Here’s the thing...out of 1,000 young ladies to finish high school...barely a hundred will consider a career in the military, and at best...maybe eight of the hundred will consider options of combat professions within the Army or Marines. You’d have to make it through boot-camp, and then go through combat training...with a pretty tough physical situation, and at best...two might still graduate at the end out of the original 1,000.
The issue I see is that if you talk to Marines from WW II, who spent an entire month in one uniform and never showered...sometimes just stepping out of a 10-mile hike with 100 pounds of gear on them to relieve themselves...I don’t see many women stepping up to fit into this situation.
If you look....we’ve actually added more weight to what a typical Marine has to carry today....even more than in the Vietnam War. How will a 140 pound gal tote a hundred pound backpack? I think this will a tough gal who makes it to the end and can do all this. So if we do go and get fifty women a year into Marine combat positions...ok, I’ll accept that.
That's more like one in 10,000 women. Only Olympic caliber female athletes could handle Infantry or Armor duty.
Bring ‘em. It’ll cull the herd.
You are right. What is the point of this just so that 2/10 of 1% will have an “opportunity” for combat. All at the expense of the morale and effectiveness of the units comprised of ready, willing and ABLE men.
Bring ‘em. It’ll cull the herd.
You are right. What is the point of this just so that 2/10 of 1% will have an “opportunity” for combat? All at the expense of the morale and effectiveness of the units comprised of ready, willing and ABLE men.