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I know a few enlisted women in the Navy and Marines. Obviously the female Marines don't serve in combat units, one is an aircraft mechanic and another is involved in some sort of public relations unit. The girls I know in the Navy are mostly hospital corpsmen, with a few who are in more traditionally male ratings (machinists mate, engineering aide, etc.). All of them sort of gravitated towards more of a support role. Not one female enlisted friend of mine WANTS to be in the infantry, or a Navy SEAL. And they do complain about female officers and their scheming and conniving to get promotions and advance in their careers! Apparently a lot of female officers tend to be extreme femi-nazis.

I have no problem with women serving in any capacity in the Coast Guard, and most Navy ratings as well. When it comes to the Air Force, Army, and Marines, I feel differently. I don't feel that women should be assigned to units likely to see direct combat. I'm OK with a woman serving on an aircraft carrier, being a nurse or medic, being an aircraft mechanic, or being in an intel unit. Women served well during every war of the 20th century and I believe they have an important support role to play in the military today. I am just not OK with women in combat support roles where they're likely to be attacked, and NO women should be in combat units at all.