[douginthearmy]

I know some women officers who do a good job and deserve everything they achieve. That being said, I am very much against both females and gays in combat units. It doesn't matter what you say, men act differently around women (and I must assume that fags act differently around attractive males). There is no conditioning that can change it.

I worked in an all male unit and one of the most annoying things was when we had an attached unit that allowed females. Without fail (WITHOUT FAIL!) there would be several men just hanging around the area where females were. It is a constant distraction and NOONE dares say ANYTHING because it is a career death sentence.

I know there are many FReepers who served. Anyone have a different experience?

[jjm2111]

>>>>”I know some women officers who do a good job and deserve everything they achieve.”

I’ve been comissioned for 13 years, mostly as a reservist, but with two mobilizations since 9/11. In my experience, I have never met a female officer (or senior noncom) who was competent at command. I have encountered female officers who are competent specialists, like JAGs, Intel, PAOs, Doctors, etc., but not one who was a good leader in the traditional military sense.

It’s the second-guessing, the lack of deciseveness, or women’s emotional stuff that clouds their judgement and, in my experience, makes them poor commanders. And that’s in the people who appear to me to be fundamentally decent human beings.

I’ve personally worked for an XO who had Holly Graf tendencies. A CO I worked for would vacation on the government dime while pretending to visit teams in the field. Both were clueless on mission basics.