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Do you really think women in the Military want to risk their lives in combat?[W:57]

Do you really think women in the Military want to risk their lives in combat?


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Navy Pride

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In my 21 years in the military I have never heard of one person be they man or woman who wanted to serve in combat.
 
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Re: Do you really think women in the Military want to risk their lives in combat?

Funny, I've known a lot of people who wanted to serve specifically in combat-- including several who enjoyed the privilege.

Some women want to serve in the combat arms and specifically in combat. I don't hold with putting women in harm's way, but it does them a terrible disservice to claim they're anything less than genuine in their desire.
 
Re: Do you really think women in the Military want to risk their lives in combat?

In my 21 years in the military I have never heard of one person be they man or woman who wanted to serve in combat.

Some do, some don't.
 
Re: Do you really think women in the Military want to risk their lives in combat?

would you want your wife, sister or daughter to serve in hand to hand combat and live in a foxhole?
 
Re: Do you really think women in the Military want to risk their lives in combat?

My guess is that even if and when women are assigned to combat units, the powers that be will do everything they can to keep them fobbits.
 
Re: Do you really think women in the Military want to risk their lives in combat?

would you want your wife, sister or daughter to serve in hand to hand combat and live in a foxhole?

I respect them enough to decide for themselves what career they should peruse. I don't believe in treating them as property.
 
Re: Do you really think women in the Military want to risk their lives in combat?

I respect them enough to decide for themselves what career they should peruse. I don't believe in treating them as property.

Who said anything about treating them as property?
 
Re: Do you really think women in the Military want to risk their lives in combat?

I respect them enough to decide for themselves what career they should peruse. I don't believe in treating them as property.

This.

Also, they are already doing this now, so complaining about this now is ridiculous.
 
Re: Do you really think women in the Military want to risk their lives in combat?

You people who are posting yes have you ever been in the military... Did you serve in combat?
 
Re: Do you really think women in the Military want to risk their lives in combat?

Who said anything about treating them as property?

Did you miss the post I was replying to?
 
Re: Do you really think women in the Military want to risk their lives in combat?

Want to, no. Are willing to, yes.
 
Re: Do you really think women in the Military want to risk their lives in combat?

In my 21 years in the military I have never heard of one person be they man or woman who wanted to serve in combat.

They want "equality", which typically means the same rewards without genuinely equal achievement.
 
Re: Do you really think women in the Military want to risk their lives in combat?

I don't have a problem with women serving in combat but if they are going to serve there all women should do it, no exceptions........You know when you joined you might have to live in a foxhole and fight hand to hand with the enemy.....Don't get me wrong I think women should not serve there.....I would be horrified if my daughter had to do that?
 
Re: Do you really think women in the Military want to risk their lives in combat?

Did you miss the post I was replying to?

No??

Navy Pride said:
would you want your wife, sister or daughter to serve in hand to hand combat and live in a foxhole?

I see no mention of property in there.
 
Re: Do you really think women in the Military want to risk their lives in combat?

would you want your wife, sister or daughter to serve in hand to hand combat and live in a foxhole?

I wouldn't want my husband (If I was gay or a female), brother or son to serve in hand to hand combat and live in a foxhole. I wouldn't want them to be in harms way. But I would respect their service to their country and hope they make it out.
 
Re: Do you really think women in the Military want to risk their lives in combat?

They want "equality", which typically means the same rewards without genuinely equal achievement.

One of my favorite sayings is be carefull what you wish for you just might get it.
 
Re: Do you really think women in the Military want to risk their lives in combat?

In my 21 years in the military I have never heard of one person be they man or woman who wanted to serve in combat.

I think if you lined up 200 soldiers, 100 men and 100 women, (in today's army) you'd find that far fewer women than men are eager for combat.

I have nothing but gut instinct to back up that opinion. Well, that? And that I believe a woman with children is far less likely to want to be in harm's way than a father.
 
Re: Do you really think women in the Military want to risk their lives in combat?

I wouldn't want my husband (If I was gay or a female), brother or son to serve in hand to hand combat and live in a foxhole. I wouldn't want them to be in harms way. But I would respect their service to their country and hope they make it out.

You will not suck me into a gay issue here..........My daughter is 5'5" and weighs 115 lbs..........Of course she has a master degree in teaching so I don't have to worry about that.
 
Re: Do you really think women in the Military want to risk their lives in combat?

In my 21 years in the military I have never heard of one person be they man or woman who wanted to serve in combat.

*snort* - you think people join the military to die?

Heck - why'd you go in? You want to die?

No one wants to die - you're in - ask why people join . . . everyone has their own reason and no one ever says "I have a death wish"

What a stupid question :roll:
 
Re: Do you really think women in the Military want to risk their lives in combat?

*snort* - you think people join the military to die?

Heck - why'd you go in? You want to die?

No one wants to die - you're in - ask why people join . . . everyone has their own reason and no one ever says "I have a death wish"

What a stupid question :roll:

serve in combat =/= die
 
Re: Do you really think women in the Military want to risk their lives in combat?

would you want your wife, sister or daughter to serve in hand to hand combat and live in a foxhole?

You do realize that you're essentially arguing on behalf of a social construction..the idea that women have to be protected by the superior man, right?
 
Re: Do you really think women in the Military want to risk their lives in combat?

In my 21 years in the military I have never heard of one person be they man or woman who wanted to serve in combat.

My son just followed in my footsteps (EOD). I had to explain to him that the only people who look forward to a firefight, are those that have never been in a firefight.... I don't want to share a foxhole with someone who does.
 
Re: Do you really think women in the Military want to risk their lives in combat?

In my 21 years in the military I have never heard of one person be they man or woman who wanted to serve in combat.

If your assertion is that nobody, man or woman, wants to serve in combat, then why is your poll explicitly singling out women? After all, if men don't want to serve in combat either, then hell, why have ANYONE serve in a combat role?
 
Re: Do you really think women in the Military want to risk their lives in combat?

would you want your wife, sister or daughter to serve in hand to hand combat and live in a foxhole?

No, but neither would I want to see my dad, brother or son (if I had one) have to serve in combat.
 
Re: Do you really think women in the Military want to risk their lives in combat?

Funny, I've known a lot of people who wanted to serve specifically in combat-- including several who enjoyed the privilege.

Some women want to serve in the combat arms and specifically in combat. I don't hold with putting women in harm's way, but it does them a terrible disservice to claim they're anything less than genuine in their desire.

Its really easy for you lefties to say I don't have a problem with it..........Your not in the military no do you have to face a combat situation where you are laying your life on the line.........If that were the case you might have a different opinion.
 
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