The alarm is still going off about every 3 hours (really fun at 4:00 a.m.) The units are about 6 years old.
I don't know that ALL men are more suited for combat than are ALL women. I know some women who are stronger and tougher than most men. An analogy is smoke-jumpers. These are firefighters who parachute into forest fires and fight them what whatever equipment they can carry. The women train with the guys. They're held to the same physical standards as the guys. A few make it, an a few of those excel. They don't have the upper body strength a guy does. Again, probably generally that's true. But guys are given the opportunity to try. If some of them fail, nobody says, Uh oh. Those guys didn't make it. Maybe men aren't fit for combat. I doubt that every woman wants to be SEAL or Recon. Of those I think might be able to make the grade, possibly none of them are interested either. But, if a woman is interested, and if she can meet the same physical standards as the guys, why the heck not. What about getting pregnant? I'll tell you what. If a woman works as hard as a guy for a week straight, she'll be tired and mean just like a guy. And, if she has to meet the same physical standards as a guy, any guy who would be dumb enough to try anything is going to wind up in the hospital. If a soldier is incapacitated and unable to perform his/her duties, he/she is either given sick leave, or is mustered out with a medical discharge. Heck, I remember that when I was in, if you got a sunburn and weren't able to do your job, you could be in legal trouble. I think part of the problem is that the military and probably, though to a lesser extent, society in general still looks at women as universally the weaker sex, traditionally to be protected. The idea of a woman holding her own in combat just doesn't go along with that stereotype. Again, maybe not many could make the grade. But not many men can qualify for some programs either. It seems rather archaic to arbitrarily disqualify an applicant simply because of her plumbing.
they are naturally built heavier and more durable besides men protect women its the way it is its just general nature no one knows why
It's not that men are more suited for combat, its just that women really can't be placed in the front line.
Naturally yes. And I'm not being sexist. It's just that men are physically suited for combat more than women.
I am the extinguisher.. the one who holds the firecracker when someone will get hurt by the blast and the extinguisher when the firecracker has gone and feel drained and lonely.
