[cpdiii]

I have no issue with the rare woman who can stand toe to toe with any man doing any job she wishes in the military. However, I have a MAJOR issue with lowering the bar to allow women into positions they are not fit for.

I disagree good sir. The innate instinct of men in the West but not the Middle East is to protect the female. That will change the dynamics of a fighting unit and to the detriment of the fighting unit.

I support the idea of women in the military. Each women doing a non combat role frees up a man to fight.

The Israelis had women in front line combat roles at one time. It did not work out well. Their bravery and skills were not a problem. The problems were upper body strength, the dynamics of the fighting unit and the absolute horror inflicted on those captured.

[kearnyirish2]

As I understand it, the Israeli men were traumatized by the women that were wounded and killed; there is no way to prepare people for that.