So Leon Panetta lifts ban on women serving in the front lines...

That's just the thing though... women aren't held to the same physical standards as men. Perhaps you should educate yourself a bit more on the military before making any additional rants.

 

The bottom line is, we all knew that this was just a matter of time. Legally, there is really no way you could win this one in the court even if you tried. It would all come down to "equallity" and we all know how that eventually always ends up.

 

I would be very hesitant to join the military if I were a young man. The ass-kissing and accomodations they will be making to women will no doubt endanger and cost the lives of many men- all in the name of political correctness.

 

Gen Westmoreland didn't run a very campaign either. His choice of attrition and not working with the indigenous people cost the US big time in that war, all the while Gen Westmoreland was claiming the enemy was almost defeated. Then came Tet and the support plummetted.

You are over simplifying the greater issue

 

FYI, Gen MacAuther resigned his commission in the early 50's. In fact, it was his intelligence failure in North Korea, that got China involved and set the great stalemate that exists today.

 

There's no doubt in my mind there will be shortcuts made in order to accomodate.

 

This is already happened. Every woman captured has been raped. The odd thing is, the American people seem fine with it.

 

If they sign up then they know the risks, so it's their choice - we don't need the state protecting them from themselves by deciding what risks they can or can't take.

 

Women already have a different sent of physical standards to meet. The military would never try real equality, where men and women had to meet the same physical standards. It would flush most women right out of the military. But regardless of the standards, the mission of combat arms is just too grueling for most women.

This article, by a female Marine Corps officer, got the discussion rolling a few months ago. Get Over It! We Are Not All Created Equal

 

They should have to meet the exact same standards as men do if they want to serve in combat - if they have a different (lower) set of physical requirements specifically for women, then that's just another form of affirmative action.

 

If this makes you angry you might be in need of counseling.

 

Yeah, but just like any big corporation, the military is run along typical liberal lines. The military will do anything to make these schemes work, and the officers who oppose it will find their careers at a dead end.

Remember how GEN Casey reacted to the Ft Hood terrorist act?

General Casey: diversity shouldn’t be casualty of Fort Hood

“Our diversity, not only in our Army, but in our country, is a strength. And as horrific as this tragedy was, if our diversity becomes a casualty, I think that’s worse,” Casey said.

So if you have a general who thinks that "diversity" is more important than the lives of those soldiers killed at Ft Hood, then you can figure they won't care how many lives they have to put at risk to meet their Affirmative Action goals.

 

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They're raped by their AMERICAN fellow soldiers now.......and what makes you think male prisoners aren't raped or tortured????

 

You sure like the idea of women being raped and you sure dwell on it.....you have no idea how that affects the view of your opinions....

 

It's amazing how the sexually disturbed show their hatred for our troops.....Women have fought and died for this country since it was a country, they have lost legs and arms and suffer from post trauma stress, lose their jobs, and make great sacrifices EXACTLY THE SAME AS MEN.

But the slimey cowardly misogynists hate them...that is so un-American.


Combat experience helps soldiers get promoted and denying women the RIGHT to fight for their country is just another way to hold them back from promotions.

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I think the OP had a mental breakdown or something.

 

I say let them fight, if they can't pull their weight, then they die just a easy as if she were a man and if the military adjust their standards for women, then they do them a disservice since woman will mostly be the first to fail in combat. I remember the story of Jessica Linch, she was being rescued by SF and what did she do while in the hospital and heard the commotion in the hallways, she hid under the bed covers, I foresee a lot of that possibly happening with these new rules but let them fight I say and prove themselves to the men. It's the women that have to prove their worth in combat, so fight.

 

If they can meet the standard, then let them. Their fellow soldiers need to know not to treat them differently, though... no extra look to see if she's alright (that wouldn't happen otherwise), no special treatment. Just carry on business as usual, and get the job done. If she can't keep up... keep out.

 

LOL! GOOD!!!!

 

Again, just your opinion.

 

If they can carry their own weight why shouldn't they be able to serve in that capacity?

 

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What else was she SUPPOSED to do with a crushed pelvis and a dozen other severe injuries except to avoid terrorists seeing she was an American?

I suppose you think you would have stood up and fought off all of Al Qaeda, although in reality all anyone would have seen of you is your quaking butt sticking out from UNDER the bed.