[Chgogal]

“Later the officer in charge of the course called me aside and requested that I give the errant butter bar a passing grade. I refused to do so, citing the fact that this woman was expected to be able to lead her troops into combat, EVEN AT NIGHT. The officer blew his stack and threatened me with disciplinary action for refusing to obey his order. I told him that if he wanted to pass her, that was up to him but I would not do so. He subsequently calmed down and apologized to me explaining that he was under terrific pressure to pass all of the newly acquired women through all the training whether they qualified or not. I sympathized with him because he was actually a pretty good officer, and I was already aware of the background political machinations behind the integration of women into our outfit. I understand that the second lieutenant in question was assigned another administrative position within the battalion”

This is where I am in total agreement with you. Under no circumstances can the standards be lowered. Rangers, SEALs, Delta, etc. are the elite of the elite. They must remain so. All candidates must pass the rigorous qualifications honestly. Equal opportunity but under no circumstances equal outcome. It is imperative that those who pass the qualifications do so honestly without any political pressure on the COs. Period. I understand that most Admirals and Generals are not up to the task of keeping politics out of this kind of thing, but that is a different problem.

[Travis McGee]

Once women are given slots at Ranger School, they WILL pass, in numbers and proportions that were dictated very clearly to all of the officers in the chain of command.

This WILL happen. In the military, career-minded officers follow legal orders, or they quit. If they quit, their replacement will follow the orders.

And that is how we will have female Rangers. By orders coming down the chain from the political side. And to hide the dilution of the standard, the standard will also be lowered for men, leading to faint-hearted homosexuals and others passing.

And in ten years, a Ranger tab won’t mean shit.

But that’s not the worst of it. Who cares about pride in tradition? Move on! Okay, I get that.

But if we are forced to fight a REAL WAR, not on our terms, not where we own the air and battle space, (think Korea, 1950), we are going to get SLAUGHTERED when unit integrity totally breaks down, when boyfriends are busy protecting girlfriends (and boyfriends!), instead of running toward the sound of the guns with weapon in hand.

Our military in the field will get SLAUGHTERED when the unit cohesion crumbles to dust. When it’s enemy aircraft and missiles flying overhead, not our own, all the time.

In 1950 our Army broke in Korea, and was almost run out of the country, but in hte end it reformed and held until reinforcements arrived, But Just Barely.

When the next Korea 1950 happens, our military will break completely.

That’s why this PC fantasy bullshit is so dangerous. It doesn’t matter in little wars where we control and shape the battle space. It will mean utter destruction under the suddenly imposed total combat conditions of VN Tet, Korea 1950, etc.