Now as far as chicks in combat? Absolutely not! Sorry ladies but you don't belong there. There are several reasons why, but I'll start with physical requirements. However, understand that my bias is not only with women, if you're a guy that can't pull your own weight then I don't have any use for you either. Period. I was a Drill Sergeant in the US Army and I have trained Privates that I would not let cover my six. Why? Because Army standards are to low. I have seen a Private fail a PT Test three times at the end of a cycle, watch the First Sergeant take that very same Private for a PT Test and pass. It's Bullshit I know, but it's attrition, it's numbers, it's NCOER's and OER's. They get rated on the numbers. It's their careers. Bottom line, if you can't pull my sorry ass out of a burning Bradley, I don't want you there. But, back the women.
Basic physical fitness, basic genealogy, basic facts state that men are stronger than women. However, when it comes to the Military, a woman of the same age as I am has to do less push ups than I (but gets the same pay). A woman of the same age as I has more time to run two miles than I do (but gets the same pay). Up until recently, a woman had to do less sit ups than I (but gets the same pay). A woman is the only one that can go to the Doc and get a profile from PT or work for that matter when it's her time of the month. That's one week out of four. That's 25% of the time. That's 26% more than I have time to worry if she can cover my six.
Now we come to relationships. Men will be men. Nothing more, nothing less. If there is one thing that a man can not live without, it's what a woman has. Now, I spent one too many months with a dude at an OP Site. We were there 1300 to 1500 and 0100 to 0300, every day. We volunteered for that shift because we got along and liked each other. Needless to say we became close. I think of him as my best friend. (Go Sgt. Rep) I have told this guy things that I would not tell my shrink, or my wife for that matter. Never once have I thought about going down on the guy, but if he was a chick??? Hormones start flowing??? You know what would happen. I've already told you that I'm a lesbian. I would have been all over her, and if the feelings were reciprocated, you know what would have happened. When shit like that happens, NO ONE is watching the point!
Let me try and Barney it down so everyone can understand. If I walk into a bar with a battle buddy and he gets into an argument, get punched in the face then I have his back. Of course I'm going make sure that he doesn't;t get his ass kicked. If I walk into that same bar with my wife/girlfriend and she gets thumped in the face, I'm going postal. I would be jacking everybody up!!! It is a natural instinct for a man to protect his woman. Why? Because she is weaker. Now can two dudes develop the same kind of relationship? Sure but it is a lot less likely.
All that said, Woman still have a place in the Armed Forces. Just not in Combat.
