Originally Posted by mmarsh

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...

It seems to me that the question being asked was not "can women serve" but "should women serve". Everyone knows that women can and have served in many militaries. The question is one of opinion.
I think they can serve in many roles but I would rather not see them dragged into direct combat.

i agree that women should be able to be in the field. thats why im signin up to be an MP, as close as i can get

i see your point about wounded women in the field, but...i think soldiers should have the same reation to a man down as a woman, ... what should be and real life are differnt however. i dont know the answer to this...

I believe it is ok to let woman into the military just like men are in the military. If you're in the military, you're in the military..it doesn't matter if you are male or female. You are there to serve your country and that's it.

Remember a motion in Sweden to make it mandetory to serve in the Swedish army as in Israel.

Women have served on combat throughout history.

Currently there are plently of women who do not hold combat MOS's but yet are subjected to the rigors of combat due to the nature of the conflict.

Honestly, I think if women want to join the military by all means they should. Also if they want to go into combat we should let them. If they cant carry as heavy of equipment or weapons. We should give them lighter weapons and equipment. They can be good soldiers too.

Originally Posted by Kevin

Honestly, I think if women want to join the military by all means they should. Also if they want to go into combat we should let them. If they cant carry as heavy of equipment or weapons. We should give them lighter weapons and equipment. They can be good soldiers too.

lol I don't think a woman wouldn't be able to carry the weapons men carry unless she was just totally not meant for the military. But I don't agree with that anyway. I think the woman and the men should do the same things. Anything the men can do, I would say the woman can do almost all of it.

I have no problem with it. I serve not only in a Joint assignment, but with many, many women and the can handle a gun and be as professional as the men.

I say they should be, just not in combat.

Originally Posted by FutureDevilDog

I say they should be, just not in combat.

Why do you think they shouldn't be in combat?