[Last Dakotan]

There will always be one or two "competent" women out there, but a majority are below par in the military.

Saddly the entire culture will have to suffer to give these one or two their "rights".

[silverleaf]

Yes, our culture is reverbrating in pathos because of Sarah Piro's work in Iraq.

[Monterrosa-24]

It should be noted that all these women helicopter pilots take the female version of the PT test so from the beginning things are not equal. For females the minumum passing mark for push ups is less than half of what the males are required to do and the males have, on average, more weight to push up, and more distance (arm length) to push it. Women also are given more time on the two-mile run even though they are delivering less weight and strength to the finnish line.

There was one woman triathilon competitor who served in the Army and got lots of publicity. The stories always pointed out that she could outrun the boys. But she refused to ever carry a rucksack saying it violated her recruiting agreement and was bad for her training. The media reports did not point out her unwillingness to ever shoulder a pack.

[SDI]

Hi

Maybe just maybe, the reason for your opinion is that you fear competition from women.

I have read lots of one liners that are just plain wrong and don't rise to a valid reason why women should not be supported fully by the military and government if in the remote chance they want to fight side by side with the men.

Why exactly will the entire culture suffer to give these one or two their "right"?

Do you think it is a right or a privilege to serve in the military? Thank You SDI