[Repeat Offender]

As a free human being, a woman has the same rights as a man to bear arms and engage in self-defense, when necessary, and the fact that women, on average, are not as physically strong as men is not a sufficient reason to reject them outright in serving a combat role, if that's what they want to do

I was in 1/8 during the push for Fallujah.

I have 4 combat deployments in 5 years and am combat wounded.

It isn't about what they want to do. It is about one thing and one thing only, the mission. If you can't hack it, if special accommodations need to be made for you - it detracts from the mission. It risks lives.

I may be sexist. I probably am sexist.

But, I know what it is like to look at another human being and pull the trigger, twice. And then smoke his buddy in the same heartless fashion, all the while carrying more than 75% of my body weight in gear and weaponry through house to house assault.

You, on the other hand are an idiot.

My true feelings on what I think of dumbasses keyboard warriors like you would get me banned from FR permanently. But, just know that what I think you should do to yourself is generally not anatomically possible.

[sargon]

However much you may have disagreed with my opinion, your abusive language was completely uncalled for, and un-Christian.

I never said that the Marines should relax their acceptance requirements for any woman. I simply said that if this woman met those requirements, then she's entitled to the respect that a United States Marine deserves.

I doubt that very many United States Marines would display the disrespect language toward a fellow citizen that you have exhibited, in the total absence of any such language on my part.

So thanks for your service, but not for being a total hotheaded jerk.

[hawg-farmer - FR..October 1998]

Thank You, and SARGON, That is going to leave a mark! heh heh