[SamuraiScot]

So what you're saying is that a woman has never, can never, and will never reach general rank in any armed service on her own merit? That every single instance is and alway will be because of affirmative action?

Not my comment, but sounds about right to me. Automatic laugher, sorry. And empirically, the fruits of the process that has produced our female general officers to date—can you say Janis Karpinski?—appear to bear out that summation.

[miss marmelstein]

Gotta agree with you. Women and warfare? Not their field!