Posted on Jun 11, 2022
Have the women with combat jobs in the Rangers and Special Forces actually been fighting along side men?
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Have the women with combat jobs and have made it to the Ranger Regiment and Special Forces actually been fighting along side men, or have they been just for show?
Women in the Military
Special Forces
11B: Infantryman
Combat
Posted >1 y ago
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IMHO as I read your question is you are a anti-female Soldier discriminator. My advice is stop comparing a Soldier's abilities and capabilities to their gender.
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Let us not forget the Native American women who fought alongside the men and fought bravely. Definitely do remember Lori Piestiwa a United States Army soldier killed during the Iraq War.
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I learned this very quickly after I entered the Army. If I am in a situation where I jump into a foxhole and have to depend on the other person in that hole to keep me alive, I do no not care if they are male or female, Tall or short, fat or skinny, Africian American, hawaiian, mexican, or whatever. I size them up quickly and if necessary square them away as quickly and as best as possible so I might live to see the next day.
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Cpl Rosemarie SantaAnna
iii can not Vote down because been member for short time....
But you Judgment can not be Squared away in Foxhole plus WAR will shock anyone normal character..
But you Judgment can not be Squared away in Foxhole plus WAR will shock anyone normal character..
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CPT Earl George
everyone is entitled to their opinion. In that foxhole, you may only get a few seconds to form that opinion.
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Somehow we have come to believe that only white men fought in the Wars that the U.S.A. engaged in. The first casualty of the Revolutionary War a Crispus Attucks, a black man. White men and women as well as Black men and women have fought in just about every war the United States has fought. Think about this. Their were women on the Rock in in the middle of Manila Bay during the Japanese siege in WWII. Do you really believe that they simply cowered in a corner or were magically transported to Podunk Kansas? They were deeply involved in that battle. Unfortunately there part in any of the wars the U.S.A. has been involved in is somehow not given any attention. But then it took a Constitutional Amendment to allow women to vote, so I guess it should not come as surprise. I mean the blacks given the right to vote via Amendment XV to the Constitution in the aftermath of the Civil War. Women didn't get that privileged until the early 20th Century with the XIX Amendment. I guess the answer to your question is Yes women have been involved in military battles since the very beginning of the United States. They just weren't given any credit for their contribution outside of nursing.
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Since the combat exclusion law was overturned, one woman has graduated from the Special Forces Qualification Course (SFQC). She is a member of the Colorado Army National Guard's 5th Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group, and she graduated in 2020. She was last mentioned in the news at the end of 2020. Haven't heard anything about her since.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/12/31/1st-female-green-beret-faces-minor-misdemeanor-charge-accidentally-firing-gun-police-say.html
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/12/31/1st-female-green-beret-faces-minor-misdemeanor-charge-accidentally-firing-gun-police-say.html
1st Female Green Beret Faces 'Minor Misdemeanor' Charge for Accidentally Firing Gun, Police Say
The soldier graduated from the Special Forces Q Course, becoming the first woman to earn the Special Forces tab.
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1SG Dennis Hicks
Sir many years ago I ran into a female major who was wearing an ADA Branch insignia on her BDU's. As I looked she smiled and realized why I had that look on my face she explained that she was in a very small group of women that was awarded that branch insignia for completing the training, she also said she never actually worked at that branch. From many of the posts on this thread I can see that some are confusing women serving in the Army in multiple MOS(s) in combat situations and doing a great job with Women assigned COMBAT MOS(s) and actually kicking in doors doing fire and maneuver etc. Depending on your source its between 601-680ish Soldiers less that 2% of Infantry slots. While observing an Infantry graduation down at Benning for my son I saw about a dozen female Soldiers marching(Limping) behind their company with about 3 Males on crutches. The fastest way to end 90% of the complaining on either side of the argument is to make it a 50-50 mix and hold them all to the standard ATP 3-21.8 (INFANTRY PLATOON AND SQUAD) no modifications no watering down etc. That will be a test that very few can challenge as biased. Until then all this bickering is just a distraction. When I went in the Infantry was treated as a place for all those who couldn't qualify for all those high speed MOS(s) but apparently some feel everyone is Infantry when you are defending yourself against an attacker.
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