I think women should be able to specialize as infantry. I did vote to keep the units segregated, as the last thing one needs on a battlefield is a distraction by attraction.
http://www.debatepolitics.com/break...nsiders-lifting-combat-ban-female-troops.html
That is the discussion that has given birth to this particular poll.
I want to be clear with the question here. I am asking if you think females should be allowed to serve as infantrymen(persons?) in the military. That means, they are not a cook or aircraft mechanic who has some basic infantry skills gleaned from either boot camp, or extra infantry training like the Marines put all personnell though.
What we are asking is if you think women should be allowed to be grunts.
I say other. If they can carry M240B ,carry a 40 plus pound ruck sack, have all their gear, filled water canteens,ammo and a flak vest on for 12 mile road march under 4 hours, pass a pt test with same requirements as her male counterparts, have no special requirements be made,must tolerate cursing then sure females should be allowed to join the infantry.
BTW, anyone ever notice that civilians and military personnel(BTDT'S) ALWAYS have a different take on these matters? I wonder why that is
Sex, gender identity or sexual preference for that matter are irrelevant and inconsequential in regards to a person's ability to be an efficient killer and carry their own load.
I choose the 1st option.
I just can't see any gain to introducing sexual tensions to the battlefield.
The kind of females that would have to be able to pass the same standards as male counterparts in the infantry probably wouldn't be very attractive or sexually appealing.
The kind of females that would have to be able to pass the same standards as male counterparts in the infantry probably wouldn't be very attractive or sexually appealing.
I say other. If they can carry M240B ,carry a 40 plus pound ruck sack, have all their gear, filled water canteens,ammo and a flak vest on for 12 mile road march under 4 hours, pass a pt test with same requirements as her male counterparts, have no special requirements be made,must tolerate cursing then sure females should be allowed to join the infantry.
I'm assbackwards on this and will have feminists hating me. I do not think women belong on the battlefield. I think it's a distraction. I think it stirs up lots of drama with men who are far from their families and wives serving with these women. And more importantly there's still a chivalrous nature to many of our men that would lead to issues on the battlefield where some men would feel an onus to protect the women present in such a manner that it was distracting to the overall job whether it was warranted or not. I also think captured women face a host of issues that men do not.
Basically I don't believe women belong in battle.
Few people argue that women don't have the ability to be efficient killers or anything like that, though. Really the only argument I hear to women in the military is along the lines of "the men can't handle it." IMO the men should grow the **** up, but that doesn't mean they will and that doesn't mean it's not a valid argument.
Personally, I think any grunt who gets distracted in battle merely by the presence of tits has no business being there. I wouldn't want to be within a click of any such unprofessionalism. Give me the chic who can double-tap.
That sounds good but ignores all the women who got pregnant over in Iraq, while deployed. Both in our military and in the UKs. It's an issue, it's a distraction, and it's a problem.
That sounds good but ignores all the women who got pregnant over in Iraq, while deployed. Both in our military and in the UKs. It's an issue, it's a distraction, and it's a problem.
Maybe soldiers should be celibate?That sounds good but ignores all the women who got pregnant over in Iraq, while deployed. Both in our military and in the UKs. It's an issue, it's a distraction, and it's a problem.
Do you have figures on this? I know there was some problem, but last I had heard, it was not really a serious one.
So you don't think there's needless distraction in say different men fighting over the same woman while trying to serve as a brotherhood on a battlefield? This is inevitable given that there will never be as many women as there are men on the battlefield. Furthermore you know how a great many women have broken up a great many male bands? Same concept applies. The men can't bond in the way they ultimately need to if they're dealing with sexual tensions and a bunch of b.s. And, I'm also not altogether apathetic towards the men and women who are here at home while their spouses are cheating while deployed.Maybe soldiers should be celibate?
Oh wait, that's priests.
Oh wait.... :2razz: