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Yeah...I didn't exactly get in trouble, more like a stern talking to. They understand my situation and know what I'm dealing with...on a new note: They've got me on a new medication...wonder how that's all gonna turn out.

The good kind with lube, or the bad kind without?

Heh heh. Lube...Hah hah...a**......Now I just made myself sad because I gets none in teh real world.

Women in the infantry...Ready...Go!

While I do agree that rape is more common among female captors. I have yet to come across a study that says women are more susceptible to mental illness as result of trauma. Not all women require a shower every day to be functioning human beings, hygiene isn't a need for survival, its a comfort. Women are known for surviving in high-stress situations, (child-birth is one of the most common), they have higher-pain tolerance, they're also capable of multi-thought proceses which men are less adept at but is needed in choatic situations.

Your statements seem to mostly be based on opinion. But if we're going on your opinions then why have so many men who have barely passed their PT tests, who are considered "overweight", have questionable medical passes, or have mental illnesses allowed in combat? Oh yea, that happens more that you think.


I'm not saying that all women are suited for combat roles, but neither are all men. It should be taken on a strengths-basis, many women are perfectly capable of handling themselves in these enviroments, and situations.

Just some food for thought.

I had a feeling that was going to come up.

During WWII, it was generally thought that this would be problem however, "female military nurses have had a long history of functioning in wartime under primitive, unsanitary conditions without questions being raised about menstruation interfering with the performance of their duties"

According to:
Wechsler Segal, Mady (1982) "The Argument for Female Combatants" in Goldman, Nancy L. Female soldiers - combatants or noncombatants? Contributions in women's studies (Issue 33)

That's probably one of the lamest excuses I've heard of to be honest. Let's be honest, we delt with this crap before the intention of the Tampon. Women in third-world countries are still dealing with it.


I'm not trying to go after you, but this has been a topic that I've been discussing alot lately, what with my girlfriend being in Afghanistan.

Ah, but the difference between being a military nurse in a poor environment and a female combatant in the field without a shower for weeks or longer is worlds apart. How many women do you know that would willingly put themselves in a situation that would not allow them anything more than maybe brushing their teeth and wiping themselves down once in a while with baby wipes for weeks on end. It does in fact get that bad.

Getting away from the hygiene issue, think also on simple muscle mass. While yes, women can be quite strong given the proper build and such, quite simply put...Most women just can't lift a six foot male weighing over two hundred pounds without gear and likely nearly 300 or more with a full combat load. Also, doing this in combat, said female combatant would be wearing the same weight of gear and would still have to maintain the ability to fire their weapon while carrying a wounded soldier away from the action. And no, it wont be something like several feet. In a bad situation it could be several hundred meters if not even further depending on location and the severity of combat and availability of vehicles. Some people might point out women body builders that are just as sculpted and far more scary as male body builders, but from my understanding those women body builders usually have to rely on completely unnatural ways of attaining such muscle mass...not to mention mobility and flexibility is out the window at that point.

And on a side note, how do you think the media would act were there to be female combatants dying in the same number as males? I am pretty sure that most of the population of the US would be in uproar over even half the number of women dying as men. Not saying it's more acceptable for one gender to die than another, but it's simply a part of our culture. Despite women becoming more independent and self-sufficient over the past several decades, men still have a strong desire to protect women. That also leads to another problem, that desire to protect women. While it is quite possible that many infantrymen would on the surface appear to treat women in the infantry the same as any of their male brothers in arms, when it comes down to a firefight and a woman takes a hit, there is the possibility for that inborn need to protect the female to kick in and unnecessarily cause for more alarm and panic amongst the male soldiers, taking weapons out of the fight and lowering combat effectiveness.

And one more thing I feel the need to point out seeing as it deals with my own personal MOS. I've also heard that not only will it be the infantry getting women in their ranks, but all combat arms positions, to include my own, 19K, the M1 Armor Crewman or Tanker. For one thing, just about all the parts on a tank are extremely heavy. Second while it's not because I am sexist (because I'm not), I personally would rather not be stuck in a tiny space like the turret for several hours at a time let alone hours a day for weeks at a time, with a woman on her period. I'm sure most women would agree that the smell is not always pleasant and wont go away with a simple baby wipe bath. Also...I fear to think of what sort of things would happen in an enclosed space like a tank whether consensual or no.

Which brings me back to my biggest fear of suddenly putting women into combat arms. I will say straight forward that most men in the infantry and even amongst tankers are generally pigs and complete womanizers. Putting them in close quarters for weeks, months, or for a year or more during deployments would greatly increase the chances for sexual harassment and/or rape. I myself cannot tolerate such acts, but already there have been numerous acts of reported rape and sexual assault in combat zones and god knows how many unreported...and in most cases there isn't nearly as much contact between genders as there would be by placing women in combat arms.

Don't forget that the new army also won't be bound by idiotic religious beliefs.