To become part of the Army’s Green Berets, you need to be mentally and physically tough, endure difficult training and face all challenges head-on. In addition to that, you must:
Be a male, age 20-30 (Special Forces positions are not open to women)
Be a U.S. citizen
Be a high school diploma graduate
Achieve a General Technical score of 110 or higher and a combat operation score of 98 on the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery.
Qualify for a secret security clearance.
Qualify and volunteer for Airborne training
Take Defense Language Aptitude Battery or Defense Language Proficiency Test
Achieve a minimum of 60 points on each event and overall minimum score of 229 on the Army Physical Fitness Test
2006-08-02 22:33:49 · 9 answers · asked by yolanna u 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
thats not right huh girls i think we should be give a chance to be in it huh i think so but do u we should have the same rights as men to be in the army special forces
2006-08-02 22:35:40 · update #1
that man and some of ya'll say we cant carrry havey thing shut the hell up women years and years a go carrryed have pells of water like 1000 of pnds
2006-08-02 22:45:08 · update #2
i do not think we should have any bright intelligent minds wasted in war. If it is something u want to do and it seems right to you then do it. I am not sure but if u got yourself a lawyer and made the point to say what u just said legally u could possibly change that rule!
2006-08-02 22:40:17 · answer #1 · answered by jibbers4204 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well, lets see here, I am a soldier stationed at Ft Bragg, SF mecca if you will and I think I can answer that question for you, Yes the training is very tough, and while I am sure there are omen who could make it through, a woman physical make up is not made for the types of things they do. 1. Women's center of gravity if you will is in there hips, a mans is in there sholders, thus why most men cannot hula hoop, ruck marching the distances that they march (100+ miles) with an 80l+lbs rucksack put a tremendous amount of strain on a womans body, and will most likely result in an injury. 2. Women have different hygiene needs than a man, its no problem for me to live in the woods for 30+ days with no shower or anything, but it would present a problem for a woman. I hope this has answered your question
2006-08-02 22:51:45 · answer #2 · answered by Alexander B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you really want to do this?!
My husband is in the Marine Corps and personally I would never want to do half the **** he has to. That's not even special forces or anything.
Going to the field for 30 days in 130 degree weather and you can only shower once a week.
That right there is enough for me not to want to.
If you really would want to though then I'm sure they'll have some type of postion for you somewhere in the military.
My husbands pack for these field ops only weighs about 40 lbs less then I do. After hiking with it for 12 hours it would probably kill my back.
He's got a hike on Friday. 12 miles with his gear and weapon in the 115 degree heat.
That's not special forces, that's not training for Iraq. That's just something they do.
If you really want to do something like that then join the military you'll be able to do all of that ****. You don't need to be special forces at all.
Just remember though you can't quit. You can't give up. You can't get fired.
You're stuck there for 4 years. So if you don't like it and it's not what you thought it would be then you have to suck it up and deal with it.
2006-08-03 00:10:23 · answer #3 · answered by ncbeachmommy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Basically, it is physically and mentally demanding. The PT is set in stone and can not be modified. You try carrying 100lb ruck sack, up hill, in the heat of the day, climb the side of a mountain, using upper body strenght, and then sleeping for 20 minutes, if that, before assaulting some tangos,and then hike out the way you came in.
The reason many of the elite groups do not allow women, is that they simply can not do the required physical tasks. When 90% of males wash out, how is a woman, who lacks the physical strength that a man has, going to compete? There may be some women out there that can, and if so more power to them. But generally, they can't.
2006-08-02 22:42:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You failed to list and define "endure difficult training".
How may hours can one remain in a "box", 1/2 ones height?
How many hours can one "hang, off the ground, tied by ones wrists"?
Just two endurance tests. Most fail.
My brother-in-law, Green Beret in Nam, came back with nerve damage from this.
Achieve a minimum of 60 points on each event
If a POW was put through this by a US soldier, he would go to prison.
2006-08-02 22:51:56 · answer #5 · answered by ed 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually i dont think its unfair... women cant be special forces operators... thats all... no one said anything about not being able to carry stuff.... I think the main thinking here is not that women are not supposed to train to be soldiers and fight and kill and stuff, but its just that men think its not right for women to go around being tough and all... its just an old thinking that will never truly go away..
2006-08-03 02:41:48 · answer #6 · answered by Mirza H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Women can qualify as long as they pass the rigorous training and requirements.
2006-08-02 22:41:56 · answer #7 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is fair because would be a distraction and these guys are train to kill.
2006-08-02 22:39:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its not fair. They should give us a fair chance!
2006-08-02 22:37:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋