Whitewing said:Con.
I just don't see many, if any, positives of having women on the front line.
Steve said:Whitewing said:Con.
I just don't see many, if any, positives of having women on the front line.
they are already on the front line... in modern warfare we do not march into battle, we shape the battle field
and the ladies are already doing that for the most part.. giving them more training and admitting that the battle field is world wide will actually make the rest of the unit safer..
woman have served and fought in every war.. and often without the needed training when thrown into the breech..
Silver said:Women have been in combat roles in the Canadian forces for 24 years, seems to be working okay. There's no better trained soldiers in the world than ours, so I would think if it wasn't working we'd have heard about it by now. Don't know how comfortable I am with it, but that's a personal problem.
My main reservation is to have U.S. women POW's held by some bloodthirsty maniacal tribes like we are dealing with in the middle east.
Video of some torturous sexual molestation posted on Al Jazeera will make emotions run high.
okfarmer said:Con for more than one reason.
1. If it is acceptable for women to be on the front lines, then what keeps them from being drafted? I'm not okay with my daughters being drafted.
Statistically, women are far weaker in muscle strength and therefore in hand to hand combat, it will not be a fair situation.
Not saying that women aren't tougher or as intelligent or what ever else. But there are differences in the sexes and this is one.
My main reservation is to have U.S. women POW's held by some bloodthirsty maniacal tribes like we are dealing with in the middle east.
Video of some torturous sexual molestation posted on Al Jazeera will make emotions run high.
2. I have an issue with placing women at the front of a war for this purpose as well.
Oldtimer said:okfarmer said:Con for more than one reason.
1. If it is acceptable for women to be on the front lines, then what keeps them from being drafted? I'm not okay with my daughters being drafted.
Statistically, women are far weaker in muscle strength and therefore in hand to hand combat, it will not be a fair situation.
Not saying that women aren't tougher or as intelligent or what ever else. But there are differences in the sexes and this is one.
My main reservation is to have U.S. women POW's held by some bloodthirsty maniacal tribes like we are dealing with in the middle east.
Video of some torturous sexual molestation posted on Al Jazeera will make emotions run high.
2. I have an issue with placing women at the front of a war for this purpose as well.
:lol: :lol: I know a couple of women that could have you crying and peeing your pants in about 2 seconds- no matter how big and tough you think you are....Size/strength doesn't matter- training does...
Oldtimer said:okfarmer said:Con for more than one reason.
1. If it is acceptable for women to be on the front lines, then what keeps them from being drafted? I'm not okay with my daughters being drafted.
Statistically, women are far weaker in muscle strength and therefore in hand to hand combat, it will not be a fair situation.
Not saying that women aren't tougher or as intelligent or what ever else. But there are differences in the sexes and this is one.
My main reservation is to have U.S. women POW's held by some bloodthirsty maniacal tribes like we are dealing with in the middle east.
Video of some torturous sexual molestation posted on Al Jazeera will make emotions run high.
2. I have an issue with placing women at the front of a war for this purpose as well.
:lol: :lol: I know a couple of women that could have you crying and peeing your pants in about 2 seconds- no matter how big and tough you think you are....Size/strength doesn't matter- training does...
There is little question that there are a number of women who might make good combat soldiers, provided they could pass the same physical, endurance and strength tests with the same acceptable scores that current combat troops achieve. But whether a handful of exceptional women might succeed -- or opt into infantry units for that matter -- is not the relevant standard. The question is, would women's presence in combat situations enhance military effectiveness or compromise it?
One study of a brigade operating in Iraq in 2007 showed that women sustained more casualties than their male counterparts and suffered more illnesses. Female soldiers experienced three times the evacuation rate of male soldiers. And of those evacuated for medical reasons, a shocking 74 percent were for pregnancy-related issues.
The high rate of pregnancy among female soldiers is one of the best-kept secrets in the military. The various military branches are loath to publicize the figures regarding female soldiers becoming pregnant while deployed. However a study released just this week shows that military women have a higher rate of unplanned pregnancy than the comparable general population -- some 50 percent higher. And the unplanned pregnancy rate for deployed women was as high as it was for those serving stateside.
hypocritexposer said:There is little question that there are a number of women who might make good combat soldiers, provided they could pass the same physical, endurance and strength tests with the same acceptable scores that current combat troops achieve. But whether a handful of exceptional women might succeed -- or opt into infantry units for that matter -- is not the relevant standard. The question is, would women's presence in combat situations enhance military effectiveness or compromise it?
One study of a brigade operating in Iraq in 2007 showed that women sustained more casualties than their male counterparts and suffered more illnesses. Female soldiers experienced three times the evacuation rate of male soldiers. And of those evacuated for medical reasons, a shocking 74 percent were for pregnancy-related issues.
The high rate of pregnancy among female soldiers is one of the best-kept secrets in the military. The various military branches are loath to publicize the figures regarding female soldiers becoming pregnant while deployed. However a study released just this week shows that military women have a higher rate of unplanned pregnancy than the comparable general population -- some 50 percent higher. And the unplanned pregnancy rate for deployed women was as high as it was for those serving stateside.
http://townhall.com/columnists/lindachavez/2013/01/25/women-in-combat-spells-trouble-n1496957?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl