Well they fought with distinction in the Russian Army during WW2

Interesting link about warrior women:

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Originally Posted by LeEnfield

Well they fought with distinction in the Russian Army during WW2

hes got a point. look at women throughout history. Molly Pitcher. Joan of Arc. and the hundreds of others in recorded history. and those who say that girls cant be as physically able as men, put em in a fighter cockpit, or a tank. that shouldnt be too difficult for their reduced muscles. and if you want to protect them at every stop, well, your old fashioned (there, i said it). they arent kids, (once theyr 18, that is), and if they truely want to fight, and they can make it thru training and all that, sure, let em go. if you want to protect them, then insult them a couple times, so that then they get in a fistfight with you. that would change your mind!!! :P

Originally Posted by ghost457

hes got a point. look at women throughout history. Molly Pitcher. Joan of Arc. and the hundreds of others in recorded history. and those who say that girls cant be as physically able as men, put em in a fighter cockpit, or a tank. that shouldnt be too difficult for their reduced muscles. and if you want to protect them at every stop, well, your old fashioned (there, i said it). they arent kids, (once theyr 18, that is), and if they truely want to fight, and they can make it thru training and all that, sure, let em go. if you want to protect them, then insult them a couple times, so that then they get in a fistfight with you. that would change your mind!!! :P

you are officially my new best friend! i'm a pilot, and i can safely say i can fly and use those controls just as well if not better than a man! i think your argument pretty much settles the entire score. so

I'm for women in the front line.

Originally Posted by Lord Londonderry

I'm for women in the front line.

you're my other new best friend!

I think if a women can make it through Boot Camp, and has the same disciplines as a man, then she is equal, and should be allowed to do what ever the men do.

Fullmetaljacket....does that include relieving them self against a wall

well i suppose i could....but it'd be kind of hard.......but i could manage it. let's see, i could stick up a leg...and uhmm.....nvm....this may get a little off topic and not to mention.....dirty......lol

I'd like to point out to those that feel women should not be in combat that there is already precedent:

Women served on the Front for the Red Army during The German Invasion of Russia, including the infantry.

Some of the soviet union best snipers were women such as LYUDMILA PAVLICHENKO (309 confirmed kills)

There was even a Guards Squadron called the "Night Witches" all women, the leading ace Anna Yegorova 38 confirmed kills.

All in all I believe there were 80000 Russian women in combat roles during WWII.

Women also served in various partisan group/resistence cells
and there were many women in the Vietcong (against us unfortunatly).

So I dont buy the 'women can serve' arguement. history proves different.

My 2 Cents...