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Female sailors on submarines, some have argued, will compromise missions when they become pregnant,
That's along the lines of what I had thought, but then my question would be why they would be allowed to serve on any sea-going vessel at all.
I've never been a big fan of women serving in the military, but the Israelis have changed my opinion on the matter. There are many roles that women can excel at in the armed services, and because of this, they should serve.
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I don't have a problem with women serving in the military. I am biased because I don't think they belong in direct combat roles. I just don't think they have the upper body strength to do some of the jobs men have to do, it is physiological. Women even have wildly different physical fitness standards. Consider this, an 18 y/o male has to do 42 push-ups to pass his PT test and run 2 miles in 15:54 an 18 y/o female has to do 19 push-ups and run 2 miles in 18:54. The standards are here and they stay lop-sided as people age.I think if women want to serve in combat roles they should have to meet the same physical fitness standards as men. I have known women that could do it although not very many.Consider this, a case of 25mm ammo weighs 70 pounds, a Bradley carries 2500 rounds of 25mm it is a back breaker combat loading a Bradley, I don't want male soldiers having to pick p the slack of females when it comes to doing stuff like that. Or consider that my body-armor vest weighed 60-70 pounds in Iraq and I wore it constantly when I was out of the gate and even had to run with it while in contact. Some male soldiers have a hard time keeping up, I don't know of a single female soldier that could conduct a 12 hour dismounted patrol with that kind of load without more breaks than males have to take.hat does not even consider the psychological aspects of if your female battle buddy is wounded, one who you have perhaps developed a relationship with that your superiors are unaware of.As I said, I am probably biased. But I know that many of my fellow soldiers and marines feel the same way I do. Our leadership would have an uphill battle selling women in combat to us and the women would have to prove themselves. I don't know anyone who questions womens bravery, to me it is a physical fitness issue.
These are my concerns as well. I'm not sexist by any stretch of the imagination, but women trying to be warriors is like men trying to be mothers. Both can do it, but not to the level of success that the role requires. I don't care if women serve, but I simply believe that there are some combat roles that women just are not suited for because of their lack of upper body strength, stamina, and durability. Furthermore, the horrors of combat affect men bad enough, but females are even more emotionally compromised in such settings.
