Originally Posted by texasrebel211

well she was there and she said her rifle jammed.....

edit for grammar, i suck at english :P

There is no need to justify yourself when you are wrong, man up and drive on.


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Yes women could handle being combat soldiers, men cant handle seeing a women getting hurt. As shown in Iraq when a woman is in combat men tend to group around them to protect them and forget to watch their flanks and end up getting themselves killed. That pretty much sums it up.

All I can say is that my platoon commander's a woman, and I wouldn't question her combat effectiveness.

r031Button I'll even go several ranks higher than that. My state's Adjutant General (commanding general of the National Guard) is a woman and the first to hold that job in any of the 50 United States. Major General Martha Rainville is a damn fine officer I am proud to have known since she was a major.

Originally Posted by Charge_7

r031Button I'll even go several ranks higher than that. My state's Adjutant General (commanding general of the National Guard) is a woman and the first to hold that job in any of the 50 United States. Major General Martha Rainville is a damn fine officer I am proud to have known since she was a major.

I think the point is that women can do the job; provided they're held to the same standards as the men.

Originally Posted by r031Button

I think the point is that women can do the job; provided they're held to the same standards as the men.

that is what i am saying

if they were head to to same standards then i wouldn't have much of a problem with them being in combat

r031Button, if you weren't being so defensive, son you'd have noticed I was agreeing with you. Also I don't believe I need to have anything military wise pointed out to me by somebody who who hasn't even been alive as long as I served. Take a deep breath and read things carefully before you post. Not playing moderator by any means. Just some helpful advice.

Originally Posted by Charge_7

r031Button, if you weren't being so defensive, son you'd have noticed I was agreeing with you. Also I don't believe I need to have anything military wise pointed out to me by somebody who who hasn't even been alive as long as I served. Take a deep breath and read things carefully before you post. Not playing moderator by any means. Just some helpful advice.

With alll do respect; I was under the impression I was using your agreement to to back up my point; as for obvious reasons your post validated my opinion much better then my own. Sorry for the confusion.

OK then I'm glad you both agree that you agree.

Not a problem. The words "I think the point is..." came off like you were contridicticing me. It is hard to always get the right message in a text only based means of communication.