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Only female on U.S. Marine infantry course drops out after failing part of the grueling course
http://www.dailymail.co.uk ^ | 08/16/2016 | Wills Robinson

Posted on 08/16/2016 1:02:17 PM PDT by heterosupremacist

The only female officer enrolled on the Marine infantry training course has dropped out.

The woman, who has not been identified, failed two conditional training hikes last month during the grueling course - meaning she could not make the final cut and be selected for a front line combat role.

It was her second attempt at the program, after failing for the first time in August, and was the only female in the group.

She will now be given a new position in the US Marines.

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Around 300,000 women have been deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan in various combat roles.

In total, 161 have died for their country.

For years, only about 7 per cent to 8 per cent of the Corps, which numbers 184,200, has been women. It's the smallest percentage of women among all the military services.

But on the heels of the Pentagon decision to allow women who qualify to serve in combat jobs, thousands of new infantry, armor and other front-line posts are now open.

Marine Commandant Gen. Robert Neller wants to increase the proportion of women in the Marines ton 10 percent.

1 posted on 08/16/2016 1:02:17 PM PDT by heterosupremacist
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To: heterosupremacist

They obviously are going to have to make that course a little easier for the wimmin. C’mon people, how about less hate to the weaker sex. (/s just in case)


2 posted on 08/16/2016 1:04:58 PM PDT by showme_the_Glory ((ILLEGAL: prohibited by law. ALIEN: Owing political allegiance to another country or government))
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To: heterosupremacist

From the article :

Unidentified woman failed , failed two conditional training hikes
She didn’t make the cut along with 33 of her male colleagues
It was her second attempt at the grueling program after failing in April
She will now be given a new position in the US Marines
American forces officials are trying to recruit more women into all roles
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus has said the standard of training will not be lowered so it is easier for certain groups to get in

Nobody loves women more than the Heterosupremacist, but women in the U.S. Marine Corps Infantry? Uh, no. Sorry girls...


3 posted on 08/16/2016 1:05:21 PM PDT by heterosupremacist (("Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God." Thomas Jefferson))
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“It’s the smallest percentage of women among all the military services.”
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Gotta up the AA quota!


4 posted on 08/16/2016 1:06:58 PM PDT by LouieFisk
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To: heterosupremacist

Obviously the course is discriminatory and deliberately made difficult for females and must be made more woman-friendly in order to get a proper proportion of women on to the battlefield.


5 posted on 08/16/2016 1:10:29 PM PDT by arthurus
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“He told Marines in April: ‘Let me repeat that: Standards will not be lowered for any group to get through.

‘Standards may be changed as circumstances in the world change, but they’ll be changed for everybody.’ “

Translation: He plans on lowering the standards for all so that women can get into the infantry.


6 posted on 08/16/2016 1:13:59 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Socialism is always just one or a thousand or a million more murders away from utopia.)
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Women don’t belong there. It’s depraved to deploy them.


7 posted on 08/16/2016 1:16:04 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dogs are man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up....)
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She will now be given a new position in the US Marines.

Missionary?

Rim Shot


Click the Pic


8 posted on 08/16/2016 1:16:28 PM PDT by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: heterosupremacist

but what if she’s feeling male today ?


9 posted on 08/16/2016 1:16:29 PM PDT by stylin19a
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Girl Power is Flower Power.


10 posted on 08/16/2016 1:16:37 PM PDT by equaviator (There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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“She will now be given a new position in the US Marines. “

Oh my... lol


11 posted on 08/16/2016 1:16:55 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dogs are man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up....)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

Second level translation: They’ll say it’s because Americans are too fat and they can’t find enough that can meet the requirements. There will be nothing about women.


12 posted on 08/16/2016 1:19:33 PM PDT by ichabod1 (Make America Normal Again)
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To: heterosupremacist

Smart move on her part.


13 posted on 08/16/2016 1:20:03 PM PDT by CGASMIA68 (kant spell er punktuate,fluncked english.Gramer to!!)
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Its coming you can bet yer ass on that one


14 posted on 08/16/2016 1:21:14 PM PDT by CGASMIA68 (kant spell er punktuate,fluncked english.Gramer to!!)
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To: DesertRhino

a new position

Laz your cue


15 posted on 08/16/2016 1:22:00 PM PDT by CGASMIA68 (kant spell er punktuate,fluncked english.Gramer to!!)
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To: heterosupremacist

#1. Women also died in WWI, WWII, Korea and Vietnam. To paraphrase Gen. George S. Patton, it isn’t the dying for your country that qualifies you to serve in the infantry, it’s the giving back.

#2. She didn’t “drop out,” she was expelled for failing to meet the standard. The lying lefties massaged the language to make it appear it was her decision. It was not.

#3. She failed to complete “conditioning training hikes” (not “conditional,” that’s a UK typo). The same hike, not once, but twice. Think about that for a moment. Having an infantryman who can’t hike is rather like have a ship that can’t float.

#4. This is the second time she’s failed the course. She is a re-cycle from an earlier failure.

#5. She isn’t the first woman to fail, she’s the 31st. The difference is, the other 30 all failed *after* the corps began admitting women to the Infantry Officer’s Course but *before* women were to be permitted to serve in the infantry. She is the first to fail who might have gone on to be an infantry officer.


16 posted on 08/16/2016 1:22:23 PM PDT by Paal Gulli
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Re : Post #16

Excellent post! I especially liked, “ #2. She didn’t “drop out,” she was expelled for failing to meet the standard. The lying lefties massaged the language to make it appear it was her decision. It was not.”

I missed that; and so I am grateful for you post...


17 posted on 08/16/2016 1:26:47 PM PDT by heterosupremacist (("Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God." Thomas Jefferson))
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My SIL did two tours in Iraq in the U.S. Marine Corps Infantry. He was 6’2” before he left for his first deployment. He is 6’ 0.5” now. Damage to his shoulders, neck, brain, knees, pancreas and back.

I was US Air Force. I was pushing 50 in Afghanistan. But the above shows what combat infantry can do to a good sized man in his prime. “Tough” doesn’t even begin to describe what it takes! I was a pretty fit 160 lbs for my age, but I couldn’t have lasted 2 days in the infantry.

When I was leaving, I was sweating and staggering under 140 lbs of equipment I deployed with. 100 lbs in a sack on my back. A young Army guy saw me staggering and asked if he could help. I wasn’t too proud to refuse. My bifocals had too much sweat for me to see anyways. The young guy picked up the 100 lb sack with one hand and walked with me to where I would meet the helicopter. Yeah, I was grateful.

Most people haven’t got a clue what is involved.


18 posted on 08/16/2016 1:27:49 PM PDT by Mr Rogers (We're a nation of infants, ruled by their emotion)
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To: heterosupremacist

Time to reduce physical requirements.


19 posted on 08/16/2016 1:33:14 PM PDT by zek157
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I guess the Marines can always use someone who knows how to iron shirts.


20 posted on 08/16/2016 1:34:40 PM PDT by Repealthe17thAmendment
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