[Freedom'sWorthIt]

I happen to be a female. Women do not belong on the front lines of combat. Women do belong learning how and being able and ready to defend themselves and their family. However, being on the front lines in the armoed forces with all of the physical demands on that position, demands for which women are simply not equally physically equipped as their male military counterparts, simply puts the soldiers in greater danger than they would be in with a fully fit and trained male combat soldier. There are tens of thousands of military "jobs" for which women can out perform or equally match their male counterparts. But frontline combat is not one of them.

Elaine Donnelly is another female with the same opinions and she has done the research and fought the good fight in this arena longer and more effectively then any "chauvinazi" you can locate.

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As I've said from the get-go, if a woman cannot pass the physical part of training she should not be a soldier. If, she can pass the rigors of it, she should be allowed to serve her country in any capacity that she is able to fill, be that front-line or in the rear.

Women soldiers aren't stupid. They know what can happen to them if caught by the enemy. It should be their conscious decision.

I have never heard of Elaine Donnelly before today. And if perchance I have, she did not make an impression on me that I would remember her name.

If women have the ability and desire to fight for their country on the front line...let them. They know the risk.

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"Elaine Donnelly is another female with the same opinions and she has done the research and fought the good fight in this arena longer and more effectively then any "chauvinazi" you can locate."

Agreed, Elaine Donnelly is, IMO, right on for the right reasons.

Best response on the thread...*applause*