First 4 Women Graduate Cavalry Scout Training at Fort Benning

Men and women are NOT equal, especially when it comes to doing a "Man's" job. Actually, the issue I see is taking men and women, who couldn't be more opposite, and putting them in a situation and then expecting them to perceive, communicate, justify, execute and maneuver together and have all be on the same page is completely absurd. Men working together get it....women working together get it, but women don't get men and men certainly don't get women. We are biologically, physically, physiologically, mentally, socially and relationally different. Once again, this only puts peoples live in danger for the sake of being PC.

http://bravetheworld.com/2016/08/09/50-real-differences-men-women/

I have already had it out with a few of my old NCOs and peers over this subject and I can say honestly that I still do not support this. On the surface it seems fine and dandy, it's just another job in the military right? Not quite. The thing with all combat arms MOSs is that they are not the same as the other hundreds of MOSs that make up the military. Their job is far more stressful, it requires a level of physical and mental stamina that other MOSs do not, and it also has special factors that go along with it depending on the combat MOS you look at. That infantry platoon may have to go out on a patrol for days on foot, no bathing, no real rest, and no eating anything that you can't carry. That scout element may be ordered to hold an OP for days, maybe weeks, without the amenities of the FOB. The same goes for tankers. I just don't believe that women are genetically capable of doing the job, nor do I believe that anyone in this equation is mentally capable of having a woman in their squad. Every man, who knows it or not, has a part of them that will always tell them to save the damsel in distress, and if that girl goes does I promise that someone will put aside their training to try to save her. After that you may not have just one dead soldier, but a small stack of them. I just do not approve of this move. There are things that women are much better at than men and there are things that men are much better at than women, why must there be these pushes to say that we are all the same? We aren't. Never have been. Never will be. That is just nature.

We successfully integrated the Combat Heavy Construction Units back in the early 80's and the bridging units in the 90's. If someone can do the job without lowering the standards then have at it. Congrats to the new Scouts!