the US military. They have reached a balance in many regards on many things.
There are enough issues with people in general. So I don't see women increasing the number of issues at all. As long as women can share showers and meet minimum requirements (reduced or not), I don't see a problem with it.
When women take advantage of situations, then they should be treated accordingly like anyone else. That seems to be the case in the US military. They have reached a balance in many regards on many things.
Facetious
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No need for social architecture in our military, the SF need not be a testing ground for social equality. Everything should be streamlined and test proven in this most advanced sector of our military.Why risk the greater possibility of looking like a horses ass ? This exercise of absolute equality just isn't going to fly.
and reserve yourself, this is not a hit piece on women !
Women can do things that men can't.
Let's just figure out how to win a war first. How many years has it been ?
and reserve yourself, this is not a hit piece on women !
Women can do things that men can't.
Let's just figure out how to win a war first. How many years has it been ?
Umm…no, the fact that they can't compete with the men is a pretty clear sign and some of the best proof that they don't compete at the very upper peak of physical ability. Otherwise they would be playing along side of them.
Isn't that what the U.S.M.C is there for?.
And the United States Marine Core initials is misspelled it should read as U.S.C.C. [United States Catering Core]. That be about all they are good for.
The person in the USMC/USCC with half a brain... is king. What does that say for the rest of them.
And yet ...
Touching results in 3,000 of those "half a brain (or less)" Marines in 24 hours, with a guaranteed 30,000+ within a week to protect American and allied citizens.
If there's a woman among them, fine by me. I'd give her a gentle kiss on the cheek as thanks. And unlike a lot of whiny women, she'd take it as thanks and nothing more.
And yet, they are the main reason why not only Americans, but any cititzens of NATO and US allies aren't touched when things break down when they travel to a foreign nation.
Touching results in 3,000 of those "half a brain (or less)" Marines in 24 hours, with a guaranteed 30,000+ within a week to protect American and allied citizens.
If there's a woman among them, fine by me. I'd give her a gentle kiss on the cheek as thanks. And unlike a lot of whiny women, she'd take it as thanks and nothing more.
Make love not war
Philbert
Banned
Since there has been BC pills and such out for years that pretty much completely eliminate the "period", and after a day or 2 any man is gonna have a pretty rank odor regardless, is there any SO SD that can't carry 250 lbs for a decent distance? Is that the top spec for an effective SO...besides their SD?
I've seen tiny DI's wearing the Corps insignia, and anyone can reasonably assume a DI is a competent soldier...
As for getting gang raped 20 times a day in captivity, getting your nuts crushed is a more difficult torture than waterboarding...I see no real difference in getting shit done to ya, in the possibility of capture.
Believe me, if I had a pink .45 I'd still put a hole in ya big enough to describe the guy behind ya...a weapon is effective whether or not it fits a "manly" criterion. Or can carry 250 lbs 25 yards at a run...
I could be wrong...
BTW
(SD...swinging dick)
I've seen tiny DI's wearing the Corps insignia, and anyone can reasonably assume a DI is a competent soldier...
As for getting gang raped 20 times a day in captivity, getting your nuts crushed is a more difficult torture than waterboarding...I see no real difference in getting shit done to ya, in the possibility of capture.
Believe me, if I had a pink .45 I'd still put a hole in ya big enough to describe the guy behind ya...a weapon is effective whether or not it fits a "manly" criterion. Or can carry 250 lbs 25 yards at a run...
I could be wrong...
BTW
(SD...swinging dick)
70 pounds of gear just simply could not be handled by the atypical female...NO WAY. Political correctness has infiltrated the armed forces, for sure. If they want to be in some forces like the Navy or in non-military roles, I suppose that is okay, but other than that unless they are some huge butch (whom I have met and know there are out there), I suppose that's okay. But I just can't see my little 115lb GF ever being able to handle the rigors of full out combat. :2 cents:
I don't think women in combat roles would be a good idea, I mean, seeing young men coming back maimed from combat is hard enough, imagine how hard it would be to see a pretty young girl coming back home with third degree burns and missing limbs?
I think it has to do with keeping the morale up in the homefront, if, like I said, when our boys come back with missing limbs or dead and we see a lot of people just wanting to throw in the towel and give up (Berkley, I'm looking at you) imagine how more it would be if we were also seeing the same number of young girls.
In spite of that, I think it would be fun to see a full regiment of ladies going up and kicking Osama's ass, that would be extremely demoralizing for his minions.
I think it has to do with keeping the morale up in the homefront, if, like I said, when our boys come back with missing limbs or dead and we see a lot of people just wanting to throw in the towel and give up (Berkley, I'm looking at you) imagine how more it would be if we were also seeing the same number of young girls.
In spite of that, I think it would be fun to see a full regiment of ladies going up and kicking Osama's ass, that would be extremely demoralizing for his minions.
Would many women really even WANT to be in the Special Forces???
For those who would, I say why not let them give it a shot?
For those who would, I say why not let them give it a shot?
So now I have an operator who has to rely on a hormonal contraceptive in the form of a patch, daily dose, etc. in order to make their cycles more predictable or in some cases eliminate it?
Can you understand why that would fairly undesirable circumstance for an SO commander and his operators?
Philbert
Banned
Wow...time to leave the Middle Ages...
First you don't want a woman who is unpredictable to serve when she may have a stress factor of a period to deal with...then, when it is pointed out that there are BC forms (monthly and trimonthly apps) that remove this problem, then it's "can't depend on a solution that requires a chemical ingestion every once in a while"...harumph, harumph...
Pul-eeze...just come right out and say it...women belong in the kitchen or in the bedroom, war is for manly men ...harumph...not for the fairer sex.
Tell that to the Viet Vets...
First you don't want a woman who is unpredictable to serve when she may have a stress factor of a period to deal with...then, when it is pointed out that there are BC forms (monthly and trimonthly apps) that remove this problem, then it's "can't depend on a solution that requires a chemical ingestion every once in a while"...harumph, harumph...
Pul-eeze...just come right out and say it...women belong in the kitchen or in the bedroom, war is for manly men ...harumph...not for the fairer sex.
Tell that to the Viet Vets...
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