It's time for this discussion

[Willy]

I captured this image when visiting a Michigan college. It is a recruiting poster. I should have gotten more of it in the picture. To me this poster says a million words and most are not positive. This image shows what is wrong with America as leftist creep into positions of power.

[shinblind]

Weak rebuttal snide.

Best you got is a white team from 35 years ago in a racist city as Beantown was at the time.

[Willy]

[Willy]

Another drawback to women in combat is the morale and sexual components. Some excerpts from an article in the American Thinker clarifies this.

"Morale and unit cohesion are pooh-poohed by the left, but have historically been a very important element in military success or failure - In athletics, professional coaches understand this, and those with a basic understanding of human nature and a general knowledge of military history should also understand the importance of morale and unit cohesion."

"Men have several biological advantages over women - Men have greater physical strength on average; they're more physically aggressive (which is why over 90% of those in prison for violent crimes are men); and they don't get pregnant. Pregnancy is the main reason that the non-deployability rate for women is several times that of men. This is especially troubling, given the high level of specialization of some units."

"Sex Changes Everything - OK, now we finally come to the main problem - human nature. A certain amount of sexual tension exists in an office environment, especially one filled with young adults of both sexes. However, workers are only together eight hours a day, five days a week, and most of the time, they're working alone, on their own tasks. Even in this environment, two lovers, especially if they aren't getting along, or if one of them is a manager, can be distracting, create problems for upper management, and reduce the productivity or effectiveness of an office. Multiply the sexual tension several-fold for a war overseas, where young soldiers are away from loved ones for long periods of time, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, working or even sleeping together as a team in a much more stressful environment."

We must remember that the main reason for an army is to defend against and defeat an enemy by either rendering them harmless or killing them. Any internal conflicts or interference within a military unit can affect that goal.