Originally Posted by Nicole March

If you are in Iraq/Afghanistan, you will likely never leave the base.

Nicole March
militaryschools411.com

simply not true

Originally Posted by Warwick

Same as any other women in the airforce???
A good job, good money, excellent working conditions and you don't have hump a ruck throughthe boonies like a grunt!!!!
Seriously what sort of job are you looking at??????
Technical trade or clerical for example......

I don't know about female AF members - but I know some AF members do "hump" rucks through the boonies, just as all sailors are not on ships.

Originally Posted by Nicole March

For females, I think that the AF is a good choice because you are safe.. Females are prohibited from direct combat duties by congress. You are not allowed to do a direct combat job. But that doesn't mean you can't get deployed, or can't carry a weapon, you just can do a job where the main point is to be in combat. If you are in Iraq/Afghanistan, you will likely never leave the base.

Nicole March
militaryschools411.com

That's odd. I encountered USAF females in "Female Engagement Teams" with American PRTs in Afghanistan.

Originally Posted by muscogeemike

I don't know about female AF members - but I know some AF members do "hump" rucks through the boonies, just as all sailors are not on ships.

Indeed. Plenty of females in the USAF Security Forces who do the same stuff as the men. One particular unit, the 820th SecFor Group are even para qualified and do lots of expeditionary and outside the wire work. I worked with a past CO of the unit (Col Don Derry) when we were both on exchange to the RAF Regiment in 1992.

Inside the wire huh?

http://www.army.mil/article/64513/

Female Engagement Team Commander Speaks About Mission in Afghanistan - YouTube

Female Engagement Team Commander Speaks About Mission in Afghanistan - YouTube

Swedes have been doing this up north since 2005 with their Team Juliette...

Well well, we can´t all know what we are talking about I guess..

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