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To: neverdem

Good.


2 posted on 02/03/2005 11:03:15 PM PST by A Balrog of Morgoth (With fire, sword, and stinging whip I drive the Rats in terror before me.)
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To: A Balrog of Morgoth

Like somebody else already said many support MOS put soldiers virtually on the front lines, even if there primary function is not combat oriented. And since there is no determined front line in Iraq right now, it means that every soldier in Iraq is on the front line, regardless of male or female, so to try and remove women from danger is going to be extremely difficult in that situation, if not impossible.

Personally, I think that women in infantry would be just fine, as long as male and female units are segregated, for obvious reasons. I think it would be interesting to create a female combat unit, that any woman in the military can sign up for. The important thing in that case would be to not lax any standards and put them through exactly the same training as regular male infantry, and don't do it with an agenda - meaning do it without any extra financial benefits. Just see what happens - hey, if nobody signs up or most can't handle the training, so be it; on the other hand if enough women sign up and perform adequatly - more power to them.

Another big issue for women in the military is that you really need combat/infantry experience to get promoted as you advance through the ranks.


11 posted on 02/04/2005 12:12:02 AM PST by hawk911
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