[FreeAtlanta]

Not today, but in the Marine refueler that crashed a few weeks ago. She was as much a hereo as all the rest. I don't support putting women in combat (except as a last line of defence), but I do honor the ones who are.

[The Turbanator]

Ditto to you. I don't support it either. But I don't make the rules. Women are there. Maybe in combat. It does not matter we should be Proud of them ALL.

[Michael Maher]

..."Women soldiers"

You should see the Israeli women soldiers, I wouldn't have wooried about their capabilities if they were fighting next to me.

This sh**Hook design needs to be replaced! Been using them since the Paleolithic age I think...

I went down in one in Germany in 1986.
We were transporting P2's around; playing the coldwar shell game when we heard a loud bang & lost one of the turbines.
It was an abnormally nice day & we were flying above mission altitude, thank God! When we heard that bang we dropped 500' in a second. That ground flew up at us FAST. If we were at normal altitude we would have sunk quite deep into the potato field we were flying over.

[Illbay]

The poster seemed to be referring to women dying in combat.

I'm sure that there are women who've died trying to handle a man's job, though woefully inadequate.

IMO, the military is there to PROTECT the women and children, not make career alternatives for them.