I’m shocked, shocked I tell ya!! As a retired 0311/0331/0369 grunt I’ve often said that I’ve never personally met a woman who could do a tour in the grunts. I’m not saying these women don’t exist, but I haven’t met one. My question has always been, are we going to change the whole structure of the Marine Corps infantry so that we accommodate perhaps 20 women who are able to do it and who want to do it?
If there’s a woman out there who can hump with an 81 mm baseplate strapped to their pack for even three miles, I’d like to meet her. She’s quite a woman....
Agreed, The point is, there is likely a woman out there who can do it, somewhere. Until you get up to the peak of the pyramid of physical performance, there will be some woman who can beat out a guy at the lower end of things. But you will always, always, always, be able to find a man that will beat her out.
Some people like to foolishly say “Well, if she can do it, let her do it” which is preposterous BS for combat.
It isn’t the corporate world, it is the military.
Because there are a small percentage of women who can perform as well as the lower half of the men, that doesn’t mean we should alter logistics, procedures, etc. to accommodate them, never mind the impact on unit cohesiveness and capability.
Sounds to me as if she's quite a man.
The woman would probably turn out to be a transgendered male :)
With the VERY small percentage of women that might be able to do that it would only be due to special training, supplements and most likely steroids. They wouldn't be able to sustain the ability over years of service.
Read an article from a commanding officer and stating integration also created some new challenges. For example, 9 soldiers with 1 female usually resulted in 5 wanting to protect her like a little sister, 3 wanting to date her and 2 just hated her for being there.
Q: How would "having previously served in combat units" help the women get over the wall?