[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Please keep in mind that there are active duty women FReepers and lurkers on Free Republic.
Also MANY female vet FReepers.
They serve or have served our country and deserve respect for their service.

[Garegaupa]

Point taken. I am NOT repeat NOT trying to speak ill of the work done by women in the military. It's just that I think women should not be soldiers. This is because of the reasons I stated in my initial post, and because I think too highly of women to want them to be in a war zone.

But women are probably just a patriotic and honorable as men, and I wish to say a big "thank you" to those women who have served in the military in different capacities.

[cva66snipe]

I have no problem with women in non combat positions including tech fields such as missle operations and radar ect. I don't think they should be in combat deployed units or on combat ships. There's too much going on to have to worry about such things as proper attire while running to a fire, GQ, man overboard, or other time demanding task. Six months deployment on a ship are demanding under the best conditions this does not need to be made more stressfull.

I can think right off the top of my head over a dozen good reasons to divide the sexes in combat. It is an unescapable biological fact men and women are different in size, strenght, reactions, and endurance. It doesn't mean one is better it means both were created different and not just for the purpose of reproduction of the human race. Mans biological and psychlogical make up is for survival and killing. A womans is for nurturing. Even the bone make up in most woman make it difficult at best to preform under combat. Injuries are more common. I have yet to see any where that women must pass the exact same number for number physical qualifications as a man to pass basic training much less combat readiness.

True a lot of woman have served sucessfully but in our equality world we now live in how long till our military is ordered 50/50? I'll put it this way. If I'm 4 decks down at one on one in a fire and have my OBA fail or get hit with flash I hope there is someone capable of doing a fireman carry up those 4 decks or up a trunk. Yes I've seen a few women capable of that but it is the exception. Our active duty billets are now too limited and our defenses cut far too short to try experiments in social engineering in the military.

[seeker41]

Thanks Tonk, as a female AFvet I appreciate your respect.

[SK1 Thurman]

Thanks Tonk!!!!!!!!! This day in age, seems like it does not matter with all that has happened. Meaning, that, either a man or woman, all are PROUD!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sandy

[calmseas]

Agreed. That you for the reminder.