Women in the military and a sexist world.

[TechMage]

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[MZGuy]

[RICoder]

[MZGuy]

[Paul]

women dont work as hard as men thats why. everyone knows that!

[RICoder]

*puts fingers in ears and squints*

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What, no explosions yet?

[James S]

I just ignore Paul's posts. None of them contain anything worth replying to.

[zahn]

[Paul]

well, whatever you think about the war, i'm backing our

[sandmann]

Yeah, I'm right behind 'em.

[Bjorn Keizers]

IMHO, women and the army don't mix well. It's just easier if you have a group of men only, as opposed to a mixed group. Especially in situations like a submarine, or out on patrol somewhere or other. I'd rather have a man by my side then a woman. Sorry girls, no offense, that's just the way I am. Now, if women really want to be in the army, I won't stop them, but they should be measured by the same standards as men. If you can't stand the heat, get out of the service! I want the best of the best protecting my country, and not someone who just got there through "positive discrimination" or double standards.

Now, I want to balance that by saying that women are actually better at certain tasks then men; like flying combat aircraft. Because of their build, women are actually much better at withstanding higher G's then men. Also, because of the type of enviroment and the work they do, women as fighter pilots would work out very well, as opposed to female grunts.

[zahn]

I must agree with that. However, women usually have problems with aiming... [I'm sure I messed the syntax ;]]

[Paul]

their breasts must cause problems... and what about periods? in the desert? bleugh.

[Dihnekis]

yes, but there have been many studies that show that women cant make on the fly descisions as quickly, and dont react as quickly to stress. They could be fighter pilots maybe, but not ground combat soldiers. They could also work in staff positions, or military intelligence.