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Originally Posted by Julie
I wasn't being ignorant.
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You didn't make the quote, so how could you be ignorant?
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Originally Posted by Julie
I just posted an article from Congress about why things have arisen the way they have as to women in the military. The article states that the women's positions in the military are broadening BECAUSE OF A SHORTAGE IN SKILLED MALE SOLDIERS. If you still have a problem with that, contact your IGNORANT CONGRESSMAN.
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I'm Canadian, remember? The shortage is in the combat service, not the combat arms.
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"added scores of female soldiers to newly created ''forward support companies" that provide maintenance, food service, and other support services
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These are not the combat arms, ie the people who's real job is to actually do the killing and the dying.
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Don't you see, women aren't where the root of the problem is. I AGREE that women can not do the things you say they should be able to do in combat. But women are having no choice but to be put into these positions, because of the circumstances concerning MEN.
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But they are NOT being put into these positions (ie combat arms). Combat Service has always been openned to women for the longest time. These are the mechanics, the cooks, the traffic cops.
Combat arms is defined as infantry, artillery, armour (ie tanks), and engineers (minefields and explosives). Women by law are not allowed in the combat arms.
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Originally Posted by Julie
The point you seem to be missing entirely being made by me is that you criticizing women's role in combat is only making the problem worse. You should be criticizing the men that are forcing the hand of Congress to put them there, because obviously men do not want to be there.
Either way, this issue is the male gender's fault. So give it up.
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It is NOT a gender problem but a retention problem. This article is twisting the facts to suit an agenda which frankly has nothing to do with gender. If good people (men or women) are leaving, then sticking brand inexperienced people in the same job is not solving the problem.