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"For example if a woman wants to be in the infantry, she must meet the same PT requirements as the men are required to. Must be comfortable taking a piss without a toilet right in front of the other soldiers. And must be able to keep herself from getting sexually entangled with her fellow soldiers. Now I suspect very few women meet that criteria...but those that do should be allowed to serve in then infantry if they really want to."

Why should the Army be turned upside down to accommodate this 1% (and that's being generous) of women who "really want to?" Specifically, how would having women in the combat arms enhance our fighting ability in any way?

[Mr Rogers]

“Specifically, how would having women in the combat arms enhance our fighting ability in any way?”

It wouldn’t. In any way. But as we both know, that isn’t the goal of the folks arguing for change...

[Newbomb Turk]

I just returned from my second tour in Iraq about a year ago this month. I would put almost all the women in my company up against many of the men.

Sad but true fact, unless you can get the public to support a draft we need those women. Less than 1% of the U.S. population alive today has served in the military. Young men of privilege and 20 somethings that just want to smoke weed and play X-Box and actually most kids that have any other option aren't getting in. If the economy was any better many long term fighting men would leave as well. There really isn't any distinction between combat forces and support forces on todays battlefield because many of the battles are fought by units moving supplies, keeping the peace and guarding bases. When that gate, office or mess hall your working in gets attacked your a combat force like it or not.

[Jim from C-Town]

Why should the military, or society as a whole, be turned upside down to accommodate the 3% of the population that are confused about the proper use of their genitalia? Yet, Obummer was hell bent on allowing not only the ability to serve, but also the ability to engage in their sexual degeneracy in the open.