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Originally Posted by pmulcahy11b
And that's the trick, finding a female who can cut the mustard in combat arms. But they are out there -- I've worked with female soldiers I think could become good infantrymen (and two who actually wanted it and wished regs were different -- and one who wished she could become a Special Forces medic and could probably have physically and mentally managed it). I don't think the training or standards should be watered down one bit for the females to get those crossed rifles (or whatever). But those women are out there in our military, right now, being underutilized.
And BTW, I lost count of the men I met through my career who had no business being in Infantry.
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Hell it's easy, they do it all the time... double standards for the crack troop, or lower the standards for all so they can make the cut... yeah I'm old and crass, but I served with women in the TC and MP.. MP are as close to combat as any woman in the army intentionally gets. They are light infantry without heavy weapons support.. There are a lot of good female soldiers that probably can do as well as the average male counterpart in many aspects, but it does come down to upper body strength.. can she hump 100 pounds day after day.. most can't... hell most guys have more than a bit of difficulty with it.. VERY few females have made the groups I was in, or games I've run. But there are always exceptions.. the idea of female SEAL, Ranger, or any special ops is generally true fiction. Yes some is chauvanism as Paul said, but most is the ability to function in the field for extended periods, which is also another draw back to females in the field...
nuff soap box...
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