Thread: Women in combat (but not really) Vol. III

Originally Posted by IgnoranceisBliss

No one wants to play anymore

Viv killed the fun. You know how to get this thread going, but you lack the testicular fortitude to get it done.

Originally Posted by Up On the Governor

Viv killed the fun. You know how to get this thread going, but you lack the testicular fortitude to get it done.

I'm curious as to why you're not more supportive of your fellow women serving in combat related jobs.

Originally Posted by Herkdriver

I'm curious as to why you're not more supportive of your fellow women serving in combat related jobs.

How am I not supportive? All I do is support.

Originally Posted by Up On the Governor

How am I not supportive? All I do is support.

If you say so.

Originally Posted by Herkdriver

If you say so.

Do you think I should have a tattoo saying "girl power" or should I just continue to do my job as best I can and quietly prove a point?

Originally Posted by Up On the Governor

Do you think I should have a tattoo saying "girl power" or should I just continue to do my job as best I can and quietly prove a point?

I'm referring to your "sisters" on the ground. Female combat aviators faced the same initial hostility that we're seeing in here for women in ground combat. You're just walking in their footsteps...they've already proved the point. I was in the service in the '90's when President Clinton allowed women to be in aerial combat units. The Defense Authorization Act repealed the long-standing combat exclusion law for women pilots in the Navy and Air Force...
I witnessed firsthand the snide remarks and hostility towards the concept of female combat pilots and crew members.

Originally Posted by Up On the Governor

Viv killed the fun. You know how to get this thread going, but you lack the testicular fortitude to get it done.

I've done all I can. You point me in the right direction and I'll supply the balls.

Originally Posted by Herkdriver

I'm referring to your "sisters" on the ground. Female combat aviators faced the same initial hostility that we're seeing in here for women in ground combat. You're just walking in their footsteps...they've already proved the point. I was in the service in the '90's when President Clinton allowed women to be in aerial combat units. The Defense Authorization Act repealed the long-standing combat exclusion law for women pilots in the Navy and Air Force...
I witnessed firsthand the snide remarks and hostility towards the concept of female combat pilots and crew members.

So because women were discriminated against openly in the past they MUST be discriminated against now? When do we draw the line and say everything is "square"?

Originally Posted by Herkdriver

I'm referring to your "sisters" on the ground. Female combat aviators faced the same initial hostility that we're seeing in here for women in ground combat. You're just walking in their footsteps...they've already proved the point. I was in the service in the '90's when President Clinton allowed women to be in aerial combat units...I witnessed firsthand the snide remarks and hostility towards the concept of female combat pilots and crew members.

We have established the difference between flying into combat, and humping 100 lbs packs into combat. If women were physically built to succeed in infantry roles, then I would be supportive of them. Though still not in the obvious and flamboyant way you expect me to be.

Originally Posted by IgnoranceisBliss

So because women were discriminated against openly in the past they MUST be discriminated against now? When do we draw the line and say everything is "square"?

"Women don't belong in fighter aircraft...they'll fold under the pressure...they aren't physically able to withstand high g-forces...women in combat squadrons will interfere with unit cohesion on deployments..they'll be a distraction...women who are shot down and captured will be repeatedly raped by the enemy...they'll crumble as prisoners of war and won't return with honor"

Been there and done that...

I didn't fall off the turnip truck yesterday.