[Ohioan]

There are overwhelming cultural reasons why the very idea of women in combat units should be rejected out of hand--as indeed there is for every other compulsion driven program that implies the sexes are interchangeable.

All human life depends upon the profound differences between the sexes.

Women Hostage To Contrived Delusion

[Romulus]

Thank you. So many, even at FR, seem not to get this. A country that sees nothing wrong with sending women into combat is a country detached from what it means to be human. Countries like that are not worth fighting for.

[rlmorel]

Here was the key passage from the article I posted:

Check out this article, written by a female Marine. It is VERY well written and unsparing.

"...Meanwhile, the argument to maintain the combat exclusion makes itself easily in every aspect...including women in combat units is bad for combat, bad for women, bad for men, bad for children, and bad for the country. The argument for the combat exclusion is provable all the time, every time. Political correctness has no chance against Nature. Her victories are staring us in the face at all times. The men just keep being able to lift more and to run faster, harder, and longer with more weight on their backs while suffering fewer injuries. They just keep never getting pregnant. The combat units have needs that women cannot meet. Women have needs that life in a combat unit cannot accommodate without accepting significant disadvantage and much greater expense. Where 99 percent of men can do the heavy-lifting tasks typical of gunners, but 85 percent of women cannot, there is no gap women need to fill..."

That pretty much sums it up.

[Sergio]

Great link, thanks for posting.

[Texas resident]

The USA will never fight an enemy that puts women in the front lines. Why should we weaken our position?

[hanamizu]

There are overwhelming cultural reasons why the very idea of women in combat units should be rejected

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The real reason in natural/biological. Women are the only humans who can have children. A country that loses 10% of its young men is damaged, but will survive. A country that loses 10% of its young women is doomed.

Paraguay lost 50% of its male population 100 years ago in a stupid war. It is still crippled as a result. Had it lost 50% of its child-bearing-age women, there would be no Paraguay.

Even primitive tribes in New Guinea understand this.

[MikelTackNailer]

You are correct as usual but I met and befriended the exemption to the rule. A woman who not only met the old physical fitness standards but able to tote her pack’s weight and look after her team mates. Pretty certain she was a mutant as she once drug me across the finish line of a 5k run contest. Mutant that God meant me to meet to teach me to never assume anything for granted. Pretty sure she self destructed can not find her. We do what we can.