Leerson, I think you need to step back and check yourself. However, I get what you are meaning to say (I think).
A little word of advice- don't get mouthy with admin. That gets Redleg to be a bit ornery. Back to your original post....
Actually, you are correct. You see guys, women can fight just as hard as we do. They may excel in some areas and fall short in others. But both physically and mentally they are different. Combat likely will affect them differently. The only ones that can tell us different is...women themselves.
For that reason we should have specialized treatment specialists that can help women recover. In some cases they may not need help. In some they certainly will. I have an idea, Monte & I3, how about I be REAL frank about this?
Have you ever been captured by the enemy? Yes? No? (Ex-wives and scuttle-butt-rugrats/children not included....)
What about rape? How many of the members of this group, in it's entirety, have been raped? I'm talking about another man shoving his (Whoopps!) into ANY of your body's orifaces?
What about caressing, rubbing, fondling, any part of your body in a sexual manner? Ever been there? The enemy caressing your breasts, even giving you oral stimulation to your breasts? Yes or no, please.
Ok, now let's get down and dirty about this....
Do you know what it is like to be captured by the enemy, beaten, then raped, and now not only fearful of more rape, but of accidentally releasing information that can affect your unit?
Then the fear of contract some ungodly STD there might not be a name for yet? Or getting preggy by your enemy? Ah, yes. Pregnant. Your body feeding and nurturing the infant of your enemy growing inside you.
How many women have been captured by the enemy? A few. Is that something that should be disregarded because of the lack of occurrence? Certainly not.
But that is the enemy. What about the men in your unit. That has happened before, many times in fact. No matter the war, women get sexually assaulted and raped.
But it is also more than sexual assault. How many men go "on the rag" once a month? Not many I bet.
You see, when you have women in the front line units, you have to deal with all of this. This is all very real.
Some of this even men have to deal with. Sexual assault and rape are not gender-specific. Men get raped, too. And sadly, more often by "friendly forces" than by the enemy.
If you doubt what I say, ask the VA. Research it.
I have learned plenty from my experience as a disability advocate.
This is an important issue to discuss.