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I keep getting these surveys from the TRADOC Analysis Center wanting to know how I "feel" about Females joining combat arms positions, and jobs currently closed to them. Not so sure I believe the Army really cares how I "feel" about the topic and not sure it matters.
This has been an ongoing debate in a couple units I have been in and I'd like to hear something other than: "that's a ridiculous idea", "If they can hack it, let them" and "the sexual harassment/assault rate will go up". I'd like to hear from other branches and females as well.
So, tell me, what's your take on it?
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This has been an ongoing debate in a couple units I have been in and I'd like to hear something other than: "that's a ridiculous idea", "If they can hack it, let them" and "the sexual harassment/assault rate will go up". I'd like to hear from other branches and females as well.
So, tell me, what's your take on it?
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Women in the Military
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Yes they should. However, I would like to qualify how I see that it should happen.
First thing I would like to state is that putting women in an infantry unit as an 11B initially without a great amount of preparation is a disaster waiting to happen.
Secondly, the Army has been doing some preparation for this for a number of years without many lower enlisted or some officers realizing it.
Third, now that they have women soldiers down to the Brigade Combat Team level and some have been employed at the Infantry Battalion level, they should continue in the current trajectory that they have been following for some time.
Last but not least, the first integration into the Infantry Battalion and Company level should be in the support/supporting MOS's such as Supply, PAC's (if that is what they are still called or their equivalent), Field Dining Facilities (I believe that this may have already occurred), Support Platoon's, and Medical Platoons(specifically Combat Medics). A female medic will be a lot easier for men in the Infantry to accept.
Once that has been accomplished, then they should allow them to go to Infantry School to become 11 Series soldiers. From the initial group that become Infantry, they should probably select some of the top Expert Marksman and send them to Sniper School. We do have some excellent women marksman in the Army.
First thing I would like to state is that putting women in an infantry unit as an 11B initially without a great amount of preparation is a disaster waiting to happen.
Secondly, the Army has been doing some preparation for this for a number of years without many lower enlisted or some officers realizing it.
Third, now that they have women soldiers down to the Brigade Combat Team level and some have been employed at the Infantry Battalion level, they should continue in the current trajectory that they have been following for some time.
Last but not least, the first integration into the Infantry Battalion and Company level should be in the support/supporting MOS's such as Supply, PAC's (if that is what they are still called or their equivalent), Field Dining Facilities (I believe that this may have already occurred), Support Platoon's, and Medical Platoons(specifically Combat Medics). A female medic will be a lot easier for men in the Infantry to accept.
Once that has been accomplished, then they should allow them to go to Infantry School to become 11 Series soldiers. From the initial group that become Infantry, they should probably select some of the top Expert Marksman and send them to Sniper School. We do have some excellent women marksman in the Army.
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SSG Robert Webster
1SG David Lopez - I am not able to answer that at this time. The positions that I used were just examples since there are already women soldiers in those MOSs already. Now that they have opened more Artillery positions, may be they could add 13F to the mix to ease the integration.
What are your thoughts? Your Infantry, what kind of impact would it have if the powers that be just dumped women into the Infantry today?
What are your thoughts? Your Infantry, what kind of impact would it have if the powers that be just dumped women into the Infantry today?
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The topic has already been discussed so much there is nothing more I can really add...My only question is: Why is the word women in quotes in the original question?
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Women serve in the Israeli military, we all know that. I don't think America in and of itself is ready for female infantry... no disrespect to anyone.
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The reality is this is just semantics. Whenever a convoy came under fire, the women in the convoy became front line soldiers. If they can meet the physical and emotional requirements, open the Infantry billets up to them...
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Back in the early 80's the was a recruiting poster with a female soldier sitting in the driver's seat of a 2 1/2 ton truck, the caption was " The truck doesn't know the driver is a woman "
Its time to stop beating the dead horses
Its time to stop beating the dead horses
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It's not a question of SHOULD they serve, but when WILL they serve. Only those that meet the standards set by HQDA will be able to, but we don't have those standards yet. Once we do, we will open the MOS positions necessary to begin. Once those authorizations are changed in the MTOE of organizations, we'll see it. They are capable. They will do it. The Army just needs to figure out how it's going to happen and when.
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Since when should the Army care about how you "feel"?... clearly you belong in the infantry
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I went on my first deployment with a Infantry Battalion. We had a support company on our FOB. In that company there were 9 women. 8 went home pregnant.
I have no issue with women in infantry but when it comes to unit numbers men can't get pregnant.
I have no issue with women in infantry but when it comes to unit numbers men can't get pregnant.
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They should be allowed to serve but in my opinion no standards should be lowered. I know a lot of thought went into the separate standards that exist now, but they need to be the same in physically intense, combat situations.
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