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To: PSYCHO-FREEP

Do you really think female in the military are held to the same standards as men? All you need to do is look at the physical fitness requirements. Originally those physical requirements were put in place to ensure men were physically strong enough to perform in combat. To do things like carry a wounded man. If women are so equal then why the different standards. If you think it is just in the physical testing you are ignorant of what really happens in the military.


44 posted on 02/17/2012 10:10:13 AM PST by Angry_White_Man_Syndrome
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To: Angry_White_Man_Syndrome
Your “Hype” meter is running off the scale. I suggest you reel it in a bit.

Knowing something about the Military Code myself, the Military has a strong standard for Men and Women separately.

The Military has done exhaustive studies into the physical differences between Men and Women. Women do not have the chemistry or the Physiological ability to perform like Men under extreme physical conditions. Its a physical impossibility due to the way Women's bodies work under physical stress.

Therefore This is no secret, nor is it an issue to be applied to actual combat. The Military has a standard for it and fully accepts the differences.

However, where performing complex tasks is concerned, like flying highly complex aircraft or operating complex equipment, Women do quite well.

The emotional physiology is also debatable. Some women perform under severe pressure, every bit as well as Men, since it's mostly a matter of training, conditioning and exposure.

Get used to it. In this modern Military, Women are here to stay. Perhaps limited in some areas, as well they admittedly should be. But don't put them down. They do have a useful purpose.

52 posted on 02/17/2012 10:47:19 AM PST by PSYCHO-FREEP (If you come to a fork in the road, take it........)
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