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Female Marine Pullup Failure Doesn't Mean Women Aren't Strong
The Federalist ^
| January 3, 2014
| Mollie Hemingway
Posted on 05/22/2014 5:30:04 PM PDT by QT3.14
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...women give birth...It is an impressive feat of strength. Women also nurse their babies, which is fraught with problems ranging from mastitis to thrush. Women display physical strength in many ways, from athletic prowess to working jobs requiring them to be on their feet all day.
What the hell does that have to do with the ability to carry a wounded comrade, or carry a heavy load in rugged terrain?
It seems DOD started the dumbing-down with Jessica Lynch when the U.S. Army awarded her the Bronze Star for distinguishing herself by heroic or meritorious achievement or service consisting of this:
- Caught in ambush.
- Some of her injuries were a result of the Humvee crash she was riding in.
- Her weapon jammed because she failed to clean it.
- With jammed weapon and still in the back of the vehicle, according to her,
"...I lowered my head down to my knees, and I closed my eyes..."
(while 11 in her group were killed during the firefight).
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posted on
05/22/2014 5:30:04 PM PDT
by
QT3.14
To: QT3.14
God help us, fanaticism rules the day.
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posted on
05/22/2014 5:31:34 PM PDT
by
AEMILIUS PAULUS
(It is a shame that when these people give a riot)
To: QT3.14
Nope, just not as strong as men.
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posted on
05/22/2014 5:32:22 PM PDT
by
PapaNew
To: QT3.14
It just means she’ll die if her life depends on pulling herself up.
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posted on
05/22/2014 5:33:15 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Remember the River Raisin.)
To: QT3.14
okay when we need people’to give bith in a combat zone we’ve got it covered. i think injured soldiers would rather have people around that have upper body strength to lug them out of harm’s way than ones with impressive uterine abilities.
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posted on
05/22/2014 5:33:54 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: cripplecreek
Or someone else will die if she can’t pull them up.
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posted on
05/22/2014 5:34:01 PM PDT
by
Nachum
(Obamacare: It's. The. Flaw.)
To: QT3.14
To: QT3.14
I guess according to the new standards being a female fk-up and exposing your fellow troops to danger so they can bail your ass out warrants a Bronze Star. The ladies must be so proud of themselves.....
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posted on
05/22/2014 5:34:33 PM PDT
by
clintonh8r
(I wish no harm on Gen. Shinseki, but perhaps he should consider seppuku.....)
To: QT3.14
“OMG” she survived... that gets a medal...
Somehow I cannot bring myself to imagine how John McCain or Mitt Romney could have pulled the services so low. Lukewarm/compromising or not.
If you want social programs, sponsor the Peace Corps. But don’t look to the Army, Air Force, Navy or Marines.
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posted on
05/22/2014 5:35:09 PM PDT
by
HiTech RedNeck
(Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
To: QT3.14
they also ignore how totally vulnerable a woman is giving birth. and that most in developed countries do it with a whole support team around them. oh well back to ignoring reality.
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posted on
05/22/2014 5:35:23 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: QT3.14
Mollie, you’re a brainwashed idiot.
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posted on
05/22/2014 5:35:35 PM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: Secret Agent Man
I think women have combat nursing licked.
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posted on
05/22/2014 5:35:36 PM PDT
by
Rebelbase
(Tagline: optional, printed after your name on post)
To: Rebelbase
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posted on
05/22/2014 5:36:39 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: QT3.14
I sure as hell hope one of these fine male devil dogs don’t find themselves in need of a firemans carry due to wounds in combat and the only option is a female Marine. God help this country if the Corps hasn’t flushed this craps out of its system. I guess my Corps is a kinder gentler one
To: Secret Agent Man
When women die in greater percentages and their comrades die in greater percentages will anyone hold these insane LIB asshats responsible? No. Never mind. LIBs are mentally ill and need to be segregated from civil society.
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posted on
05/22/2014 5:39:12 PM PDT
by
hal ogen
(First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
To: QT3.14
Put a company of women against a company of men with the same ordnance, guess who wins?
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posted on
05/22/2014 5:39:43 PM PDT
by
dainbramaged
(Don't tell me, I'll tell you.)
To: cripplecreek
and others that depend on her making it over that wall, could very well die as well.
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posted on
05/22/2014 5:40:52 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: cuban leaf
This has to be satire. You have to read the entire article. The writer isn't quite as vapid as the excerpt would suggest.
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posted on
05/22/2014 5:41:04 PM PDT
by
Charles Martel
(Endeavor to persevere...)
To: Jarhead9297
When I was in WM’s had to meet exactly the same physical standards.
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posted on
05/22/2014 5:41:31 PM PDT
by
Lurker
(Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
To: cripplecreek
It means that the womyn who have been allowed into front line combat will be worked up the chain to be commanders because they have time on the front lines.
Never mind the fact that we will never face another army that has womyn in the front lines.
Never mind that we will have to subject womyn to the VA.
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posted on
05/22/2014 5:41:48 PM PDT
by
Texas resident
(The democrat party is now the CPUSA)
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