Posted on Jun 19, 2014
Army Directive 2014-16 (Expanding Positions in Open Occupations for the Assignment of Female Soldiers)
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This directive does not open the currently closed MOS's. How do you all feel about female Soldiers serving as Infantry, Field Artillery, Armor etc.?
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I've personally never had a problem with anyone serving in any career field as long as there is one set standard for that particular field and that standard can be met and maintained by the individual.
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Let's stop worrying about the sex of the Soldier or other social issues and focus on wheter the person can perform the job, if they can good for them, if not move to the side and let someone qualified do it
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I hear what you are saying and I honestly agree. Have you seen "The Invisible War"? I think its easy to say "let all qualified people do (insert topic)" but what about the reality involved with having a male and a female in the woods together? I know I'm over simplifying the scenario but my point is that with SHARP being so highly emphasized do you still think its a good idea? What if only one female is in the unit? Does the Army then put all qualified females in the same unit? What happens when one of the PCS, get promoted and need career progression assignments? There are so many examples/questions that I could provide but I think you get my point. Just for the record, I am not arguing against. I am merely asking questions to facilitate the discussion.
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Not all females in the military want to serve in combat positions. The few that I know are supremely qualified. If they want to do the job and can complete the job with the same standards as the men, then I say let them do it.
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I personally don't have an issue with it provided standards aren't lowered or made higher to accommodate. Hell I've worked with some female soldiers who could run circles around their male counterpart
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Agreed, I have been in coed units most of my career and my best Soldier was always a female. I also had an Infantry 1SG ask for a female to be his senior line medic because she had outperformed many of his 11Bs on a mission.
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To echo what others have said: So long as the same standard is applied and met, then I am all for it.
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i dont believe women should be in the infantry. My reason is because their bodies are not built to take being in the field for extended amount of time. I truly believe some women can handle everything else involved with being a infantryman.
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What are the anatomical/physiological limitations that restrict women from being in the field for extended periods of time? Just curious.
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As long as the standards don't change regardles of sex, then I don't see why anyone cant do it.
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