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Navy Announces First Woman to Join Its Special Operations Community
breitbart.com ^ | 7/16/2021 | Kristina Wong

Posted on 07/17/2021 9:43:38 AM PDT by rktman

It added that the training “challenges candidates through adversity, always upholding validated, gender-neutral and operationally-relevant standards.” SWCC are experts in covert insertion and extraction, utilizing a unique combination of capabilities with weapons, navigation, radio communication, first aid, engineering, parachuting, and special operations tactics, the statement said.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; Philosophy
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Well as long as there is a gender neutral component.
1 posted on 07/17/2021 9:43:38 AM PDT by rktman
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To: rktman

And women can’t be drafted.


2 posted on 07/17/2021 9:44:58 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
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To: rktman

Is it a real woman or a fake?


3 posted on 07/17/2021 9:46:37 AM PDT by NWFree (Somebody has to say it)
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To: blueunicorn6

I hope that she is more qualified than poor guinea pig Kara Hultgren.


4 posted on 07/17/2021 9:47:53 AM PDT by alstewartfan (The dawn is turning away The ghost of Charlotte Corday. Al Stewart)
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To: rktman
According to the Associated Press, she is the first of 18 women to have tried out for a job as a SWCC or a SEAL to succeed. Three of the 18 women are still in the pipeline — one for SWCC and two attempting to become SEALs.

As I understand, SWCC's and SEALS don't go through the same training

5 posted on 07/17/2021 9:49:04 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: rktman

does princess get her own room wi a head?


6 posted on 07/17/2021 9:49:52 AM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. P144:1)
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To: rktman

Well that’s the beginning of the end of the Seals and other Navy Spec Ops teams. Sad. But the Russians, Chinese, Taliban and AQ are rejoicing.


7 posted on 07/17/2021 9:50:06 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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8 posted on 07/17/2021 9:50:27 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler (THE ISSUE IS NEVER THE ISSUE. THE REVOLUTION IS THE ISSUE.)
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To: rktman

And I’ll bet she got the highest overall score of anyone EVER! 🙄


9 posted on 07/17/2021 9:53:17 AM PDT by PROCON (Our rights do not come from government, therefore they cannot take them away.)
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To: PIF

Why is it woman want special attention for being ‘first woman’...I thought they wanted to be on equal ground? You don’t see men going around tooting like these woman do across the country on every corner.


10 posted on 07/17/2021 9:53:55 AM PDT by caww ( )
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To: rktman
We're countering the North Korean strategy - we just need one.

11 posted on 07/17/2021 10:06:14 AM PDT by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper)
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To: caww

This explains it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdysW4Pw_SE


12 posted on 07/17/2021 10:06:19 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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“challenges candidates through adversity, always upholding validated, gender-neutral and operationally-relevant standards.”

Here, pull my other finger.

13 posted on 07/17/2021 10:06:34 AM PDT by BlackbirdSST (When everyone is an expert, no one is.)
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To: rktman

Well la dee frickin’ da!


14 posted on 07/17/2021 10:07:16 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: NWFree

probably a rug licker.


15 posted on 07/17/2021 10:07:52 AM PDT by max americana (FIRED LEFTARD employees at our office every election since 2008 and enjoyed seeing them cry.)
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To: DIRTYSECRET

Very stylish.....


16 posted on 07/17/2021 10:08:39 AM PDT by headstamp 2 (Socialism- Institutionalized Deprivation)
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To: PIF

They started rejoicing when Biden moved into the WH.


17 posted on 07/17/2021 10:10:02 AM PDT by 353FMG
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To: headstamp 2

18 posted on 07/17/2021 10:11:50 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: 353FMG

Sorry this one’s more complete and has higher volume-shetland pony.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rcIJIWqYmo


19 posted on 07/17/2021 10:12:27 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: PGR88

They are separate training pipelines, but SWCC training is still pretty tough.


20 posted on 07/17/2021 10:13:45 AM PDT by Francis McClobber
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