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Navy secretary wants Marine Corps infantry open to women
http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/story/military/pentagon/2015/09/01/secnav-no-reason-not-open-marine-infantry-women/71529246/
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http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/story/military/pentagon/2015/09/01/secnav-no-reason-not-open-marine-infantry-women/71529246/
Article presented as is.
Infantry
Combat Arms
Marines
Women in the Military
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GySgt (Join to see)
They abdolutely should change the standards, as female physicsl standards are significantly lower than male standards, women should have to meet the same standards as men, to include grooming standards.
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SSgt Terry P.
GySgt (Join to see) - Maybe there is a misunderstanding of my statement--the standards i was referring to were the training standards required to be Marine infantry( has been all male and should require a set standard for both genders)--not the personal standards of an individual.i am in full agreement with you.It should be ONE set standard.
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Well you could of fooled me because I thought that it already was open to woman? WTF-OVER! All I can say is that if woman can hack the same standards as a man, then by all means, go for it. And ladies, more power to you!
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Gen Barrow, one of the finest Marines and gentleman I ever met, testified before the Senate on this many years ago. Gave a fairly long speech, but the boiled down short version of it was that he was sure there were woman who could do it, and with time and training the men could eventually give up any notion of chivalry, but why would we want to do it?
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Capt Jeff S.
Heard Gen Barrow speak at the FBI Training Academy and he was indeed a true Southern Gentleman, drawl and all... and he didn't seem to mind the attention given to him by the ladies. That said, they weren't going to change his mind about women in combat.
His advice to us lieutenants was essentially to have the courage of our convictions and to understand the Commander's Intent. He related a story about how he was directing an artillery section in Korea and was given orders to fire on a given location but instead disobeyed those orders and had his section fire on some Chinese that were moving to flank them. He redirected his fire to hit them as they were maneuvering. When his superiors figured out he was not firing where he was told, his Colonel came down to see what he was doing and liked it so much that he redirected other sections in the battery to fire where Barrow's section was firing and Barrow's quick thinking and actions potentially saved the battery from being overran.
His advice to us lieutenants was essentially to have the courage of our convictions and to understand the Commander's Intent. He related a story about how he was directing an artillery section in Korea and was given orders to fire on a given location but instead disobeyed those orders and had his section fire on some Chinese that were moving to flank them. He redirected his fire to hit them as they were maneuvering. When his superiors figured out he was not firing where he was told, his Colonel came down to see what he was doing and liked it so much that he redirected other sections in the battery to fire where Barrow's section was firing and Barrow's quick thinking and actions potentially saved the battery from being overran.
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