Posted on 10/28/2016 6:05:40 AM PDT by pabianice
A few years ago (maybe 10) I saw a documentary on Marine recruit training.It followed two squads of recruits,one male and the other female.It claimed that the men and the women were undergoing the *exact* same training...no concessions for the women.
After one particularly difficult.strenuous, day of training they interviewed the men and the women.The men were clearly tired....sore...and even dispirited.It was abundantly clear that they hadn't enjoyed themselves that day.The women were just about beside themselves with anxiety,etc.Several of them were literally in tears.
None of the men were anywhere near crying.
Are women really fit for combat? My gut tells me they're not.
I am a 65 year old woman who lived in swampy areas on gulf coast 43 years. I have killed MANY cotton mouth, copperheads, rattlers, coral snakes which r as poisonous as Cobras, IN MY YARD! Three in 2013. We had gators there. One a block from our house was 13 ft 1 inch. No longer the record as of 2016. We moved, we now have coyotes. These women will have no problem with snakes.
These women are not intimidated by cat calling.
I hav met big tall strong muscular women and tiny little milk toast weak handshake “men”. We had a landlord with such a light grip you would think he was dead. There have always been women at the front lines. Going back to Martha Wasghington, Clara Barton, etc.
Sexist! Then YOU suit up and serve!!!!!
I'm not sure if you're kidding but my hunch is you're not.So I'll respond.
I served.1969-1975.I served honorably,but not bravely.The most dangerous thing I was ever ordered to do while wearing dogtags was eat Army chow.I was never ordered to SE Asia,as so many were.
As for women in combat...my position is unchanged.However,as I suggested earlier,my opinion may not be particularly valid.The opinions of those who *have* served in combat (many of our Freepers can make that claim),however,are absolutely valid.
And lastly...have you ever served in combat?
I suspect all ten will fail the next test....and if one of them does pass, I can only hope she is a deadly, killer soldier who all enemies will fear.....but I’ll bet against it.
“The Enforcer”, back in 1976, was my first encounter with the PC world.
He already did, as did many of us. There was a woman I was in AIT with who had an affair with one of our sergeants and got pregnant. The sergeant was kicked out of the Army and she was allowed to take the course again.
Well played, Sir.
That was a really, REALLY cool book.
Shameful.
Oh, sure. No more need to send the soldiers on R&R, now that they'll have their "main squeeze" right there with them. And all those other jealous guys will have rifles. Can't envision any problems with that.
Any society that sends its women to fight before it sends its non-shaving boys and cane-borne old men deserves to be destroyed and ultimately will be by societies that do not make that mistake.
Going Viral=> Vote For Hillary So She Can Start War With Russia
thegatewaypundit.com ^ | Oct 27th, 2016
Posted on 10/28/2016, 2:20:47 AM by Helicondelta
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3485863/posts
The article left out the part regarding how this strikes fear into the heart of Putin, ISIS and the Red Chinese.
Going Viral=> Vote For Hillary So She Can Start War With Russia
thegatewaypundit.com ^ | Oct 27th, 2016
Posted on 10/28/2016, 2:20:47 AM by Helicondelta
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3485863/posts
You can make any piece of nonsense "effective" in a book.
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