{"id":56548,"date":"2014-11-19T10:00:38","date_gmt":"2014-11-19T15:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=56548"},"modified":"2014-11-19T10:39:21","modified_gmt":"2014-11-19T15:39:21","slug":"hagel-more-women-dying-in-combat-is-their-civil-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=56548","title":{"rendered":"Hagel; more women dying in combat is their civil right"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stars & Stripes<\/a> reports that Chuck Hagel, the Secretary of Defense told women Marines at Camp Lejeune, NC that it’s their civil right to die in combat alongside men. Well, he didn’t quite say it that way, I’m just helping him clarify his position; <\/p>\n

He noted that individuals who weren\u2019t white and male were long unfairly denied their rights and opportunities, but American society has changed.<\/p>\n

He said giving people a chance to succeed and maximize their talents is \u201cthe right thing to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some inside and outside the military and outside oppose opening up combat roles to women due to concerns they won\u2019t be up to the task and it will harm unit cohesion.<\/p>\n

Hagel acknowledged the challenges ahead.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know it is not easy. I know we are dealing with cultural issues,\u201d he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Um, no, Mister Secretary, it’s not a cultural issue, it’s about science, most women won’t be able to meet the standard, the standard that has been recognized as the way to keep soldiers alive. Many men can’t meet the standard. It has nothing to do with sharing foxholes or sharing showers or hormonal twenty-somethings. It’s not cultural at all. <\/p>\n

When Black men were integrated into the infantry, they met the standard. That was breaking down cultural barriers. Women aren’t meeting the standard that white and black and gay men must meet.<\/p>\n

The standard has already changed. The Washington Post<\/a> reports that 31 women have been accepted into a program that allows them to observe Ranger training in preparation for their attendance at that course in the Spring. All of you fellows with Ranger tabs who were allowed to audit the course, raise your hands.<\/p>\n

When Chief Tango sent me the link, he asked how many Observer\/Controllers worked at the Ranger course, I answered that I don’t know, but if I were to guess it would be less than 31.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was very satisfied with both the quality and quantity of the volunteers we received,\u201d said Maj. Gen. Scott Miller, commanding general of the Maneuver Center of Excellence at Fort Benning. \u201cTheir performance and professionalism over the course of the week was extraordinary. This group did very well for what was a very physically challenging week for any Soldier.\u201d<\/p>\n

Col. David Fivecoat, commander of the Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade, said the women were interviewed by Army officials and attempted numerous events incorporated in Ranger training before their selection, he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If they’re so good, why do they need a walk-through?<\/p>\n

No one has been able to answer the question that I asked years ago – how does this social engineering program make our military more effective, how does it help kill more of the enemy? How does creating more female trigger-pullers help us win wars? How do you justify the expense of integrating women into combat in these days of dwindling funds?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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