Israel is at the constant state of alert and they need every person who can carry a rifle they can find. America dont have that problem since we have a large pool of manpower.
That being said, There is a place for women in combat, as MPs, truck driver and chopper pilots.But front line duty should be left to men.
Sorry to all the women I offended.
“But front line duty should be left to men.”
I think that’s partly the point in the article. In both Iraq and Afghanistan it’s sometimes hard to tell where the front line is actually located.
I agree with you 100%- I served in the Army for four years, and often times offend women by espousing that very same belief. I served with many hard working women, but the majority want the “glory” without the work, and they play that gender card nicely when it suites them.
There is a place for women in combat as MP’s, truck drivers, etc., until we see another Bulge, Pusan or Tet. At that point the inability to fight in sustained combat over weeks at a time (without returning to base every night) will send us back into the healthy you man mode. By the way, there are many men forty to sixty serving and far more have been died and earned awards for valor. Should we concentrate on recruiting men over forty?
I’m not offended, I’m just wondering where the “large pool of manpower” is? Those women wouldn’t be in those areas if there were enough men to do those jobs.