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Stealth Plan for Women in Combat
The Washington Times ^
| May 8, 2005
| Elaine Donnelly
Posted on 05/08/2005 8:14:22 AM PDT by mike6181
Gen. Peter Schoomaker raised eyebrows when he dismissed as not a "gender issue" the women-in-combat controversy at an American Enterprise Institute symposium.
The Army Chief of Staff April 11 answered a questioner who rightly praised the courage of female soldiers but expressed concern about the unprecedented number of women maimed or killed in Iraq (33, to date) and Afghanistan (5).
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News
KEYWORDS: armypolicies; combat; dod; elainedonnelly; girlpower; women; womenincombat; womensoldiers
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I look forward to why the DoD is so willing to violate the precepts and understood risks taken by female soldiers on enlistment. I realize the main pressure is from female officers wanting to get their combat tickets punched for the sake of their careers. Meanwhile Jane Doe gets the bullets and grenades.
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posted on
05/08/2005 8:14:22 AM PDT
by
mike6181
To: mike6181
I can just see it now, " MEDIC MEDIC !!! Oh,never mind.Just pass the kotex."
To: mike6181
I'm willing to start a war over whether women should be in combat.
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posted on
05/08/2005 8:22:11 AM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(Not Elected Pope Since 4/19/2005.)
Comment #4 Removed by Moderator
To: do_u_have_any_news
i donno what women want to do in war. enemies wont show them any respect.Same reason this guy never served.
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posted on
05/08/2005 8:30:45 AM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(Not Elected Pope Since 4/19/2005.)
To: mike6181
"I realize the main pressure is from female officers wanting to get their combat tickets punched for the sake of their careers."
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posted on
05/08/2005 8:31:04 AM PDT
by
shellshocked
(They're undocumented Border Patrol agents, not vigilantes.)
To: Lazamataz
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posted on
05/08/2005 8:31:33 AM PDT
by
GregB
(Judge Greer for dog catcher!!!!!!!!!!)
To: mike6181
If women enlistees are certain to be sent to Iraq and exposed to combat, it will greatly reduce the number of women enlistees
Perhaps that's the plan
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posted on
05/08/2005 8:32:48 AM PDT
by
SauronOfMordor
(What does the wolf care how many sheep there be?)
To: mike6181
My friend, just back form Iraq and in the thick of the fighting, was wholly unimpressed with the Army.
He called it a pussified organization with an officer corps full of political hacks. They are concerned with form, not function.
He wants out and would never reenlist.
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posted on
05/08/2005 8:32:50 AM PDT
by
zarf
To: Lazamataz
Women in combat only get in the way. WAR is not the place to be "politically correct." The whole purpose of war is go stop the enemy in whatever way works best. Women in combat do not "work best."
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posted on
05/08/2005 8:34:42 AM PDT
by
bannie
(The government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend upon the support of Paul.)
To: do_u_have_any_news
As the father of a female Army combat medic surrently serving in Mosul and on occasion Tall Afar, you don't know what the hell you are talking about. And you aren't alone judging from the previous posts.
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posted on
05/08/2005 8:34:50 AM PDT
by
metalcor
To: mike6181
Moot point. Women are already in combat and have been for quite some time.
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posted on
05/08/2005 8:38:15 AM PDT
by
TADSLOS
(Right Wing Infidel since 1954)
Comment #13 Removed by Moderator
To: SauronOfMordor
You really oughta pay more attention--women make up nearly 20% of forces in Iraq and most are performing admirably. My girl is there, in Mosul no less escorting convoys to Tall Afar, and her cousin, another female, just graduated from basic training. The paln is to rely on those willing to do what far too many aren't----man young men are coming up short making the men and women who are still volunteering that much more remarkable and noteworthy and deserving of the utmost respect.
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posted on
05/08/2005 8:46:14 AM PDT
by
metalcor
To: metalcor
Why do you support reducing the effectiveness of our armed forces?
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posted on
05/08/2005 8:50:57 AM PDT
by
William Terrell
(Individuals can exist without government but government can't exist without individuals.)
To: do_u_have_any_news
Tell that to my daughter who just got back to Mosu from Tall Afar where she manned the gunners hatch of a Stryker Medical Evac Vehicle. Went to Tall Afar, in part, to treat detainees and document their injuries before returning to Mosul with them loaded in open trucks. Many of these females make better soldiers than some of the men who disappear when such convoys are being 'manned' and I see a lot of 20 something year old 'men' walking around the malls. You have a right to your opinion--in part because there are women like my daughter, and a female cousin training to do the same duty protecting those rights.
Sorry to sound so harsh, but I have a right, too.
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posted on
05/08/2005 8:52:42 AM PDT
by
metalcor
To: mike6181
If one really wants to put this to the test, re-institute the draft and have 18 year old females register.
At that point, at least will have a sense of how the country feels about females in the military.
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posted on
05/08/2005 8:53:51 AM PDT
by
sirthomasthemore
(I go to my execution as the King's humble servant, but God's first!)
To: William Terrell
The US Army is the most efective fighting force in history--you disagree? I would prefere an all male combat force, but you may know that recruiting is suffering shortfalls as it is---not enough real men out there to do the job, apparently. Thank God for the women who step up, willingly and knowing full well what their duty may demand, and doing it with excellence.
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posted on
05/08/2005 8:55:12 AM PDT
by
metalcor
To: mike6181
Stealth Plan for Women in Combat I hope this isn't true. If they have stealth technology for women now, we men are hosed. Wimmens are stealthy enough as it is.
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posted on
05/08/2005 8:59:37 AM PDT
by
Nick Danger
(Honey, Intel wants to go outside)
To: metalcor
As the father of three sons serving in combat infantry units two of which have 8years each in the service I would like to thank you for raising a daughter willing to make the sacrifice. All of my sons have spent time down range and I have never heard one of them complain about the outstanding women they serve with. Some people just look for reason to complain.
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posted on
05/08/2005 9:01:58 AM PDT
by
armymarinedad
(Character makes you draw a line in the dirt.)
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