On Mon, 04 May 2020 08:44:51 -0400, Gary > wrote:

>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.
>
>One thing I know about the military is this:
>If an officer plans a military career and hopes to
>advance to high rank, they need some
>combat experience in their record.
>Attending the military academies right after high school
>damn sure doesn't hurt either.
>
>I've always suspected that this is why women in the military
>wanted to be allowed in combat. To have a chance to advance.

I think you meant to say so that they could have the same
opportunities as men?