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Originally Posted by Suhiir
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Originally Posted by IronDuke99
Agreed and one of several reason I do not favour women in front line infantry units.
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Hey !
I represent that remark !
As long as a female can meet the same physical standards as the males I don't see a problem (and only 10-25% can). I TOTALLY hate the idea of any sort of dual standards system. |
My point was a training NCO (unlike an enemy) simply could not ram a rifle barrel into a girls stomach in training, indeed even harsh words can lead a lot of women to tears.
Many years ago, I actually went out with a female British Army soldier, who shortly after women were made to start guarding their own bases in UK, told me that "she could not really shoot anyone."
I remember watching a TV documentary from Afghanistan in which a UK female (Sapper?) said that during firefights she would "get down on the ground and let the boys do their stuff."
The trouble is that they do tend to drop the standards: Women in the British Army for example being allowed to do 'knee' pushups!
The British Army have done extensive testing on women in infantry sections, all women and mixed sections both performed way below male only sections. My own belief is that there are a lot of roles women can fill in the military, but infantry soldiering is not one of them.
Anyway this is now a long way off topic.