cshenk wrote:

> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
> > On Sunday, May 3, 2020 at 2:47:41 PM UTC-4, Dave Smith wrote:
> > > On 2020-05-03 2:24 p.m., dsi1 wrote:
> > > > On Sunday, May 3, 2020 at 8:13:19 AM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
> > > >> On 2020-05-03 1:34 p.m., Gary wrote:
> > > >>> Lucretia Borgia wrote:
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> So much burble - I did and do support a woman's right to fight
> > > >>>> in combat, yes, they should also be drafted but maybe not to
> > > >>>> actually fight, as with men, some are not combat minded.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Join the military and you might get a choice of jobs. Get
> > > drafted >>> and you lose all choices and during a draft that often
> > > means >>> combat for most.
> > > >>>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> Given the equal rights and equal opportunity of this day and age,
> > > >> it should not be a right to fight in combat. It should be an
> > > equal >> obligation. They want equal access at all levels..... if
> > > they want >> it, but few are interested in combat. Since combat is
> > > the primary >> purpose of the military, they should be assigned
> > > there too.
> > > >
> > > > I wouldn't worry about that too much. American women are engaging
> > > > in combat situations. They have been for years. They get killed
> > > > and maimed and PTSD'ed just like any other red-blooded American
> > > > boy in combat. I mean, this ain't the friggin' 60's!
> > > >
> > >
> > > Women make up only 1.7% of combat infantry positions in the US. It
> > > is 2020 and they should be 50-50.
> >
> > Or perhaps a percentage reflecting the relative numbers of men and
> > women in the service. The Army is 14% women. Why should the ratio
> > of combat infantry positions be 50-50?
> >
> > Cindy Hamilton
>
> Exactly. Navy is more even but not 50% hence no expectation of 50% of
> anything. 'GI Jane' aside in the movie, we don't have any female seals
> because none have made it. We do have plenty of female SB (closest
> thing to a Seal). Generally, we females are representative based on
> percentage across the job areas of the Navy. Higher percent than Army
> by far. I'll check but I think it is 30-35%?


Of course, I will follow up regarding *******s in the military, these days it's like a "Bull Dykes Gone Wild!" tacky reality show, pretty disgusting!

(grin)