Well its now 21-6 and I wonder how many of those people who said its OK to serve in combat ever have been in combat. Its not like the movies and John Wayne.
Can we see a show of hands?
never been in combat but served in war,i got the lucky straw on that one but came close like 40 times to being killed were it not for my uzbekistan frien in the afghani army tipping me and my unit off.
however i will say women can serve in combat,but they must prove equal,its wrong to say they cant but even more wrong to allow them to do so under lesser conditions than men.
combat isnt fun and games either you are capable of doing your job or people die,if yu cant do your job youll be stuck as a glorified secretary in a combat uniform,seem it happen many times in aghanistan.
the only fault i see is that the navy the air force arent combat arms except air force sf and navy seals and navy cb's.their tests check for job readiness.the branch most exposed to combat is the army,the marines even though they destroy everything around them are mostly used in early battles and the army takes their place after initial invasion to allow heavy machinery to devastate the enemy.the amry however has no tests for combat readiness though they are about to initiate it.
ive seen a few women that can keep up with men,most fail horribly,this isnt due to the fact they cant handle combat,but do to the fact they have a lower standard,and most people strive tom do the minimum.if the army said women must meet male standards i guarantee shortly after all women would graduate basic on male standards,but since they arent required most wont.
may i ask is this womens fault or the military using double standards.its one thing to measure physicle fitness,but when they cant handle combat stress,the army sends them to the fob to handle paperwork.
in my opinion that is sexist.if a women couldnt handle her mos the army throws them aside,i saw this alot in my mechanic mos,95% of females couldnt hack it and begged to be paper pushers,while the army should have said no you signed uo we payed you go do it.
you cant blame female soldiers because branches like the army held them to such low standards they were equal to housemaids in combat uniform,if someone wants women in combat meet mens standars go to your commander and ask something be done.
also women in combat thing started with the marine women throwing a fit,unlike army and airforce marine women needed combat arms experience in the marines to make it to the top,which meant women were excluded,whereas the army allowed fobbits to make highest ranks despite deployment history.nothing pisses off army soldiers more than being run by an e-9 whos never served a day in combat but feels he/she has the right to tell you how to do it.