On 2020-05-04 9:33 a.m., U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> 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?
>

No. I think that he meant what he said... that the way to advancement is
to have combat experience. That proven performance in combat has always
been a factor in advancement in the military. If women want to have the
same advancement opportunities they should have the same experience that
men are expected to have.