Women in combat

[boba]

I'm not being sexist. A male soldier who iintentionally engaged in extracurricular activities that made him phyisically unable to perform his duties should also be disciplined. It doesn't mattter if he overeats and slacks on PT so he gets a big belly or is injured in a MMA fight for money. His responsibility.

Yeah, like getting an STD.

If someone has to be rotated stateside for treatment, leaving his unit a man short, that should definitely be reflected in his performance reviews and eligibility for promotion, etc.

[Texas Dan Mosby]

Here you go:

Soldiers don fake belly, breasts to better understand pregnant troops' exercise concerns

Link: http://www.stripes.com/news/army/soldie ... s-1.168786" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Clearly an effective use of time and resources that will undoubtedly enhance combat effectiveness, and our national defense. Without this training, we will surely lose our ability to maximize the use of our pregnant "warriors".

Here's what a military male looks like when he gets "pregnant":

Rack: 10-20lbs
Weapon: 9-28lbs+
Ruck: 50lbs+ (except for pogues who just cram a pillow in it while chasing jumps ;) )
Main and reserve: 50lbs...ish
Distance to your bump aircraft when your bird goes down because the loadie discovers the "Johnson valve" is clogged: 600M



Fortunately, the gestation period of a "pregnant" male is not 9 months, and results in weight loss rather than gain.

Pretense, like apathy, can have fatal consequences.

It's time this nation stopped pretending. Actually, that time has come and gone long ago.

[Heartland Patriot]

Here you go:

Soldiers don fake belly, breasts to better understand pregnant troops' exercise concerns

Link: http://www.stripes.com/news/army/soldie ... s-1.168786" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Clearly an effective use of time and resources that will undoubtedly enhance combat effectiveness, and our national defense. Without this training, we will surely lose our ability to maximize the use of our pregnant "warriors".

Here's what a military male looks like when he gets "pregnant":

Rack: 10-20lbs
Weapon: 9-28lbs+
Ruck: 50lbs+ (except for pogues who just cram a pillow in it while chasing jumps ;) )
Main and reserve: 50lbs...ish
Distance to your bump aircraft when your bird goes down because the loadie discovers the "Johnson valve" is clogged: 600M



Fortunately, the gestation period of a "pregnant" male is not 9 months, and results in weight loss rather than gain.

Pretense, like apathy, can have fatal consequences.

It's time this nation stopped pretending. Actually, that time has come and gone long ago.

I was just telling my wife tonight about this on-going thread...and pointed out the sort of stuff that an infantryman must carry or wear outside the wire on a patrol, including rifle, body armor, ruck with all the required contents, M16/M4 mags in pouches (I always hear somewhere around 10 mags, though I know that 7 is the "standard"), sidearm (if issued) with mags, helmet, and anything "special" the soldier is required to carry. My wife agreed, for the vast majority of women (heck, even a large percentage of men), it just ain't going to happen. Being an aircraft mechanic isn't the easiest job, but I know some folks got it a LOT worse. (BTW, its the Kanuter valve that usually goes bad, ha ha).