Posted on Sep 7, 2015
Grunt life: Marines dish on the Corps' women in combat experiment
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Grunt life: Marines dish on the Corps' women in combat experiment
From the Marine Corps Times.
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From the Marine Corps Times.
Presented as is.
Grunt life: Marines dish on the Corps' women in combat experiment
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Posted 9 y ago
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This article points out what we do know yet because we don't have the data. What will be physical cost be to women in combat arms and how will that impact the readiness of a unit. As this article points out and Ranger school proved, there are a few women that can handle it but they are the exception, not the rule. Bottom line is that there are physiological differences between men and women and that has not changed. I wonder if the cost to accommodate a few will be worth it in the end. I almost think the exceptional women would be better serving in a SOF unit than line Infantry units.
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Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS
On the USMC side, one tends to "follow the other." Our recon/socom "progression path" sort of goes through our "infantry path" to a certain degree, which adds a layer of complexity to the issue.
The number of "SOF" units we have just aren't as quantitatively the same. Last count we only had 25~ Infantry Battalions (if I remember correctly).
The number of "SOF" units we have just aren't as quantitatively the same. Last count we only had 25~ Infantry Battalions (if I remember correctly).
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COL Jon Thompson
It is very similar for the Army but in these smaller, closely knit teams, I see more acceptance of women members as long as they meet the same standards than in line units. IMHO, to make this fully work in the conventional Infantry, etc., is there will need to be females in the enlisted, NCO, and officer ranks. That is what will take time to grow. It will be an interesting decade ahead and in my civilian role as a Recruiting Operations Officer for an Army ROTC program, I will be interested to see if we get any females that want to go Infantry.
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