Poll: Women In Front Line Combat Role

[blackrave]

Israel have done it mostly right
LEARN FROM THEM!!!

P.S. Also if woman joins military she should be on obligatory long-term birth control. I'm not sure but I think there are implants that works for 2-3 years. Repeat if necessary. If woman secretly removes implant her ass should go to tribunal for treason. No more becoming pregnant to escape from warzone and then aborting child after a month or two when at home.

 

[kickassfrog]

Women in the infantry? Don't care, but what we need brought back is a <url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_Band_of_Thebes>gay lover regiment. Seemed to work very well for the Thebans. And it would be hilarious for internet comedy writers.

The more I read the stranger that was... "each pair consisting of an older erastês (&#7952;&#961;&#945;&#963;&#964;&#942;&#962;, "lover") and a younger erômenos (&#7952;&#961;&#974;&#956;&#949;&#957;&#959;&#962;, "beloved"). and ""lovers and their favorites" Literally makes it sound like a troop of possible sexual abusers. How did they fight the spartans? lol

They totally kicked ass, man.
But then the spartan hoplites were once defeated by a bunch of athenian rowers armed with javelins... Turns out the phalanx isn't all powerful.
[http://www.cracked.com/article_19039_the-6-most-cynical-exploitations-romantic-love-in-history.html]

 

[Chemical Alia]

I can't tell if you thought my post was intending to portray military women as lazy or if you wanted to point out that you've had military experience in reference to my request. I would like it stated for the record I did not and do not think military women are in any way lazier than military men. I have met dirtbags in both genders and I have met people who put my skills and service to shame. I will say however that the physical standards regarding the PT test are different between the genders and in the case of front line combat, they should not be. That's what my long-winded post was trying to say.

As for the different cultures between the services, I've served in two different branches and it's a very different world. I would not go back to one if you paid me. They treated me like a child and never got off my back. They also, blissfully were the cause of some of my long term medical problems. Where I am now is very different and much better: for myself and for my family. I am treated with respect and my skills are valued and not wasted doing something that wasn't what I was trained for. I haven't seen a appreciable difference in my physical shape and yet I am doing half the PT I was expected to do in the other branch, and while the PT standards are different, they are not easier. The difference between a mile and half run at a faster time and two mile run at a slower time and the difference between 1 minute for pushups and sit ups and 2 minutes when you compare the desired scores match up pretty accurately, if anything it's harder with less time. The one thing I will say is that promotions are a hell of a lot slower, but I digress.

Oh, I was just responding to your question about that and added some musings. But yeah, in the army at least, they're pretty slow to change with improvements to stuff like PT. I was always in the 90-100 range, and I managed to leave with major long term problems with my right wrist that went undiagnosed for years, are still a problem after multiple surgeries, and will probably require a fusion down the line. I always felt that more isn't always better, and there are much better ways to stay in shape without wearing yourself out than some aspects of the army PT regimen D: