A most interesting and objective piece, thank you for writing and posting it here.
I understand a strong, capable woman with a desire to push to her limits, to find what she’s made of. I work with some women like that, they’re flight medics. But these women are similar to the kind you mentioned- they’re always feminine but not flirtatious, always capable, but funny as hell. They make mistakes and own up immediately- they never think of blaming anyone else.. They fight themselves, not the world. Anything they have to prove is an inner battle, not against men.The guys they work with are their pals, not their competition.
But war- that’s another story. Too much at stake, too much depends on brotherhood, trust and cohesion.
My son was in Iraq, 101st AB. He chose the infantry after 9-11. He had several reasons. One of them was -infantry is all men. War is tough enough.
While I’m not a great fan of Huckabee, I agree with what he said at the first debate- our national defense is no place to work out social experiments.
Screaming Eagle Mom
Thanks, SE Mom!
And thanks for your son’s service!
Of course, it would be more germane if some of the Huckabee males chose to serve in some capacity.