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Just since this has been in the news lately and is being tossed around.
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As long as they can meet the requirements of the role, yes.
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As long as they can meet the requirements of the role, yes.
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Yup....for the gender equality they wanted and all that
then when female soldiers are getting captured and repeatedly raped perhaps we won't be so gung ho about going to war with every little no name country that argle blargles
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Gaevren posted:
As long as they can meet the requirements of the role, yes.
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I was not aware they could not.
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A woman on the rag in enemy territory with a gun? HELLS YES!
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Gaevren posted:
As long as they can meet the requirements of the role, yes.
and they should have to participate in the Draft too.
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Some things that have come up on the subject:
- Watching women killed in battle, and the psychological effect this has on men on the front lines
- Whether women should be also eligible to be drafted as a part of this change
Some have commented on this already.
- Whether women would be appropriate for long in-field assignments in a combat role or only as day patrol type roles
- Whether hormones between the women and men in combat roles together would be a compromise to the mission requirements
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I can not speak from any experience and I am happy about that, but I fail to see a difference in watching a male or female friend die in battle. They seem equally bad.
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regulator_cracka posted:
Gaevren posted:
As long as they can meet the requirements of the role, yes.
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I was not aware they could not.
then i'm guessing you weren't in the military....even in the marines with their typically strict weight standards women were still round pumpkin blobs....sure you had the occasional thin chick or the very rare amazon chick....but on the whole....99% of those women would not be able to fulfill combat roles
combat requires carrying heavy gear that most women can't bear for long periods of time....combat requires the ability to at least drag someone to safety if its required.....i don't think i saw any female that was able to throw a grenade further than 10 feet
who would rely on someone like that and trust your life to them?
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I think physical requirements should be the same for combat as they are for men if this were to happen, rather than the reduced ones they have for other types of roles.
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No. When you go to a big war, you can't kill off your women or your nation will be unable to repopulate.
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No. When you go to a big war, you can't kill off your women or your nation will be unable to repopulate.
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As long as they can meet the requirements of the role, yes.
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they already do kinda, females are allowed to serve in MP units and those are sent on patrol just as any other unit.
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If women want to do their part in the big war, stay home and squirt out extra babies.
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It's been proven that women are more cold blooded in war than men are. Something about their maternal instincts. In battle they are actually supposed to be better than men because they are more likely to shoot sooner and care less about the SOB on the other side. I believe this.
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I'd actually be fine with including women in the draft as well. I'd just want something where if there is a married couple with kids, they can only draft one of them. Otherwise, you could really create a hot mess if there's no one to care for the kids and not enough foster care to go around.
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Have fun butt*&$*ing other men when the war is over because all your women will be dead.
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Have fun butt*&$*ing other men when the war is over because all your women will be dead.
Beat it JD!
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Have fun butt*&$*ing other men when the war is over because all your women will be dead.
Beat it JD!
Don't want me horning in on your action, I see how it is.
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LOL, who said I am getting any action?
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Women are already dying in combat. 100+ in Iraq. Might as well arm the bitches while they're there.
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Yes, duh
(joke answer: only after you deprive them of chocolate and tell them how fat they are for a month, and then send them into battle while they're on the rag)
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i think its better to avoid sexual tension/distractions. its not a matter of if some women are fit for it but the psychological and emotional distractions. not to mention how would affect spouses and girlfriends/boyfriends left behind knowing their sig other is out there in those tense emotional situations with people of the opposite sex. people form stronger bonds faster in situations like combat and while with the same sex that means you end up making close friends but with the opposite sex it means sex invariably comes up. then of course theres the high possibility of rape if anyone is captured.
so while i'm sure some women could pass the physical requirements those are really just a small part of the reason its not a great idea.
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sure i have no problem with it as long as combat means get me a sammich and my slippers
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sure i have no problem with it as long as combat means get me a sammich and my slippers
you're talking to an armed woman saying "bring me a sammich and slippers"?
what you'll get is the government discount on the 36 cent solution. 
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GrimTempest posted:
i think its better to avoid sexual tension/distractions. its not a matter of if some women are fit for it but the psychological and emotional distractions. not to mention how would affect spouses and girlfriends/boyfriends left behind knowing their sig other is out there in those tense emotional situations with people of the opposite sex. people form stronger bonds faster in situations like combat and while with the same sex that means you end up making close friends but with the opposite sex it means sex invariably comes up. then of course theres the high possibility of rape if anyone is captured.
so while i'm sure some women could pass the physical requirements those are really just a small part of the reason its not a great idea.
lol
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