{"id":23016,"date":"2011-04-20T12:38:45","date_gmt":"2011-04-20T16:38:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=23016"},"modified":"2011-04-20T12:38:45","modified_gmt":"2011-04-20T16:38:45","slug":"marines-wrestle-with-women-in-combat-discussion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=23016","title":{"rendered":"Marines wrestle with women in combat discussion"},"content":{"rendered":"

Of course, the Marines, like the other combat arms service, the Army, are preparing for the inevitable integration of women into the combat role. It’s inevitable like the end of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. All of the numbnut civilians are convinced it’s a good idea, no matter what evidence to the contrary is presented. Somehow, national security and actual war-fighting take a back seat to the politically-correct solution to career advancement. From the Marine Corps Times<\/a>;<\/p>\n

That panel, the Military Leadership Diversity Commission, said in a March 15 report that the Defense Department should open all military occupational specialties to both sexes. Not doing so stunts career opportunities, according to the commission, which comprised active-duty and retired general officers, and senior enlisted personnel.<\/p>\n

\u201cI honestly believe that if you put me in the situation, I will adapt and overcome,\u201d said [Sgt. Michelle Stephens], who works at Headquarters and Service Battalion of Quantico, Va. \u201cI think anyone with the proper mentality in the Marine Corps can do that. If you put 100 women in a room, you\u2019ll probably find five who are perfect to be a grunt.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The question, of course, is what do we do with the other 95? It’s been my experience that most pogues love to “play infantry” for few days, but quickly tire of it if the experience lasts much longer. I think the novelty of being a woman in the infantry will have the same effect. <\/p>\n

Like the cow who was the first woman cadet at the Citadel, Shannon Faulkner, who spent zero time preparing for her time among male cadets and actually gained weight before she was admitted because she expected to be hand-carried through training by virtue of her political status.<\/p>\n

Women who haven\u2019t served in [Female Engagement Teams] may not understand how substantial the differences are between serving alongside the infantry and being a part of it, said Sgt. Karina Villatoro, who deployed with an FET in support of 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion in late 2009 and early 2010. The unit included Marines and operators from other branches of service and worked primarily in Afghanistan\u2019s Herat province.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a totally different thing to augment them than to be one,\u201d said Villatoro, who faced mortar fire and firefights during her deployment. \u201cFor the women who want to try it, I think they should adhere to the male physical standards and from there, see how they do.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Sergeant Villatoro hits the nail on the head – there is only ONE standard in combat – coming out the end of the experience in the same number of pieces that you entered. If women are going to be allowed to serve in combat arms, there can be no alternate standard for their training. Let the politicians justify otherwise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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