[madison10]

Well just...Duh.

[DoughtyOne]

This has always been the main problem with a mixed military IMO. If you train men and women together, one group will suffer. The real worry for me was that the men would have to dilute their training regimine so as not to make it impossible for women to train with them.

I wanted the men to be the best prepared they could possibly be, physically. This stands for the women too, but men and women are different and training different groups with differing abilities was problematic.

I should state that I have not been involved with the military and would appreciate the views of those who have been, with regard to whether my concerns were valid or not.

[SubMareener]

Something the Marines realized from the beginning. Good to see the Army is finally facing reality.

[Mulch]

Now wait just a minute. Didn't these people watch G.I. Jane. That woman could do everything that the men could do. Now that's a fact - cuz I saw it in a movie.

[satchmodog9]

Maybe the armed forces should be like golf courses and have ladies rules for combat. Even better, have a ladies winner in warfare like they do in marathons.

[cynicom]

We wont have any of that. No sir. Equal treatment.

New name..."This ladies army"....Hehehehehe

[jimfree]

'sustainable and commensurate with their physical profile'.

No kiddin' there's a different physical profile? What morons!

[ShadowDancer]

Once more, in bold.

'Men are stronger and more robust and it's silly to pretend otherwise'

[strategofr]

Cool! Step 2 is to get an agreement from our enemies to go easier on the women.

[Iwentsouth]

Will the enemy only send other women to fight there women?

[Mister Da]

I've always had problems with homosexuals & women in the military. But I've resolved that by realizing that if we are ever invaded, I wont care what the gender or sexual preference is of the person next to me, firing at the enemy.

The military simply needs to figure out what women do better than men. Yes, I know that may sound heretical to some, but isn't it obvious that if men are better at some things than women, then women must be better at some things than men.

War is serious business, & I want the right people in the right jobs. Just as the guy with bottle thick glasses may not be the best sniper, a person with small, delicate hands may be the best bomb disposal person on the base.

[DocH]

Marine Corps to Army: We told you so.

[dakine]

"Girls and boys are different"
signed, any Kindergartener

[Keith in Iowa]

There are probably a bunch of pansy men that don't want to be outdone by a girl...

[BadAndy]

There are virtually no sports where women compete directly against men, yet liberals want women to fight men on the battlefield.

[hsalaw]

'Men are stronger and more robust and it's silly to pretend otherwise'

Who didn't know this?

[joesnuffy]

Follow the Marines and the Army will be alright.

[Randy Larsen]

If I promise to go easy...can I play with the girls?

[DMZFrank]

I will risk committing the grievous thoughtcrime of political incorrectness and state the next logical question, why does the military discharge men who can meet the female physical standard? Why not restrict them to the jobs that women are allowed into?

[M203M4]

And, for one span of every month, the ladies' platoons will be most feared. Psy-ops could involve dropping a few chocolate-dipped-strawberry MRE packages. Such would prompt immediate surrender of all surrounding enemy forces.

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