Commission To Recommend Allowing Women In Combat Units -- Stars And Stripes
WASHINGTON — A military advisory panel appears poised to recommend allowing female troops to serve in combat units without any restrictions, calling the current prohibition an out-of-date idea that unnecessarily discriminates against women.
If approved by military officials, the move could open front-line posts to military women for the first time. Until now, either U.S. law or Pentagon policy has prohibited female troops from serving in any unit whose primary mission is direct ground combat, although they may serve in combat support roles.
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Update: Panel To Recommend Allowing Women In Combat -- NPR
My Comment: The sentence that caught my attention was the following ....
.... Since 2001, 114 female U.S. servicemembers have been killed in fighting in Iraq and 23 have been killed in fighting in Afghanistan.
But still .... putting women soldiers in FOBs and/or dangerous missions .... hmmmm .... I have my doubts.
2 comments:
Can you imagine how the taliban will be pissed if they get shot at by women? haha I so want women to be in combat units and kick some 12th century ass.. just imagine what Afghan and Iraqi women will think of that -- I think they will be proud and this movement by women against opressors in these countries could be accelerated.
There will of course be adjustment problems and you will sadly see taliban try to capture female soldiers and if they succeed we will see nasty videos about it.. but this should not change our determination to bring full equality to women.
I agree with you mark, if they get capture they are in for a world of hurt!
but things need to change!
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