Remington 1858
Active member
Alrighty then; this should start a lively discussion.
How do you feel about women in combat units? Obviously this is going to be opinion only unless you have some scientific data to support an argument. When I was in military service, women were barred from combat units, so I had no contact under those circumstances.
When I first entered law enforcement, same thing. Women didn't go hands - on with criminals. When women were first admitted the old timers said " they will ruin everything", I thought they were just a bunch of dinosaurs. Experience proved them at least partially right. Women didn't ruin everything, but they ruined enough that I was glad to get out of the job.
Females can do some jobs superbly in law enforcement, just not some of the ones you need done. With very few exceptions, they don't want to get in somebody's face or go hands-on. They made good investigators and moderately good administrators. They are great at pushing paper and everything they run is neat and tidy. They just don't want to go kick some scumbags ass! And that really, really needs to be done sometimes. There are exceptions, but that's what they are, rare exceptions
I think ( here we go, opinion) that they lack the aggressiveness and risk taking attitude it takes to win. They are risk adverse. That doesn't mean they are cowardly. It means they are afraid to make a mistake and afraid to lose. That is practically a guarantee of losing.
And all of this is over and above the sexual politics, which is a major problem in and of itself.
So, lets hear what you have to say. No flaming please, just some moderately polite, intelligent commentary. Citing actual experience would be helpful.
How do you feel about women in combat units? Obviously this is going to be opinion only unless you have some scientific data to support an argument. When I was in military service, women were barred from combat units, so I had no contact under those circumstances.
When I first entered law enforcement, same thing. Women didn't go hands - on with criminals. When women were first admitted the old timers said " they will ruin everything", I thought they were just a bunch of dinosaurs. Experience proved them at least partially right. Women didn't ruin everything, but they ruined enough that I was glad to get out of the job.
Females can do some jobs superbly in law enforcement, just not some of the ones you need done. With very few exceptions, they don't want to get in somebody's face or go hands-on. They made good investigators and moderately good administrators. They are great at pushing paper and everything they run is neat and tidy. They just don't want to go kick some scumbags ass! And that really, really needs to be done sometimes. There are exceptions, but that's what they are, rare exceptions
I think ( here we go, opinion) that they lack the aggressiveness and risk taking attitude it takes to win. They are risk adverse. That doesn't mean they are cowardly. It means they are afraid to make a mistake and afraid to lose. That is practically a guarantee of losing.
And all of this is over and above the sexual politics, which is a major problem in and of itself.
So, lets hear what you have to say. No flaming please, just some moderately polite, intelligent commentary. Citing actual experience would be helpful.