Comments on: A thoughtful argument against having women serve alongside men on the frontlines

By: Polly

Polly — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 07:00:25 +0000

@Joe,
If you think Sasha and Malia will contribute anything to society, let alone the military you have slipped a gear!

Some really good thoughtful thinking posted here including Joe who I am not picking on!

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 12:36:26 +0000

Does this mean that Sasha and Malia (and all otger young women) will be required to register with Selective Service?

By: EBL

EBL — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 08:31:30 +0000

Then we should not have women serving at all. As every Marine knows, every Marine is a rifleman. There is a reason for that saying. The understanding that any service member can find themselves on the frontline, intended or not.

I agree this is not well thought out policy and mostly a poor decision. But it is limited and voluntary. Some women will want to serve because they really can serve. Some to get promoted. And some both. Let’s see how it turns out. If it doesn’t work it doesn’t work.

By: Tango

Tango — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 03:07:51 +0000

…I will repeat the same thing I said 20 years ago when this issue first reared its head during the Clinton administration: just because a woman CAN serve in a combat role doesn’t mean she SHOULD.

We find ourselves in a era where our military is being used badly. And every indication is, that it is going to get worse.

This social experimentation using our people in uniform only guarantees more body bags and children growing up without a parent.

By: Drew the Infidel

Drew the Infidel — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 01:33:39 +0000

Why these commiecrat presidents like Clinton (the “Unabanger”) and Obhammud think the military is fertile ground for their social experiments can be traced directly to the fact neither wore a uniform in defense of this country because they thought themselves too worthy.

By: redneek24

redneek24 — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:54:23 +0000

I was in the army 4 years and worked on a loading dock and I know what this means. The men will now have to do their work and half the womans. When I observed men working with men, they expect and try to give an equal amount of work. When men work with women, the men will take up the slack if the woman can’t or won’t. I have done this myself. To see the difference between the strength between men and women, go to a 10K road race. The best women will be several minutes behind the best men. I am not saying they will not do their best. Its just their best, as in a road race, can never be as good as a man. Solders still have to run and take “the hill” and if half your unit is still running up the hill, solder, both men and women, will die.