Yeah, maybe the ywanted it red so to say to their enemy that they are not who they think they are!

Originally Posted by zander_0633

Yeah, maybe the ywanted it red so to say to their enemy that they are not who they think they are!

What does that have to do with women being in the military?

hah, REad the forum and you'll know!

I do not have the time to read all the posts in this thread, so if I have repeated what someone else said, just ignore me.
Anyone who thinks that women shold not be in the military should look at the performance of the women who were an integral part of the red Amry during WW II. They performed as well as men, were treated alike and were able to continue right up until the end of the war or until they were killed. However, there was one difference. Today, when we fight wars, we generally go in thinking that we, the soldiers, will actually survive, and we take it hard when someone in our unit actually dies. In the Red Army of that time, everyone fully expected to die, so it was as difficult when any soldier died... but it was considered normal. Man or woman, everyone was going to die. Due to the fact that this is no longer the case, it is very difficult when there are casualties, but when western societies hear that they have lost female soldiers, the reaction is far worse. All in all, you have to ask yourself the question: Are you willing to pay that price?

Dean.

I think that women should be in the military but not in a combat situation. I'm not trying to be sexest towards women but if a 220lb guy gets shot and say his only help was a 130lb woman, could that woman carry him out. I was also listening to the radio a while back and they had people call in to talk about this same topic. The majority of the people that called in were women, in the military, that said they should not be in a combat roll. Now I'm not saying all the women said this but most did. A guy that was in an artillery unit called in and said that he had a female soldier under his command the was in perfect physical comdition and could out do most of the men in pushups, running, situps,and so on, but she could not pick up the more heavy artillery shells.

Well, WAD are you trying to imply?

If a 220 lb guy got shot any one would have problem lifting the fat so and so to the Aid Station

I was listening to this topic on a talk radio show and a former senator (who was female) was saying that in the US Army's own internal report they found that only 5% of females in the army could even pass the basic level of male fitness.

Originally Posted by LeEnfield

If a 220 lb guy got shot any one would have problem lifting the fat so and so to the Aid Station

Do they still have the "dead man carry" in basic? I don't know why it wasn't called the wounded man carry but it was one of the toughest tests I had to do.

Originally Posted by LeEnfield

If a 220 lb guy got shot any one would have problem lifting the fat so and so to the Aid Station

Hey now, I'm around 220lbs and I'm not fat at all, thank you very much!

On a good, calm, pretty day, I can easily toss a 220lbs guy on my back and go, but when you add stress, exhaustion, etc...even 100lbs can turn into a ton.