tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7587842796867542781.post7804228803034595130..comments2024-03-26T14:04:31.836-05:00Comments on EBL: Should women be allowed in combat? Evi L. Bloggerladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00371362907839227149noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7587842796867542781.post-63971789738373612272013-01-26T11:17:33.643-06:002013-01-26T11:17:33.643-06:00In wars like Iraq and Afghanistan there is no fron...In wars like Iraq and Afghanistan there is no front line. In Afghanistan he frontline starts at the end of your rifle's muzzle. There is a constant risk even inside camp.<br /><br />In the Danish army men and women have served on equal terms for years. I commanded an infantry platoon in Afghanistan in ´09 and a recon platoon in Iraq in ´07. In both platoons women served. The key is to make sure everybody meet the same standards.<br />The challenge: when the idea occurs to allow women lower standards for women in order to meet a quota. Such initiatives increases the risk of the entire unit.<br /><br />My experience: Women in combat is not a problem as long as their leaders make sure that all the soldiers meet the same standards.<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17203427600888644117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7587842796867542781.post-90385262843085816242013-01-25T15:20:40.549-06:002013-01-25T15:20:40.549-06:00I would deal with this with strict physical fitnes...I would deal with this with strict physical fitness requirements for combat troops. And I would not "adjust" the test for males and females. Set the standard and let that be the standard. Evi L. Bloggerladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00371362907839227149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7587842796867542781.post-53300169568848497422013-01-25T10:15:53.037-06:002013-01-25T10:15:53.037-06:00Something else that none of those PC creatures in ...Something else that none of those PC creatures in DeeCee care about--- How is a 115LB woman going to carry HER pack, a wounded MALE buddy weighing about 220 and his pack to the medivac zone five miles away?KurtPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12205267944616413162noreply@blogger.com