Women in Combat: How Should it be Done?

Submitted by Mastodon on Thu, 2012-11-22 10:24

Article here. Excerpt:

'The first two women to begin one of the Marine Corps toughest combat courses washed out within a week this fall. The Corps had temporarily lifted the restriction on women attending its Infantry Officer Course—one of the toughest schools in the U.S. military—in a nod toward greater equality through its ranks.

After both failed to make it beyond one week, what's next for female Leathernecks, or women in other services,who want to work in combat units?
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About a quarter of the men who begin this sought-after course wash out before graduating.

Unlike other schools the Marine Corps offers for both male and female candidates, the first women to enter IOC were held to the same physical standards as their male counterparts.'

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Because the first two didn't make it means nothing. As the article says, a quarter of male attendees don't make it either. Until a real sampling can be done, there are no conclusions in any direction to be drawn. In any case, isn't it time, after millenia of 'discrimination' against women having to take their chances same as men in combat, that this outdated 'discrimination' come to an end? If there can be quotas for women in boardrooms and playing fields, doesn't fairness demand the same for combat roles?

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Submitted by Matt on Thu, 2012-11-22 17:15

Making it 1 week in the school is still better than what most men could muster. I was in a combat MOS in the Marines and I say if they can make it through the training, let them fight. At the very least, it will help them appreciate what the men do. The women they interviewed certainly sound like they do. More of them should give it a try.

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Submitted by dungone on Sat, 2012-11-24 02:29