Quote:http://news.yahoo.com/first-women-soldie...23657.html

 

 

Thoughts? I know that there are quite a couple of veterans on this board- and I know that there's been a big debate among the military brass about women serving in combat roles alongside men. In my humble opinion, I commend the two ladies for having completed the course (assuming that the physical standards were not altered in anyway in order to accommodate them), but the military needs to stop being so politically correct about this.

 

First, I'm specifically addressing your comment regarding PC in the military.  I don't know if you are still in the military or not, but as the saying goes around the place that I work at (on a military base working along side many other veterans/retired military), "it's not the same Navy that I served in".  I could almost write a book that describes how PC is destroying our military.  Just a small example.  A loose string on part of the uniform used to be called an Irish Pennant (IP).  This has been a long standing tradition, however it is no longer called that because it was deemed to be "offensive".

 

Regarding the news about these two females graduating Ranger training.  If they did in fact complete the training under the same rules, conditions and standards as the male soldiers, then my hat is off to them.

 

I personally am against women serving in the same role along side men not only in combat, but on ships, submarines, etc..  This presents a huge distraction among even the most disciplined as far as I'm concerned.

 

Now don't get me wrong.  I'm not saying that women can't be fighter pilots, aircrew, operate a ship or a submarine, etc..

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