i need some reasons against women fighting on the frount line in a war. anyone got any? x?

Question

its for debate society x

Answer 1

The historical reasons
1. They are weaker
2. They disrupt the Unit cohesion
3. They need special accommodations
4. Men don't want to see them die so they will disregard orders and personal safety to protect the females along with them

This is only the arguments that I have heard and do not reflect my views on the subject.

Answer 2

Probably, the morale factor when a women gets wounded or killed in combat, and the terrible effects it has on her unit, can be a major reason to keep women away from the front lines, that is, if there is such a thing !

Americans grow up needing to protect their women. The idea of women being in combat with the guys, is diametrically opposed to their thinking or upbringing.

Little boys are taught not to hit girls. Laws protecting women in the US, from irate boyfriends and husbands far exceed any other domestic laws. We make great effort to protect our women, but if some broad is turned down for a combat assignment and she's yelling discrimination from the roof tops. Girls, you can't have it both ways !

Answer 3

Originally, women were not allowed to be on the front lines because the commanders were afraid they would be used to coerce the soldiers into divulging vital information, not as spies but in a situation of capture. They were afraid that watching a woman be tortured and raped would cause them to give up their post and go to the aid of the "fairer sex". This also led to the debate on whether a man would be as likely to take as many chances in the field with a woman partner as opposed to a male partner. There was also the question of taking commands from a senior officer who was a female followed by the argument of the weaker muscle structure and inability to perform certain duties. There is a movie out there, I can't remember the name, but it has Meg Ryan as a helicopter piot who got shot down and it deals with the problems associated with women on the front lines, especially in a command position.

Answer 4

I have some, but quite frankly they aren't very good.

1. Men are likely to disobey orders when women are at stake when they wouldn't if a man was at stake.

2. Captured women can be raped, and subject to cruelties that simply don't apply to men, like being pregnant with the child of their captor.

3. Mixing the gender's can be problematic in close quarters, with women having needs for privacy that transcend equality law (see YWCA court cases on this)

Feel free to use those. You will be crushed, as you are on the side of a debate that is an obvious loss.

Answer 5

there are very few women who are equally as strong as men, therefore they are not going to be able to pull as much weight. Also, if you are on the front line and a female gets shot the males would be more apt to try to help the female wher if it was a guy that got shot they would want to help but would feel more comfortable that the guy would be alright until they were out of the kill zone.

To person who said that women are equal, that's why they do physical test....The standards for women are lower than they are for men. My husband is in a unit that has women in it, there are very few women in his unit that can keep up.

Answer 6

Ask ANY Military Veteran who has served with women the same question. They disrupt the morale and cohesiveness of a unit and cannot maintain the stress, both physically and mentally, of any combat role. The US Navy has lost 7 fighter aircraft since 2002 and 6 of them were female pilots. Go figure.

Answer 7

If you ask Newt Gingrich, he'll tell you it's because women are prone to get infections, thus they can't fight in the trenches. Of course, Newt didn't serve, so what does he know?

Personally, I have known dozens of female Soldiers who I would gladly follow into combat. Some of the most professional Soldiers I have met and worked with didn't happen to have a penis, but were still extremely fit, competent, intelligent, and super squared away.

Answer 8

Too many.

To be sure there are women that scare me to death. Some because of their physical size. Some because they possess beauty qualities that are not normally seen by the mere likes of me.

Mostly tho' it is because, in general, most do not have the emotional and physical strengths it takes to lift dead or wounded bodies out of holes, move them around to saftey so they can be attended to or actually carry weapons for an entire day.

Some can, some can't. Some men can, some can't, but my bet is proportionately more men can, by far. And who is to determine the qualities required?

Answer 9

The IDF (Israeli Defense Forces) found that the #1 problem with women in combat is that the male soldiers (on the same side) cannot maintain discipline when they see their female comrades getting killed. The protective instinct often overrides training and the men get themselves cut to pieces trying to save/avenge the women.

Answer 10

Old attitudes. At one time, women were protected because they carried the future generations. Since women didn't consider that important enough for consideration, they eventually got "even" with men. Today, there is no good reason why women can't bleed and die in combat just as the men do.