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Very admirable, Redbean.
Come to think of it. We haven't been able to win a war in quite a spell. You reckon female Generals would be more decisive and willing to go in and get the job done right? I mean, done right, this Iraq invasion could have been a done deal in a very short time. Instead, the top brass, being male, seems to be stretching this thing out so they can get more funding and a higher American body count. A woman Military Commander, being a little matronly, wouldn't want to see a lot of someones kids getting killed and would look to the shortest distance between two points. |
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I don't think gender honestly has a thing to do with it. Get the politicians outta the military. Let a true Military person run the military and the job would get done and get done right.
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Edited by
Fanta46
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Thu 02/12/09 09:55 AM
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I am a proud US Air Force vet. When I was in basic training we were sent to a briefing in which we were told about various job opportunities. One of which was ParaRescue. I raised my hand and asked the instructor, "How do I apply sir?" I was informed that being female I couldn't. I was madder than a wet hornet. How dare someone tell me I couldn't serve my country in this capacity simply because I was female. I think it's a load of sh*t that a female isn't allowed to any job within the military that a male does simply because of her gender. If physically capable of doing it we should be able to do it. I see absolutely nothing wrong with women being included in the Selective Service registration. If I had been required to register I would have done it gladly with no b*tching. I would have proudly served in ParaRescue if I had been allowed. I would have done the job just as well as any man. I may have lost my life in doing so but I can guarantee my family would have been proud and wouldn't have made an issue of the fact that I was female and shouldn't have been in the job. The military needs to come out of the Dark Ages were equality is concerned. If a woman is capable and willing to do the job whatever it is, then let her do it! Bean, The military cant come out of the dark ages for Infantry. Its a nasty job. If they drafted women for the Infantry they would either have to lower the Physical requirements (Bad Idea) or only a very small number would survive training. An Infantry unit is only as fast or as strong as their weakest member. |
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If women want to be drafted for Grunt units, I say let them, but dont lower the physical standards of a US Infantry soldier just for them.
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I am a proud US Air Force vet. When I was in basic training we were sent to a briefing in which we were told about various job opportunities. One of which was ParaRescue. I raised my hand and asked the instructor, "How do I apply sir?" I was informed that being female I couldn't. I was madder than a wet hornet. How dare someone tell me I couldn't serve my country in this capacity simply because I was female. I think it's a load of sh*t that a female isn't allowed to any job within the military that a male does simply because of her gender. If physically capable of doing it we should be able to do it. I see absolutely nothing wrong with women being included in the Selective Service registration. If I had been required to register I would have done it gladly with no b*tching. I would have proudly served in ParaRescue if I had been allowed. I would have done the job just as well as any man. I may have lost my life in doing so but I can guarantee my family would have been proud and wouldn't have made an issue of the fact that I was female and shouldn't have been in the job. The military needs to come out of the Dark Ages were equality is concerned. If a woman is capable and willing to do the job whatever it is, then let her do it! Bean, The military cant come out of the dark ages for Infantry. Its a nasty job. If they drafted women for the Infantry they would either have to lower the Physical requirements (Bad Idea) or only a very small number would survive training. An Infantry unit is only as fast or as strong as their weakest member. Fanta, I'm in no way sayin lower the physical requirements. I'm totally against that. But there are women who could meet the in place physical requirements and the only thing keepin them from a certain job is their gender. If they met the requirements then let them do the job.
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