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I do not have children. However if I did I would not want my daughter to face combat in our military service. It is the duty of the Male of the species to protect the female and his children. The duty of the Female is to nurture the children and provide a safe home environment.
Do I have a problem with a woman that wants to serve in the armed forces and face combat voluntarily? No. As long as a Woman in combat can meet the same minimum qualifications as the Men.
And I agree.
But...
Men often do not want to go to battle and possibly die. But they can be so conscripted.
And as we change by the progressives, there has been a long hard battle to allow women to fight and die in combat. It was finally granted. As such, they have placed themselves into the same disposition as men and that means they may be called upon, against their will, to fight and possibly die for their country.
If women (some mothers, wives and otherwise) don't want to be conscripted to fight and die or suffer inhumanities of being a P.O.W., they need to let Congress and the President know via petitioning and voting.
In times long ago, the women among my Celtic ancestors learned the skills for weaponry and fighting and joined the men in defending their communities from invaders. Despite two millennia of attempted genocide against them, they're doing well. This shows the advantage of bringing women into the military-----you become twice as strong. To this day, Scots and Irish women are the meanest and ass-kickingest on Earth. Don't ever mess with them.
So, you can assume I'd be in favor of all-gender drafted service, if I supported any draft at all, which I don't.
I am a woman and I don't know a lot about the military but plenty of women join up voluntarily. Not everybody has front line duty. There are other jobs.
Logically women should also have to register. It isn't like we are precious pansies who can't pitch in somewhere if it were to come down to that.
It isn't about wanting equal treatment and being a 'women's libber' but we are equal. Both genders have their shortcomings.
You can have a wimpy little scrawny milquetoast guy and a strong, agile intelligent woman in the same room. Who would you pick to defend your country? or to do any job?
A lot of people are against it but a lot of people also say they should
Damn right they should. Equal rights means you get all that goes with it. I've run into a few feminazis who cry about the supposed pay gap and other things but then turn around and say they shouldn't have to register for the draft. That infuriates me, as does hearing radio commercials with women saying men need to "do the right thing" and register.
I do not have children. However if I did I would not want my daughter to face combat in our military service. It is the duty of the Male of the species to protect the female and his children. The duty of the Female is to nurture the children and provide a safe home environment.
Do I have a problem with a woman that wants to serve in the armed forces and face combat voluntarily? No. As long as a Woman in combat can meet the same minimum qualifications as the Men.
yes but the front line of a battlefield is not always where the battles are fought.
Who said anything about front line battlefield. Not everyone is qualified for that and there are many areas of need in wartime.
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Originally Posted by Linerin
Of about 100 female friends, acquaintances and colleagues I've had over the years; I can think of maybe 3 I'd trust to do a decent job in combat.
Of 100 of your male friends, acquaintances and colleagues how many would you trust to do a decent job in combat? Granted I feel men are more equipped overall for combat but not everyone has to be or is a first class combat soldier. I'm sure many young men who were drafted and fought were not really cut out for it.
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