Women in Military Service & Combat (not just USA)

[Pete]

Men need women, even though we're often reluctant to admit it. Even though we don't like it when they nag and complain, sometimes they point out things that make a lot of sense. They focus on the practical matters of life, and whether we want to hear it or not, they'll tell us that drinking a six-pack a day, eating a poor diet, and never cleaning up the house put a guy on the fast line downhill. God bless 'em, we need 'em. In addition to that they have some fascinating attributes.

[Kiwigrunt]

Men need women, even though we're often reluctant to admit it. Even though we don't like it when they nag and complain, sometimes they point out things that make a lot of sense. They focus on the practical matters of life, and whether we want to hear it or not, they'll tell us that drinking a six-pack a day, eating a poor diet, and never cleaning up the house put a guy on the fast line downhill. God bless 'em, we need 'em. In addition to that they have some fascinating attributes.

Sure, but outside the wire there are no six packs, we do not control the diet, there is no house to clean and the fascinating attributes are out of bounds because they get both the boys and the girls in trouble. And the latter I can attest to going by the countless times that our MPs and RPs came across the discarded peels of the fruits of love. Good thing they were issued in our medpacks.

Seriously now, my concerns with females in and beyond FOBs has nothing to do with their abilities and capabilities. From what I’ve seen, most that pass the relevant tests are more than capable and like to prove it. Sure, some are not, but that goes for boys just as well. It has to do with the effect that their mere presence has on the boys. Now we can say that it is about time the boys grow up and get over it but a large proportion of the boys we are likely to find in an FOB simply haven’t grown up yet (that includes many of the older ones). So when there is too much at stake have we not perhaps passed a tipping point where political correctness and equality may need to take second place?