[LaraCroft]

What about the decades in Israel where women serve their Country alongside their men?

LaraDisclaimer: Lara believes that some women are capable of doing everything that men can do, just as some men are not capable. Lara further believes that the standards should be the same for men and women, and very strict at that and that anyone, man or woman that can pass those stringent standards should be allowed to do the job. Lara concludes that the men and women that have a problem with it should grow up and deal with it.

[ibheath]

Isreal long ago pulled women out of combat arms divisions.
http://www.dadi.org/debunk.htm

[Freedom4US]

For starters, we're not Israel.

Everyone *always* inserts the caveat "women held to the same standards as men" &c.&c.; unfortunately the real world doesn't work that way. We've got what we've got now, though, and that's exactly what everyone wanted, apparently, except the military.

If US citizens/civilians understand that such policies may well result in higher casualty rates and possibly a lost battle or two, than I'm quite certain they would be adamantly against such policies. PC has no place on the battlefield.

[teldon30]

Here's a question for you: What do you do with a pregnant sailor?

[luckystarmom]

I agree with what you have said.

Same standards for both sexes, and the toughest can go on.