USMC questions

[Legbreaker]

Given both men and women are eligible for all jobs/careers in T2K, there is no reason why not. RL may be different, but this is a game and we can do whatever we like with it.

Personally I feel embassy guards are more likely to be female than male in T2K given that men are needed on the front lines in true combat positions.

[Rainbow Six]

Originally Posted by Legbreaker

RL may be different, but this is a game and we can do whatever we like with it.

Very true. To each their own - personally, wherever possible I like to ground my T2K work in reality as much as I can.

Therefore let me rephrase my question...

Can anyone confirm 100% whether or not female Marines were eligible to serve as Marine Security Guards in real life at US Embassies overseas during the period 1995 - 1997?

Thanks

[Graebarde]

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.

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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[pmulcahy11b]

Originally Posted by Rainbow Six

Can anyone confirm 100% whether or not female Marines were eligible to serve as Marine Security Guards in real life at US Embassies overseas during the period 1995 - 1997?

Thanks

Law, I imagine you'd be able to answer this one...