Alot of people are so willing to agree that women should not be allowed to be in combat. I strongly disagree. I have had 2 children- both over 8 lbs. and neither time did I have any kind of pain reliever during or after the birthing process. If I can endure over 45 hours of combined labor fully conscious, then I could probably take some heat. And I thought everyone knew women have a higher tolerance for pain than men.
2006-07-24 12:23:45 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
While I admire the fact that you have had two children, and I have heard that women have higher pain thresholds then men many times and have yet to see the scientific studies that prove that, I hope that you are not suggesting that women are the physical equal of men. The easiest way to find proof that women are still not as strong or as fast as men in general is to look at Olympic scores. Men dominate women in every straight athletic endeavor - and it doesn't matter if it deals with upper body or lower body. There are studies that show that the average women is not as strong as the average man.
Now that being said, I am in the military, and I serve in a select community which does allow women in its ranks. I have seen my fair share of women that were great, as well as women that never pulled their fair share. However, they are treated no different than men, and they are held to the same physical standards. Now none of them ever lead the pack, but as long as they were passing the physical requirements, and pulled their load we didn't care. I have nothing against women in combat positions and welcome them out there - AS LONG AS the standards for women and men are the same. There should not be any lessening of standards just because of gender. Everyone out there has to be able to do the same job.
2006-07-24 14:29:18 · answer #1 · answered by Christopher B 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This question is a little of base on a couple of counts.
The physical conditions part of the answer has already been covered. Pain and all that. The pain thing only comes into play if you are unlucky enough to catch a bullet or shrapnel or have your "Up Armored" Humvee flip over on top of your unlucky but.
The second part of the answer is that women are not allowed in combat arms MOS' in the military. This is not to say that they are not in combat, they are. I served with women in the middle east and they hold their own in the jobs assigned to them. There are female MP's. There are women working along side men working security at the bases and camps. When in convoys, they are just as likely to be shot at or blown up as the next guy.
2006-07-24 16:33:55 · answer #2 · answered by jw 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't have anything to do with pain tolerance. It has to do with upper body strength and lung capacity. There's no debating that men, on average, outperform females in both.
In Iraq you might have to pick up your buddy who weighs 200 lbs. He's also wearing around 45-50 lbs of body armor. And you are too. Thats 300 lbs from a dead lift. You might have to move him 10 or 20 feet. It's not easy for a strong guy to do that.
2006-07-24 12:39:20 · answer #3 · answered by justind_000 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has nothing to do with being able to tolerate pain. I have no problem with women being in the military if things are equal, but they're not. Women get special privileges in many areas of the military. Also, they can scream harassment at the drop of the hat. It's not that easy for the male who falls victim to the higher ranking female. (She doesn't even have to be higher ranking.) If women want to be part of the military, make it EQUAL.
2006-07-24 12:34:54 · answer #4 · answered by HEartstrinGs 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-08-28 18:37:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Having kids in a controlled environment is COMPLETELY different than being shot at and having explosives go off in your face in the middle of some desert where you cant even read the road signs let alone understand anything being said.
2006-07-24 14:38:15 · answer #6 · answered by cognitively_dislocated 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the problem is, they are female! i have worked side by side with female crew chiefs on aircraft and as soon as they find out that they are preqnant, its a nice cozy job behind a desk for the next nine to ten months for them. a male crew chief can have his arm in a cast and he is still on that aircraft doing what he can do to keep the airplane in the air, he may be limited to what he can do but he is still out there rain or shine. then there is that time of the month, you get my drift? females in combat? lets get real!!
2006-07-24 12:44:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The reason people dont want woman in the army is because they dont have the heart to kill people they couldnt kil kids that other countrys allow in the army.
2006-07-24 12:45:23 · answer #8 · answered by texasholdm3 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
then go for it. If they'll let you ....have at it.
2006-07-24 12:27:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋