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Historic Marine base gets 1st-ever female general
AP ^ | June 17. 2011 | SUSANNE M. SCHAFER

Posted on 06/17/2011 7:52:19 AM PDT by Leroy S. Mort

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To: ansel12

Ah yes, youth is wasted on the young. Make sure you watch that warrior video. If that don’t stir your blood, nothing will.


41 posted on 06/17/2011 2:04:12 PM PDT by Neoliberalnot ((Read "The Grey Book" for an alternative to corruption in DC))
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To: Rio

If this picture was march of this year she just got the star and a major command right away????


42 posted on 06/17/2011 2:42:49 PM PDT by stan_sipple
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To: Leroy S. Mort

God save our country...


43 posted on 06/17/2011 3:50:57 PM PDT by Minutemen ("It's a Religion of Peace")
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To: Neoliberalnot
That video was fantastic!
44 posted on 06/17/2011 5:32:25 PM PDT by ansel12 (America has close to India population of 1950s, India has 1,200,000,000 people now. Quality of Life?)
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To: cotton1706
I’m on the scrawny side and served in the Army so although I passed the standards, there were women in my unit who were certainly stronger and more physically capable than I was.

wow.... you actually admit that. MOS 0321 and no f'ing way that I'd ever admit a woman was "stronger" than me. Cause she hasn't been built yet.

I only had one "self defense" instructor that was a female yap about grappling. It was pathetic. Closed, latched on, went to the deck and I would have killed her with a rifle, pistol, knife, pencil, toothpicks and bare hands.

God forbid if I ever had a choice between a guy and a girl out in the boonies with a good hump out to a fight, I'll give you the "strong girl". Or female or gender correct Army/Marine/Chair Force or Navy squid.... I'll take a Marine that takes a leak standing up and can carry a full pack without gender norming.

What a crock. This was ALL about sticking it to the Corps for their stance on homosexuals in the services.

She came up supply... so I'm sure that she knows how to fight.... other paper pushers. Her units will at least look the best, cause we know that's the most important thing in a fighting force.

45 posted on 06/17/2011 9:41:49 PM PDT by Dick Vomer (democrats are like flies, whatever they don't eat, they sh#t on.)
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To: Rio

Is her husband also a Marine?


46 posted on 06/18/2011 5:33:17 AM PDT by 1010RD (First, Do No Harm)
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To: stan_sipple
REMF political - This image provided by the U.S. Marine Corps shows then Col. Loretta Reynolds, taken March 10, 2011... She was promoted to Brig. General in January 2011.

She's a shiv from Obama. Eventually, she'll be Commandant and embrace homosexuality wholeheartedly.

47 posted on 06/18/2011 5:37:41 AM PDT by 1010RD (First, Do No Harm)
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To: 1010RD
This image provided by the U.S. Marine Corps shows then Col. Loretta Reynolds, taken March 10, 2011... She was promoted to Brig. General in January 2011.

Someone needs to fix their Wayback Machine.

48 posted on 06/18/2011 9:22:52 AM PDT by Leroy S. Mort
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To: ansel12

Being a military MAN, I knew that video would stir your blood. Even an old warrior is still a warrior, and God Bless em one and all.


49 posted on 06/18/2011 11:00:45 AM PDT by Neoliberalnot ((Read "The Grey Book" for an alternative to corruption in DC))
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To: Dick Vomer

“wow.... you actually admit that. MOS 0321 and no f’ing way that I’d ever admit a woman was “stronger” than me. Cause she hasn’t been built yet.

I only had one “self defense” instructor that was a female yap about grappling. It was pathetic. Closed, latched on, went to the deck and I would have killed her with a rifle, pistol, knife, pencil, toothpicks and bare hands.

God forbid if I ever had a choice between a guy and a girl out in the boonies with a good hump out to a fight, I’ll give you the “strong girl”. Or female or gender correct Army/Marine/Chair Force or Navy squid.... I’ll take a Marine that takes a leak standing up and can carry a full pack without gender norming.

What a crock. This was ALL about sticking it to the Corps for their stance on homosexuals in the services.”

You sir, have nailed the issue. The public is so manipulated by political correctness it is impossible to for some, if not all progs/libs to decipher the truth.

I once dated a female cop—she was about my height, 5’9” or so and she was talking about her ability to restrain difficult perps. I said really, you think you could restrain me and she arrogantly, posited, not a problem. I allowed her the advantage position and within about 5 seconds had her pinned to the ground. She was helpless and easily overcome. Decisions based on political correctness are just that; pure bullshit politics. It is not based in truth and facts. Politics has become a disease that infects every decision, discounting and ignoring the facts, science, and common sense.


50 posted on 06/18/2011 11:08:44 AM PDT by Neoliberalnot ((Read "The Grey Book" for an alternative to corruption in DC))
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To: cotton1706
The women can't do anything up to the old PT standards and the new ones have been manipulated so that they "get real close". Pull-ups (now they allow chin ups) 20 for a man-70 seconds "flexed hang" for a woman. Now they allow palms in so that it's easier.

3 mile run- 18 minutes for a man, 21 minutes for a female. Cause you know that in combat 3 minutes isn't really important.

The old PFT test had 30 pull up-palms out, 60 push ups-not on your knees, 100 sit ups in 2 minutes, broad jump and 300 yard shuttle run.

The armed forces are becoming the TSA of the defense department. We'll see how this all works out if we get froggy with the Chinese. Nothing like a good war to get rid of the weak sisters. Unfortunately good men and unprepared women are going to get killed till this corrects itself.

51 posted on 06/18/2011 6:15:17 PM PDT by Dick Vomer (democrats are like flies, whatever they don't eat, they sh#t on.)
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To: 2111USMC

Did you know about this?


52 posted on 07/15/2011 2:39:37 PM PDT by AZ .44 MAG (Repeal Obama)
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To: AZ .44 MAG

No I didn’t except for that FReepmail you sent me the other day (didn’t have time to respond because I’ve been traveling a lot for work).

I kinda like “MCRD Yeast”!

snicker..snicker


53 posted on 07/15/2011 3:28:53 PM PDT by 2111USMC (Not a hard man to track. Leaves dead men wherever he goes.)
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To: 2111USMC

They won’t retire, they’ll hit “Marine-o-pause”.


54 posted on 07/15/2011 4:06:37 PM PDT by AZ .44 MAG (Repeal Obama)
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