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Marines moving women toward front lines

Posted: Jan 23, 2013

This is a kind of study, to see how women handle combat, I guess?

"In the coming months, General Amos said in an interview, the Marine Corps plans to assign about 40 women to 19 battalions of six different types: artillery, tank, assault amphibian, combat engineer, combat assault and low-altitude air defense. Infantry battalions, however, will remain closed to women."

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Just what the feminists wanted - now's their chance.

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Equal rights all around.

those who do not wish to be marines need not apply - right?

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Do you believe women shouldn't be involved in combat? - RC

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I think whoever is capable of doing the job, should be able allowed do the job.

this is a soldier issue - not a feminist issue - sm

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I'm a feminist. I'm not interested in being a marine. I bet there are female marines who aren't interested in being feminists, too.

Yup, and as soon as they get back from serving - they can run to NH and get married.

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Equal rights - woo hoo

Um, we're talking about female soldiers. - Not lesbians.

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Did I say they had to marry another woman? - nm

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nm

Nice try! - Pinky

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Really.... it was quite nice

Then please explain the significance of your reference to New Hampshire - as their marriage destination.

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Please proceed nm. I'm all ears.

tick tock - grits nm

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disingenuous load - nm

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Oh golly, you're just so coy! - RC

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Bleh.

What happened to honoring our soldiers for - serving our country? nm

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Oh no... that doesn't count if they're gay! - Pinky

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or perceived as gay (as in this case).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJPKQ3UQsIc

In case the link doesn't work... it's to the boo at the GOP debate.

Apparently it doesn't count if they're female period. - nm

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take a step back and think about what you said - ...

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Female soldiers are lesbians? I thought we said goodbye to Jed and all his kin.

May be in response to a lawsuit. sm - Dewey

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A few women soldiers are suing the DoD because, in part, they feel they are being overlooked for promotions due to lack of combat experience. Brave ladies.

Back to the original topic after - thread took a detour,

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...if a woman can do the same physical job as a man, then she should have that right. If the job requirements are lowered to accommodate a woman's physical abilities, then I have a problem with that.

Agree. This is being set up so that special strength requirements, - etc., still have to be met, or no. They

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already have pretty good ideas where women are not expected to be serving now or perhaps ever, such as some of the special forces units and others that take only those who meet the most rigorous requirements, including physical.

A large part of what's driving this, apparently, is that women have been serving in combat unofficially for some years now, many dying in combat, but are not allowed promotions and other benefits that are only available to official combat soldiers.

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