These are real women soldiers. The guy is my Father's best friend. The picture was taken in June 1945 in Berlin Germany. Daddy said they were actually nice girls.
Posted on 06/13/2012 3:41:24 PM PDT by kingattax
The United States Army is debating whether to admit women to Ranger School, its elite training program for young combat leaders.
Proponents argue this is to remove a final impediment to the careers of Army women. But the move would erode the unique Ranger ethos and culture—not to mention the program's rigorous physical requirements—harming its core mission of cultivating leaders willing to sacrifice everything for our nation.
The Army's 75th Ranger Regiment traces its roots back to World War II, when it won acclaim for penetrating deep behind Japanese lines. Founded in 1950, Ranger School teaches combat soldiers small-unit tactics and leadership under extreme duress. It pushes men harder than any other program in the Army's curriculum.
Competition to attend the course is fierce, with about 4,000 men eligible to attend each year. Only about half graduate. Of those, only 20% make it through without having to retake various phases.
For decades, completion of Ranger School has been the best indicator for determining which young men can handle the enormous responsibility of combat leadership
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Then too, that DS would eat your lunch and not even burp.
As I understand it allowing women in the previously all male military occupations inevitably involves a serious reduction in physical and psychological requirements.
Sorry, Field Artillery is a Combat Arm.
All of the women playing football in the NFL should try out.
Women are rarely the physical equals of men.
My daughter could take almost anybody apart. Repeat - "almost".
Try passing something the size of a watermelon though a body opening then come back and tell me women are rarely the physical equal of men.
As for combat pilots - I don’t know. I just don’t have the personal knowledge to make form an informed judgment on the matter.
If all goes well in a sortie, the pilots return to a (relatively) safe place, where they recuperate and plan the next mission.
There are some psychological issues that arise if a woman is captured - and I’m speaking of the nation, and fellow soldiers/airmen/marines/seamen/etc. Remember the female transportation spec4 during the Iraq war?
But a combat pilot role is different than an infantry or armor role, where physical strength and stamina are specific reasons for survival or not. And not just the individual, but the whole unit is imperiled.
Thank you for discussing this with me reasonably, and I hope I have risen to that same standard.
The same woman would have to pass the orienteering. Women are naturally disadvantaged versus men when it comes to orienteering. So, a big part of the women passing the physical qualifications would wash out because they can't naturally figure out where they are or how to get where they need to be.
Finally, there's the general mental aspect that washes out many male candidates who show up in supreme physical condition. The end result being, no woman could regularly qualify based on present criteria.
These are real women soldiers. The guy is my Father's best friend. The picture was taken in June 1945 in Berlin Germany. Daddy said they were actually nice girls.
This, alone, is an insurmountable problem.
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Absolutely. Our physical limitations are fact.
Thanks for the correction. Memory doesn’t always serve! ;-P
I didn't make the rules.
I read about women partisans during WWII in Russia. A German soldier did not want to be captured by them. They were tough beyond words.
That has nothing to do with warfare and the ability to overpower an opponent.
If you think warfare is simply another form of athletics, you scare me.
What a farce that turned out to be!
Regards, Janey
I have no doubt that some women could be effective killers in certain situations. Many are even very durable.
On the other hand, I doubt there is a single woman in the world, not a single one, who could complete elite military training.
The reason I know this is there is no woman who could compete with elite male athletes in the Olympics. No woman has the speed or strength to compete. That is not opinion it is easily proven fact. Just look at the world records, at least where the competition is for the exact same thing.
They were cruel beyond words, they were not equally qualified with the German soldiers who fell into their hands.
10 year old boys, 70 year old women, crippled one eye old geezers, anyone can torture a prisoner, but it doesn't make them able to compete as full well rounded warriors on a battlefield.
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