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Should Women Fight In The Infantry?

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anotheoldgit | 11:42 Thu 24th Jan 2013 | News
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/9823312/Army-has-dropped-fitness-standards-to-allow-more-women-to-join.html

In the continuing quest for sex equality, why should it be only men who have to put their lives at risk?

/// Major Judith Webb said "women should not be given roles in infantry units where they would be expected to “close with and kill the enemy at close quarters”. ///

/// I don’t think we should have women in infantry roles. By opening it up to women, are women shooting themselves in the foot? Because they are not going to be able to have those standards,” she said. ///

/// She argued that it still shocked people when a woman soldier died in war zone. ///

/// “The British public still do not accept women should be in such roles. ///
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What is RMP?
lottie

Royal Military Police aka Red Caps
Thanks Zeuhl.
Odd then FGT that the best Sgt Major I ever served under/with was female, WRAC Provost.
As you said earlier CD - just my opinion.
I gave reasoning to mine though.
yes to women on the front line.
no to dropping fitness levels for this to happen.
Obviously there'd be specific things they couldn't do - driving for instance.
LOL @ ludwig.
Ludwig, Sperlatt!! ;o)
Agreed Booldawg
I'd rather face an angry man than an angry woman any day
I'd rather face an angry man than an angry woman any day
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Especially if she's just broken a nail!

Anyway, how many women could seriously attend a battlefield knowing that someone might be wearing exactly the same dress as they're in?
I am pretty much a feminist and totally for equality, and one thing that gets my goat more than most things is sexism and inequality.

but its a fact that women, in general are not as powerful as men.
it has nothing to do with equality - its just a physical fact.

if the woman can match a man in strength and combat ability then fine, she should be allowed to fight, but fact is many would not be able to - and in a close combat situation she is likely to be up against a man.

in norml life, some women are stronger than some men - but in, say the marines, the men are at the peak of fitness and strength and no woman, no matter how hard she trains will be able to match that.

they should certainly not be lowering anything to account for the women ... it is the women that should be trying to match the standards already there.

she would perhaps be a target too - some arrogant sexist men wanting to 'teach her a lesson'?
In Starship Troopers, not only do they fight with the men, they share the same showers. Perhaps it would help recruitment!
Equality is not just about jobs, it's attitude.
Even in the infantry, someone has to cook dinner.
Put your Tin Hat on after that one CD.

I'm ex RMs, It's something that I don't, to be honest, really want to see
but suspect it will happen in the future.

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