Who said I was disrespecting women? I'm simply telling a truth which there is no other way around. There is more to war then simply pressing the 'big red button' and technology is expensive. Wars cannot be fought with those things alone. I believe someone here already shed light on that, actually. If women were predominant in the military, I daresay the planet would be burnt to a crisp :chuckle:.
But to the point, if women are so applicable to the military, then why are there not that many female soldiers? Surely one could scream discrimination, but where one says that I could simply say it's a matter of necessity and physics. I, for one, would feel safer with an army of men behind me then an army of women, and women generally have to work twice as hard just to be equal with the standard male soldier. This isn't a problem with the Army, because they are not apt to wage a slight war. That is for the Marines/Army Rangers/etc., and how many female Marines or special forces soldiers are there? Exactly.
The simple point to be made is that men and women are not equal in all aspects. They are equal in roles. Women, by nature, are nurturers. Just because there are exceptions does not mean that the general truth of the matter should be neglected.
You are clueless. The strongest military is one that has both men and women.
For every competent women training, or in Intel, or working on logistics, that frees another man up to be in special ops or a war fighter on the battle field. Your naive generalizations ignore the realities of how the greatest military ever, gets to and from the battlefield. In today's world, when you bubbas cry
"Get er Done", it only gets done because women are there working in logistics, leadership, training, and many other vital functions. Pull your head out of the dark place it is lodged.
"Women Play Crucial Role in Nation's Defense
Executive summary "Women in Defense -- DoD Leading the Way," , Defense Department report , Friday, March 01, 1996
Defense Issues: Volume 11, Number 31--
Women Play Crucial Role in Nation's Defense The Defense Department is the nation's largest employer of women, employing more than 500,000 of them in civilian and active military billets. That fact and other numbers show women's far-reaching influence on DoD.
Volume 11, Number 31
Women Play Crucial Role in Nation's Defense
Executive summary of "Women in Defense -- DoD Leading the Way," a Defense Department report released in March 1996.
The United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women developed actions to achieve women's empowerment and reaffirm the human rights of women and the girl child. The report categorized the objectives into 12 critical areas of concern. ...
DoD has initiated policy changes which parallel the actions from the U.N. Fourth World Conference on Women. The all-volunteer force provides a vast pool of qualified military men and women. The total DoD force includes DoD civilians, reservists and family members, including wives and children.
DoD is the nation's largest employer of women. There are over 500,000 women in defense. This includes 371,000 civilian employees and 195,000 active duty women. Women comprise a significant portion of the defense force including:
12 percent of the active duty force;
14 percent of the reserve force; "
The Navy has 137 women pilots and navigators flying combat aircraft. The Army has 38, and the Air Force has 10. The Marine Corps has one pilot and 11 in training. The Navy has 87 women pilots in training and 40 naval flight officers in training. The Air Force has three women in training.
The numbers have tripled in some combat areas since this speech in 1996.
Women now make up more than 14 percent of ACTIVE DUTY personnel.
Russia had 4,000 female snipers in WW II. Over half of them did not survive the war, most of them had positive kill ratios against male German soldiers.
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