Women in military combat roles?

[Excalibur]

During WWII, The Russians employed women in their frontline military. Israel also has women in active combat duty.

[AdAstra2009]

Originally Posted by MT2008

Then how do you explain the Iraqi soldiers in the Gulf War surrendering to newscrews, many of which had female reporters?

Poor morale/no will to fight

And by Islamists, I am referring to Taliban fighters/Insurgents

[Nyles]

Originally Posted by MT2008

Yeah, I've heard the same thing. The Pashtun are so afraid of women that they actually like little boys better. It's a running joke about them.

It's not so much that, but as a Pashtun dishonoring a woman is pretty much the worst thing you can do. It's like child rape to us (which, to them, while frowned upon, not as big a deal).

The thing about women in the military is that once you get over it, the whole thing seems kind of silly. There will never be many women in the infantry, but those that are make damned good soldiers. I don't want to sound like a holier than thou Canadian, but one thing I've noticed about working with US troops is they have a huge hang-up about it.

My friend Anna, who before transferring to our current trade was an infanteer, went on an exercise in the states where she was one of two females, both Canadians obviously. They gave them separate tents, drove them out of the field every night to shower, their officers gave big speeches about leaving them alone, etc, and alot of them couldn't wrap their heads around the idea of a female combat soldier. Well, of course female soldiers aren't going to work if you treat them like that.

No female soldier I've worked with wants special treatment, those that do are shitpumps, but they're no different from any male shitpump I've ever worked with (and there seems to be more of those). Treat them like any other soldier, that's what they'll be. In the CF, in garrison female soldiers won't share a room with males, and there are separate bathroom facilities. That's all.

[MT2008]

Originally Posted by Nyles

I don't want to sound like a holier than thou Canadian, but one thing I've noticed about working with US troops is they have a huge hang-up about it.

Nah, you don't. I do agree with you that it seems kind of strange to me to think that our military has been dragging its feet on this. The reason really does seem to be cultural more than empirical fact, and that's something I have no time for. But I am sure it will change...I'm old enough to remember when people doubted women belonged in theaters of war at all.

Also:

http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/200...fghan-mission/

[Spartan198]

Originally Posted by MT2008

http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/200...fghan-mission/

They can lift me out of a hot LZ any day...