The way I see it is that if they’re going on patrol in Afghanistan, its combat even if its unplanned combat.
I do see the value in sending females to deal with the Afghan women.
http://lionessthefilm.com/about_the_film/#trailer
well, I’ve seen this whole “Operation Lioness” video and a lot of it is sappy and overdone (like about the “PTSD”, as if women are uniquely damaged by war)
It does make the point of “what is a battlefield” in modern warfare? Frankly we are not going to ever prevail in a counterinsurgency without the trust and help of the female population, and in muslim societies there are unique challenges that men cannot meet
If “officially” opening up more MOS to women gives them better training for this, more power
How many female soldiers have already been killed by incoming or by IEDs as they rode the convoy?
Restricting women from MOS 11B or 11H is a moot point if the object is to keep them out of direct combat.
They have shown incredible courage in the combat theater, that’s not the issue. Does a society expose its womenfolk to the dangers of war, that’s the question.
How ironic that in a society like Afghanistan where Islam dictates that women be treated worse than animals, that American women risk death to interact with their Afghan counterparts.
“For more than two decades, America has fought Islam in order to protect Muslims”.