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First woman enlists to become a Navy SEAL

braindrain said:
My biggest concern has always been that if no women make it or even just not what is considered enough then there will be pressure put on the military to lower standards to meet that goal. And unfortunately even if SEALS SF and Rangers resist that pressure eventually a commander will come along who values his career over doing what's right. I just hope that when that day comes they will simply lower standards for the women and not the men. I would much rather go to war with a few women who didn't meet the standard then a bunch of guys as well. Most likely though in the name of fairness the standards will be lowered across the board.

There are a few other issues I have with allowing women into SOF but that is the main one. And as an SF guy I think my organization as well as MARSOC, will have the most issues with women due to the fact that so much of our job entails working very closely with men from countries that have very different ideas about equality.
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Perhaps a better solution for women wanting to get into special forces would be a female version of the Seals program. They would face the same tough mental challenges, but not all of the same physical challenges, and would not be expected to deploy on some of the more extreme physical missions the men are deployed on. They could still be quite effective and deadly. I believe the Israeli defense Forces have some female special forces.
 
ObamacareFail said:
Have you ever viewed a documentary on Seals Buds training? It is also quite geared to big strong men. Petite women or for that matter small men need not apply.View attachment 67220432
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that is simply not true if you watched the BUDS documentary and i have. they had small guys that made it through.
seals is endurance and mental fortitude. it isn't all about physical strength.
 
ludin said:
that is simply not true if you watched the BUDS documentary and i have. they had small guys that made it through.
seals is endurance and mental fortitude. it isn't all about physical strength.
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Which is true for all the various SOF selection courses. No unit is simply looking for bodybuilders.
 
braindrain said:
Which is true for all the various SOF selection courses. No unit is simply looking for bodybuilders.
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there is a reason those guys are the elite. I couldn't do that stuff. too many injuries to my knees and ankles playing sports.
Plus it takes a certain person to want to be in the military.
 
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ObamacareFail said:
Perhaps a better solution for women wanting to get into special forces would be a female version of the Seals program. They would face the same tough mental challenges, but not all of the same physical challenges, and would not be expected to deploy on some of the more extreme physical missions the men are deployed on. They could still be quite effective and deadly. I believe the Israeli defense Forces have some female special forces.
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Superb comment and recommendation. Bravo.
 
OlNate said:
Don't let Henrin see this thread...... ;)

Congrats, I'm sure she's up to the job, or she wouldn't be there. In addition to anything normal she brings to the table, she'll add a buff to her squad, in that the uber-chauvinist ISIS thugs she's facing off against will lose their **** when they realize their buddy shut got knocked off by a girl.
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Wish in one hand...
 
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