Woman possible serve combat branches

[Mad Dawg Wiccan]

maddaw...I guess I am not thinking the physical..not all grunts are the same either..figure the woman would meet the minimums of that..


Well, that's just it; they don't. A few years ago I read a report where the Army ran a test, running women in Basic through the same physical requirements as men. The results were that the top 7% of the women who passed only performed as well as the bottom 25% of the men who passed. I say if that 7% wants to serve in combat arms, go ahead and let them. The other 93%, sorry find a non-combat MOS.

[deziloooooo]

I am not suggesting battalions here..I am thinking professionals who are in a career,,thinking those from Service Academys, interested in going as high in responsibilities as they are thought qualified with no restrictions yet to get their, officers, not elnlisted , have to have their tickets punched. Airborne , even though the chances of large enveloping large unit airborn drops by battalions are probably one of the last thing we will see on the battle field, Ranger school, very important for a officers ticket punching, certain command schools but a combat arms is definitly one of those ticket punches needed.
The wghokle reason for these look see about doing away with the no woman in combat bracches is not because of need of troops these slots, it is promotion reasons. Don't belive me , re read the reasons given.
Could some woman pass these qualifications ? Yes.
My question is not that some could be qualified. It is what is the reality of a battle field, at the level these young officers would serve. Platoon leader, Company commander. I already gave my feelings , due to promotion, about enlisted woman joining for promotional reasons, they might want to try and some might pass but it isn't necessary for them to be combat MOS qualified to reach the highest grades of the enlisted, already there.

[jarhead1976]

The members of "Strike Eagles of 'Dudette 07'" landed in the history books last month when the crew of four women took to the skies in Afghanistan, marking the first U.S. Air Force combat mission completed by a team of all female airmen.

The two pilots and two weapon officers planned, flew and maintained the March 30 mission to provide air support for coalition and Afghan forces in Kunar Valley, near the Pakistan border.

Read more: www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/04/05/flying-combat-landing-history/#ixzz1IrYwnNCp
congratulations ladies!

[deziloooooo]

Ratch I am thinking all branches fine, just that some combat branches I have questions on.
basically light infantry , what that entails. As a staff oficer , planning and logistics, even in command but to get there they also have to serve time with troops in the field as Lieutenants, Captains. I am sure you are seeing my thinking of officers, those seem to be the top spots, col and up, especially star rantings , were there may not be that many spots open.

Enlisted, it seems that those felds for highest rank are pretty much open with out having to serve in ground combat units, again thinking light infranty.

Armor, well there is a lot of physical work there , grunt work in keeping the unit viable . Artillery , also a lot of physical or it was, emplacing, loading if manning the weapons. However as far as fire control, direction that way quite able to perform but then again, need to start on the tubes and work their way up.

As far as brain power, command , i am sure they can cut it with the best of them, it's the physical and in Lt infranty, I just don't know , have questions but will trust the ones in charge to make the correct decisions.