I can understand why women are allowed to have combat support jobs, but the Marines are supposed to be infantry first, MOS second. That's what "every Marine a rifleman" means, right? But the Army blocks women from serving in the infantry. If the Marines are supposed to be infantry, how can women serve this role?
2006-09-12 11:47:30 · 14 answers · asked by bowlingcap 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
I think i am missing something here with this question and answers. I just got back from Iraq after 2 tours and there are woman fighting along side of me with weapons also. Maybe i should of told them to go back to the kitchen, when your fighting u don't care if it's a guy or a woman as long as you protect each other *** from getting killed. Wake up people Woman and Men are dieing there.
2006-09-12 11:58:59 · answer #1 · answered by uofsmike 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
the army has the same motto. women are not allowed to hold infantry jobs in the marines either. but some of the jobs that women are allowed to have can put them in harms way. which is why everyone is taught simple infantry tactics. i serve in the army and although i cannot have an infantry job the job i do have puts me in combat situations. so i must be trained to fight and survive just like a male the only difference is my job doesnt require me to go look for danger like the infantry does.
2006-09-12 11:53:19 · answer #2 · answered by newmom 2 · 8⤊ 0⤋
Every Marine is a rifleman is a motto but not actually practiced. Just like the other service branches there are more than just infantry positions in the marines. You got medics, intelligence, computer operations, MP's, Legal, engineering, and so on.
2006-09-12 11:51:00 · answer #3 · answered by rolla_jay510 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, women all human beings remains no longer allowed to serve in some jobs contained in the militia and Infantry is a form of jobs. That is going for Marine to boot as military infantry. in case you decide directly to be attentive to why ask your congressman. i've got confidence there are a number of leaders contained in the militia who would settle for women human beings contained in the infantry, yet congress remains against it.
2016-09-30 21:30:27 · answer #4 · answered by geddings 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are not Infantry in the Marines unless you are in the MOS 0300. Everyone else is just trained to fight if they have to, just like the Army.
2006-09-12 12:58:10 · answer #5 · answered by Curt 4 · 6⤊ 0⤋
if you have the guts, the will, the strength, the power, the heart, the brains and the balls then y can women join the USMC. I'm 15 and in NJROTC @ my school when I'm 17 I plan on enlisting and eventually i would like 2 train 2 be a pilot in the marines.
2006-09-13 13:20:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 1⤋
Well, I would never join any branch of the military cuz I'm just a poor little girl w/no muscles, but I guess in American you gotta grant equal opportunity for both. The Marines are prestigious, you know.
2006-09-12 11:50:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Because not every MOS has to do with infantry, let alone weapons.
2006-09-12 11:49:10 · answer #8 · answered by Nolyn Hill 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Some women are very good in combat and keep a clear head. Women can be just as bloodthirsty as men.
2006-09-12 11:59:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 12⤊ 0⤋
They are allowed because women went to court and it was a case of dicrimination against their sex, so they were mandated by Law to allow them to join.
2006-09-12 12:02:01 · answer #10 · answered by kevin T 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋