Posted on 09/21/2017 5:43:33 PM PDT by sparklite2
The woman, who has not yet been identified, is expected to graduate Monday from the grueling Infantry Officer Course, the Washington Post reported Thursday.
The lieutenant completed live fire drills at Twentynine Palms, Calif., the final requirement of the three-week course that was opened on an experimental basis to women in 2012 and typically has a 25 percent washout rate.
She is expected to lead a platoon of about 40 infantry Marines in a service often regarded as the most resistant to full gender integration in the military.
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Many men today are less attracted to that “meal ticket” she has.
That often is the ONLY thing they have to offer. No personality, no skills, no hobbies, no decent job even. They sure do have big laundry lists for what the guy nust have, though.
And should the soldier get killed in service to the Country, will they spit on her as well?
There’s nothing unique to celebrate.
We’ll see.
It is often a mistake to ascribe rational limits to people. Especially people who make an ideology of irrationality.
There’s always an exception to the rule. Implementing policy on an exception is a recipe for failure.
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