[XJarhead]

I'm curious as to whether you've actually servied in the all volunteer military that you claim is "feminized". I served in that military for 13 years, and the Marine Corps didn't seem to damn feminine to me. But what would I know....

When the all volunteer force objectives failed to meet the goal with male volunteers, each military branch was forced to accept volunteers from the only other available pool of potential volunteers, women.

They already selected female volunteers prior to the ending of the draft.

accepting women into roles that had previously been male dominated led to the feminization of the military.

That's not what happened. At the time the draft ended, women already were permitted to volunteer for the exact same specialties as they were during the draft. In other words, the all volunteer force did not open any new specialities for women.

Crediting Pat Schroeder for the change gives her undo importance.

Credit DACOWITS if you want. That was the reason you saw more MOS's opened to women, not military need. I saw that personally.

And even taking into account the increased presence of women, which I largely oppose, I'd still much rather have been in an all volunteer force than one made up of draftees. And I wage 90% of the guys who are serving now would say the exact same thing. You don't want to be there, I don't want you there. It's that simple.

[backtothestreets]

I'm curious as to whether you've actually servied in the all volunteer military that you claim is "feminized".

Yes, I was in the military during that period of time and vividly recall the many mandatory classes we had to attend to "adjust" to the increased presence of women in the military. One of my duties was to train women in positions that were previously closed to them. A part of that training included having their male counterparts accept a person that could not met the same physical requirements demanded of the men.

They already selected female volunteers prior to the ending of the draft.

Yes, they certainly did have women volunteers prior to the ending of the draft. Each branch also had maximum quotas of women allowed in the service. These quotas were increased do to the lack of male volunteers when the draft ended.

I wholeheartedly agree with you about serving with volunteers as opposed to conscripts, but I am also opposed to having women serve in combat roles. Given a choice of having women fill these positions or having men drafted, I'll take the draft. The crucial reason women are in these roles is because too few men find honor in serving the military needs of our nation anymore. Adding to this are the numbers of our leaders that have served honorably in the military and can be pointed to as an example for young men to follow.