Women in the U.S. Navy

I'm saddened by your comments Chief, as you yourself say that you were out so you never experienced the things that you report as reasons for not having women serve equally alongside men. In my experience, I saw no "loss of cohesiveness" in any unit that included women that I served in. None. I don't consider integration of our armed forces - be it gender or race, a social experiment. We live in a democracy and this is now an All-volunteer force. We simply can't exclude 50% of the population from service, nor bar women from combat deployments or "choice" assignments that are needed for advancement. I say that's not who we are as Americans. Most of the (real) problems you cite can be solved in one word: Leadership. I was proud to serve alongside anyone who upheld the Army values and was capable of doing the job!

Saddened? That must be really terrible for you. I assure you that I did not get up today with the thought of saddening you. I expressed MY opinion about the Navy, a service you did not serve in, or am I mistaken? You never served aboard a ship for weeks on end? Yours is only one opinion. and you obviously don't like mine so you vote it down. To me, you're biased in just as much a way that you think I am. That doesn't make you right. And that goes for anyone who agrees with you. Millions upon millions of Americans agree with me, an irrefutable, undeniable fact. This country has gone to SHIT because of social experimentation and liberal social allowances.

CMSgt Virgil Horsley - I don't think that was a compliment, but thanks anyway.