Oh, they cited research? Oh, well, hell, that does it! I'm all done -- anyone else have any questions? </sarc>
..... that it said found no negative impact from allowing women to serve in close-combat units. It cited a RAND study which found that "gender differences alone did not appear to erode cohesion."
How the hell do they know, if the Army doesn't have any experience with these blithe, ideologically-driven, typical-liberal-bullshit assertions of fact? They cited studies? I could study my navel, would that tell them anything?
The study was published in 1997 .....
Oh, there it is! -- Clinton-era BS from Slick and Beast. I smell a Hillary slugtrail. Her and her LUGS bunkin' buddies ..... <whine>wymyn are juuuust as gooood as mennnnnn!!!!</whine> And Huma you Abedin there, Hillary?
Fah!
FSB HAMPTON - An attempted ambush of a 3d Squadron, 4th Cavalry convoy brought the Raiders into action against an element of the 271st NVA Regiment four miles south of Tay Ninh; 98 enemy were killed.
When the convoy was hit, Charlie Troop sent its 2d and 3d platoons to the assistance of the vehicles, leaving the 1st Platoon to guard the night defensive position.
OPENING THE affair by firing an RPG in the track of the lead armored personnel carrier, the enemy showered the Cav with automatic weapons’ fire and RPG rounds.
Attacking the U-shaped ambush, the Cav found the ambush closed behind and had to fight its way back out, literally backing over the NVA - the 11th Gold Star Regiment is about 30 per cent female - on the way.
After the 1st platoon was brought up, the damaged vehicles were sent back to Fire Support Base Hampton with the convoy, using the 3d platoon for an escort.
BACK TO THE assault went the 1st and 2d platoons. They backed off slightly, called in artillery, and charged in again. In this assault the command track was hit, killing the commander of Charlie Troop and wounding his second in command.
Specialist 4 Fred Ogas of El Paso, Tex., found himself in command, and he maneuvered the troop for the rest of the day.
Meanwhile Bravo Troop was moving to the sound of the guns to aid Charlie Troop. Eventually both troops fell back into a night defensive position.
One Sheridan of its 1st platoon was hit by seven RPGs but was still providing flank security.