Females in the Military

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  • Females should not be allowed in the military

    Votes: 11 8.6%
  • Females should be allowed the military, but not in combat roles

    Votes: 24 18.8%
  • Females should be allowed in the military, and should be in combat roles

    Votes: 90 70.3%
  • Females should not be drafted

    Votes: 25 19.5%
  • Females should be drafted, but only for non-combat roles

    Votes: 20 15.6%
  • Females should be drafted, ad fight in combat roles

    Votes: 58 45.3%
  • Females should have their own fitness test

    Votes: 31 24.2%
  • Females should have to pass the same fitness test as male counterparts

    Votes: 80 62.5%
  • Women should only fight in all emale units

    Votes: 10 7.8%
  • Women should be integrated in mixed gender units

    Votes: 80 62.5%

  • Total voters
    128

nc-1701

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What are your views on females in the military? In the draft?

Please wait for and vote in the poll.


Note the draft cases assume that men are already being drafted for a good reason.
 

Damnyankee

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What are your views on females in the military? In the draft?

Please wait for and vote in the poll.

A woman with a rifle is just as deadly as a man with a rifle. They should be allowed to serve in combat, and considering that people are not simply joining up as much, opening combat to women wouldn't hurt. They do it in Israel, why not here?
 

Zarn

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Let 'em fight.

If there had to be a draft, include them.

Well, that was easy. Let me know, when you need me, again.
 

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if a draft were to occur, females absolutely should be included. if not, they shouldn't be allowed to vote or anything like that either.
 

Japanrocks12

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they should get rid of draft exemption for them
 

Elrohir

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What are your views on females in the military? In the draft?

Please wait for and vote in the poll.
Only if they can do the job in question just as well as the men. Practically speaking, this means that the combat portion of the military would be 90%+ male.

if a draft were to occur, females absolutely should be included. if not, they shouldn't be allowed to vote or anything like that either.
:goodjob: Legal rights come with legal responsibilities.
 

Bronx Warlord

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There are a bunch of reason as to why females should not be in " combat arms " branches of the military. Already enough trouble in the various services with them in combat support and service units.
 

Merkinball

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They can serve in combat roles, but they should be subject to the same physical tests in all regards.
 

Damnyankee

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There are a bunch of reason as to why females should not be in " combat arms " branches of the military. Already enough trouble in the various services with them in combat support and service units.

And why is that?
 

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If they are anything like Israeli female soldiers, I say hell yes!

God Save the IDF!
 

Bronx Warlord

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You know how many female Sailors come back from crusies pregnant? How many cases of sexual misconduct on the part of both male and female military personal go on each year?

You want to put them in line infantry units filled with some hardcore men? :lol:

Women don't even take the same PT test nor meet the same standards. Nor can they handle the stress of combat as well as men in the majority of cases. Men can not handle seeing women shot or blown to peices as well. It's just the way we are wired in that regard.

Your asking for a lot of trouble if you intermix combat units. The least of wich... SEPERATE HOUSING AND OBGYN VISITS IN INFANTRY UNITS :lol:

There, you have just doubbled the military houseing budget. Congradulations, enjoy your brief stay in office as SECDEF.

It's also common sense.
 

Bronx Warlord

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If they are anything like Israeli female soldiers, I say hell yes!

God Save the IDF!

None of them serve in combat roles. It was tried once and the resaults were not pretty. An all female infantry Company killed a few dozzen egyptians after looseing a squad of theres in combat, so the urban legand goes. Females are the most vicious things in nature some would say.
 

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:goodjob: Legal rights come with legal responsibilities.

Its not a legal responsibility, but still, women bear and care for children. Thats plenty of responsibility for women.
 

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A woman with a rifle is just as deadly as a man with a rifle. They should be allowed to serve in combat, and considering that people are not simply joining up as much, opening combat to women wouldn't hurt. They do it in Israel, why not here?


Isreal has like 7 million people. They are surrounded by like 100 million who have, over the years, repeatedly attempted to destroy them. They need the (wo)manpower.
 

Ecofarm

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I think women should be in the military (and should be subject to a draft or mandatory enlistment policy) and in some combat roles. Flying planes is fine. Dying in close combat is not. On front line soldiers, seeing dead females has a different psychological effect than seeing than dead males.

A physical reason females are not fit for recon infantry missions: Bleeding is an unacceptable expenditure of energy under such circumstances. 1/2 a MRE/day and an hour of sleep is not going to cut it if you're bleeding.

Thus, I support the current US policy that women not be in combat arms.
 

Bronx Warlord

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Isreal has like 7 million people. They are surrounded by like 100 million who have, over the years, repeatedly attempted to destroy them. They need the (wo)manpower.

I can say with almost 100% accuracy no female in the IDF has the following MOS.

Infantry
Cavalry
Artillery

They are the big three of combat arms in any military.
 

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I can say with almost 100% accuracy no female in the IDF has the following MOS.

Infantry
Cavalry
Artillery

They are the big three of combat arms in any military.

Ya, I am awaare of that. WOmen are drafted there, though. Thats the issue I was adressing. I guess I didn't read his post well enough, my bad.
 
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