{"id":59094,"date":"2015-04-05T08:00:32","date_gmt":"2015-04-05T12:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=59094"},"modified":"2015-04-05T09:13:53","modified_gmt":"2015-04-05T13:13:53","slug":"ap-poll-special-operations-troops-dont-think-women-can-do-the-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=59094","title":{"rendered":"AP Poll: Special Operations troops don’t think women can do the job"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chief Tango and Andy11M send links to the Associated Press<\/a> article about a poll that was supposedly taken among special operations soldiers in regards to their expectations of the performance of women if they are allowed into the elite corps. The poll reflects many of the opinions here over the past few years since the Department of Defense made the decision to allow women into the special forces community;<\/p>\n

Studies that surveyed personnel found “major misconceptions” within special operations about whether women should be brought into the male-only jobs. They also revealed concerns that department leaders would “capitulate to political pressure, allowing erosion of training standards,” according to one document.<\/p>\n

Some of those concerns were not limited to men, researchers found, but also were found among women in special operations jobs.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

The main survey went to about 18,000 people who are in positions closed to women, and the response was about 50 percent.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yeah, “major misconceptions” like the DoD going out of it’s way to plan changes to training standards in order to accommodate women. No one has explained to me how allowing women into the class of occupations of fighting our nation’s wars will improve the force. Changing time-tested standards just for a social experiment doesn’t sound like the Department of Defense has the country’s best interests in their hearts.<\/p>\n

The AP article careens off into the social impacts of integrating women into the war-fighting force;<\/p>\n

One survey, by RAND Corp., reflected doubts that women could meet the overall job demands, found concerns that sexual harassment or assault could increase, and cited worries about “unequal treatment” of special operations candidates and personnel. Some worried that if women were let in to some jobs, they might be treated more harshly.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Well, we’ve all seen that documentary “GI Jane”, right? We know how women will be discriminated against by the ape-like men. But, truthfully, that’s not one of my concerns. We have mothers, sisters and daughters – we know how to treat women. The few times that I’ve had dealings with special forces soldiers, they seem to respect the soldier for what he or she accomplishes, not what they are. They have a lot of confidence in the selection process to weed out non-performers. I’m sure that lowering the standards will erode that confidence.<\/p>\n

I’m more concerned that lowering training standards will fill body bags. The Department of Defense should show a bit of concern in that regard, too, and tell their political masters that should concern them as well. Instead of pinning the results of this poll on inherent biases, they should rebuild the soldiers’ confidence in the selection system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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