How would you compare the interpersonal skills of male and female soldiers?

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 03:25:07 -0500

I would like to know what everyone's thoughts are on what male and female Soldiers contribute to the military as far as interpersonal skill sets. Example; some may say that women are generally better at paying better attention to detail and multitasking, as men are better at fixing issues and...................well.........not sure what else. Lets keep it professional.

Response by SFC Mark Merino made Feb 3 at 2015 3:31 AM

SFC Mark Merino — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 03:31:06 -0500

Are you trying to stir up a S!#$ storm? Brother, I'm not touching this one with a 10 ft pole. As a daddy (3rd award) I KNOW that women can take pain better. As far as male bashing goes....I don't want to get in trouble with the "man-union" so I will sit back and watch the fireworks. Good luck with this live grenade.....lol.

Response by CW5 Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 3 at 2015 5:21 AM

CW5 Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 05:21:16 -0500

Live grenade! Ha ha ha!!!!!
Good one, SFC Mark Merino!

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 3 at 2015 5:36 AM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 05:36:08 -0500

SFC Private RallyPoint Member, obviously there are many exceptions to every generality, but overall, I think that female Soldiers have greater empathy and are more open to communication, and most male Soldiers are more assertive and competitive than most female Soldiers I've known.

Response by 1LT Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 3 at 2015 5:37 AM

1LT Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 05:37:39 -0500

SFC Private RallyPoint Member. All I know is some Surface Warfare Officers bring entirely different perspective to the Navy.

It is Navy tradition is for sailors to enter a raffle to be first to kiss your loved one upon ship's return from sea.

o http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/21/marissa-gaeta-citlalic-snell-lesbian-navy-kiss-_n_1163444.html

Navy officials said it was the first time on record that a same-sex couple was chosen to kiss first upon a ship's return. Sailors and their loved ones bought $1 raffle tickets for the opportunity. Gaeta said she bought $50 of tickets, a figure that she said pales in comparison to amounts that some other sailors and their loved ones had bought. The money was used to host a Christmas party for the children of sailors. USS Oak Hill 12/22/2011.

Gaeta: "It's something new, that's for sure . . . It's nice to be able to be myself. It's been a long time coming."

While some suggest sensationalism . . . it really means women are being treated equal to men in the military.

We no longer have to sit still to be told to mind your military manners . . . to behave like a catholic schoolgirl.

This never would have happened in the overwhelmingly male dominated military force of the previous century.

Warmest Regards, Sandy

o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOZoi6jFk9o

o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBfaoaAkB7c

o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4f-yYSVZCE

Mind Your Military Manners: Military Etiquette and Grooming 1970 US Army Training Film for WACs

more at http://quickfound.net "Scope & Content: Shows how manners and mannerisms; the all-around image presented, affects the decision of which of three Wome...

Response by TSgt Jackie Jones made Feb 3 at 2015 5:39 AM

TSgt Jackie Jones — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 05:39:09 -0500

As a female in a male dominant field (AFSF) almost everyone was an A type personality. Which made for interesting 12 hour shifts in a vehicle. I would say men show less drama (they have the same amount really, they just handle it differently) and physically, women are shorter than men.

That's about all I've noticed.

Either way, I'd trust most of my brothers and sisters in arms with my life when it came down to it, so gender doesn't matter...

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 3 at 2015 6:06 AM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 06:06:51 -0500

They have begun integrating females into infantry units. All the supply "folk" are females in my unit. They're pretty effin lazy. I asked for a quick memo yesterday, and im quite sure ill have to ask again here this morning. 24 hours later. And there isnt any MREs in stock.

Response by Cpl Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 3 at 2015 7:22 AM

Cpl Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 07:22:20 -0500

I think women should have the same physical requirements to join any branch. Other than that most women that I had served with were better at their jobs then men. I was helicopter mechanic and the women generally could fit in places men couldn't and had smaller hands that helped. Just my take on it

Response by TSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 3 at 2015 7:57 AM

TSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 07:57:07 -0500

Well, on average we are able to produce more female service members from 1 ton of recruits than male service members from 1 ton of recruits.

We can check other metrics too but I'll let you know that volume comes out virtually identically to the mass metric provided above.

And no the results for skill at creating distraction threads on RallyPoint are still not ready. But preliminary indications point to questions about salute etiquette winning by a landslide.

Response by CDR Michael Goldschmidt made Feb 3 at 2015 1:49 PM

CDR Michael Goldschmidt — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 13:49:04 -0500

I'd rather see some actual evidence on this topic, garnered by objective criteria. Otherwise, it is just opinion. I acknowledge, also, that the SSG posing this question specifically asked for thoughts, not evidence.

Response by CMSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 3 at 2015 2:42 PM

CMSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 14:42:29 -0500

Lol
:)

Response by SFC Mark Merino made Feb 3 at 2015 11:20 PM

SFC Mark Merino — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 23:20:06 -0500

Female soldiers tend to have more hair on their head than male soldiers.

Response by MAJ David Vermillion made Feb 4 at 2015 2:36 PM

MAJ David Vermillion — Wed, 04 Feb 2015 14:36:31 -0500

My belief has always been that there is a place for both males and females in the military, but also let's realize men aren't women and women aren't men. Yes, both sexes have their strong talents and we have to use them to the military's best interest. For me to blanket say one is better at this or that, I don't go there because there are always exceptions so just weigh each persons talent and put them where they best qualify. The military is a people business and all have a role in it. GREAT PROVOKING THOUGHT!

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 4 at 2015 9:01 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 04 Feb 2015 21:01:41 -0500

Heard the one about the "Lone Ranger and Tonto?" I'm not Tonto, carry on!

Response by Sheryl Verhulst made Feb 5 at 2015 3:51 PM

Sheryl Verhulst — Thu, 05 Feb 2015 15:51:54 -0500

I was always told (by male Marines) that they preferred females in Staff NCO positions over males. I guess the females from their experience were more flexible/understanding/reasonable about certain things than their male counterparts. Also, a SNCO role is more of a caretaker anyway, and I suppose most females have those sorts of instincts.

Response by GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad made Mar 20 at 2015 7:12 AM

GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad — Fri, 20 Mar 2015 07:12:37 -0400

Comparing men and women ... oh crap!

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 13 at 2016 1:07 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 13:07:18 -0500

E-4 Mafia is non-gender specific.

Response by SGT Mathew Husen made Jan 13 at 2016 1:19 PM

SGT Mathew Husen — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 13:19:23 -0500

It doesn't have to do with sex, it has everything to do with the individual soldier. I've seen both good and bad male and female soldiers, and what I've seen is one sex never out did the other. Their are some physical limitations women have compared to men but those can always be overcome.

Response by SrA Paul Pfeil made Jan 13 at 2016 2:26 PM

SrA Paul Pfeil — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 14:26:43 -0500

Males and females have there oun things they are good and no one sex is better then the other. I trained all females on patrol and gate duties, trained three total. Only one whined about post assignments when she was having her period. I can say one, Jen Burke, was my best friend she rode patrol with me for a full year, I trained her, and she was my workout partner in the gym, she never complained and always was willing to rattle doors and do arrests, and do paperwork. She was definitely a bad ass. We doomed with nurses, and they were always kind and willing to have a good time.

Response by LCpl Nicholas Hines made Jan 13 at 2016 3:12 PM

LCpl Nicholas Hines — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 15:12:46 -0500

Hahaha I thought this was a duffleblog article at 1st

Response by SFC Don Ward made Jan 14 at 2016 11:09 PM

SFC Don Ward — Thu, 14 Jan 2016 23:09:13 -0500