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Posted by Tom on 9/2/2005, 7:58:24, in reply to "Question for Tom about women in the Teams"
I am not sucking up to you ladies.
I am all for it. (I also may be the only one.)Three reasons: I think it is inevitable, so why not embrace change and progressively plan for it than try and fight it? Anticipate the problems and challegnes and plan for them (Like that kind of goofy looking guy in GI Jane says "We're the problem")WHen it gets forced on us we will be more susceptable to "ensuring" females make it, vice guiding our own destiny. (Second disclaimer-My view is a bit tainted as I had one of the first female EOD technicians in my detachment--all the problems came from the Brass--she was just fine)

Making the Teams should be strictly capabilities based-If you are capable of making it through the training, welcome aboard. Currently it is capabilities and physically based--If you are capable of making it through training and have a penis (attached, not like severed in a box or something) then welcome aboard. Female aviators are a good example, and I will assure you when you are calling for close air and a female's voice is coming from the A-10 you neither get anxious or stimulated--she is a fellow professional doing her job.

Women are useful (duh) on operations. We had to take unvetted non-sof women on operations to search women. (Really bad job to be given by the way) We had no idea of their qualifications or ability. In covert situations, a couple is far less obtrusive than two hulking dudes who look exactly like SOF guys. So why not give women the optimum trainng you can to maximize their utility?

I swam competively for 12 years and played rugby for 18--I know women who could make the training. Remember only 30% of the men who try can, so a high dropout rate is already expected. If you don't change the program or make exceptions/allowances, I think you get a good product regardless of gender.


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