If women are equal to men how come an women only army?

Question

would be a total disaster in the making ?

bluestar what is the big difference between an contemporary woman and an 18 century woman ? Frankly I do not see all that difference.

Rebel F just look at WWII. Even Stalin who sent untrained soldiers sometimes unarmed, against the Germans, which were the best trained troops on the planet back then, gave up on sending women, since all it did was to provide the Whermacht some fun time.

Answer 1

I'd fear for our nation's security if the military was all-female. Wow. Can you imagine? Wide-hipped, large-breasted, low upper-body-strengthed women conducting special elite Navy SEAL operations? Menstruating women parachuting from planes and kicking in doors to capture terrorists? That thought in my head is very comical.

As far as I know, in the US military, women aren't allowed to be Navy SEALS or be stationed on submarines. Women also aren't allowed to be on the front lines involved in direct combat operations. And for good reason.

For the women that may think I'm being "sexist" -- no, I'm being a realist. Women aren't as capable of enduring the rigor and physical challenge of being a Navy SEAL compared to men.




I like how bluestareyed below simply tries to write off menstruation as being simply "blood emitting from the vagina" as if it's such a minor occurance. Any male or female knows that there is a lot more to it than that. The physiological effects that come along with periods and how it changes her moods, the cramping, the bloating, the depression, the added-stress, etc. All of that comes with the territory. A woman would know more about it than me, no doubt -- but if bluestareyed actually believes that it's "just blood" (which she doesn't), then she must be the first woman in the history of human civilization to think a period has no effect on her physiologically and psychologically, other than just some blood discharging. Menstruation cycles play a significant role on a woman that conducts highly physically and mentally stressful military operations in hostile areas.

Don't get me wrong; as Rio Madeira said, women can perform just as well in the "logistics" sphere of the military. If what she's required to do is work with computers, radar systems, paperwork, etc. I knew a female military officer that's a helicopter pilot. I remember her being great at what she did. But I do not think women are as good as men at doing highly-physical combat operations on the frontline.

Answer 2

A women only Army would be a disaster but that doesn't mean men are superior to women or vice versa. People are meant to do different thing. Just like telling a mechanic pull teeth and a dentist to fix car. Fighting is not a woman strong point but I am sure there are thing that they can do better than us....

Answer 3

Can you PROVE that a woman-only army would be a disaster in the making? No, you can't, because it's never been done before. You have no basis on which to make that claim.

Furthermore, an army run by women and filled with women would go about it's business totally differently than a male-run, male-populated army. They would fight in completely different ways. The women's army would find ways to circumvent the need for brute physical strength and focus more on intelligence and stealth. It's like comparing apples and oranges. What makes you think a woman's army would be anything like a man's army at all? Women are a creative bunch and could surely devise new ways of going about warfare.

That being said, I don't understand why all these men state that women want equality but they don't deserve it because they don't fight on the front lines. WHO is it that decided that women didn't have to register for the service when they reached voting age? Men decided that, not women. If my country came to me and said, "Hey you have to go to war", I'd go to war just like any man would. I might not be as much use as a man out there, but I'd still go. But all these trolls keep assuming that in order to completely deserve equality, all women need to immediately sign up to go fight on the front lines. That's bullshit. The vast majority of MEN in this country don't join the military and go fight on the front lines, so why should all the women? The reason I don't want to go to war has nothing to do with my being female, it's because I'm HUMAN and war is dangerous and, if possible, I'd like to avoid DYING. I don't support this war and I have no interest in participating. If this were a war where I or the people I care about where directly threatened, you better believe I'd sign up. I'd fight on the front lines, gladly blowing the enemy to smithereens. However, that's not the case. Anyway, my abilities as a person are predominantly intellectual and I'd be of more use here on the home front....and I KNOW that, so why would I waste my talents in a war situation where I'd be of little use when I could be over here making some real contributions to society?

In regards to periods, men shouldn't assume that menstruation affects all women dramatically. For me, my periods come with little to no physical effects (aside from the obvious bleeding from the vagina), and only slight emotional effects, which only affect me when I'm lying in bed at night, not when I'm out in public with other people. Most women don't become incapacitated by cramps or emotionally-crazed when they're on their periods.

Answer 4

Women normally have circulating in their blood 3 major sex hormones: oestrogen, testosterone and progesterone. Each of these is produced by the ovaries. Oestrogen is also made throughout the body but particularly in body fat. Testosterone can also be made in other parts of the body from hormones (DHEA and DHEAS) that are produced by the adrenal glands.

Before and during menstruation oestrogen and progesterone levels fall precipitously. Notice that levels of testosterone -- the "male" hormone -- do not fall during menstruation.

So that would seem to indicate that around a woman's period is the time that she acts MOST like a man -- you know irritatable, short-tempered, aggressive ... and that would preclude her presence in the army because.....? If the effects of menstruation are so bad on women, how can they possibly manage the house, the kids, the husband, the job for 1 whole week every month? I don't see guys booking off work so they can take over while their wife is prowling the yard with an axe and screaming hysterically. This pathetic excuse for not allowing women to take part in combat is in the same league as the excuses used not to allow black men or asian men to serve in "white only" regiments during the first and second world wars.

It's always been surprising to me that men are so concerned to keep women out of combat when accounts of war are filled with tales of rape and murder of women. I guess what they *really* mean is that they don't want women *with guns* in combat.

Countries that allow women in combat positions include Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Norway and Switzerland. Other nations allow female soldiers to serve in certain Combat Arms positions, such as Israel and Great Britain, which allow women to serve in Artillery roles, while still excluding them from units with a dedicated Infantry role. (courtesy Wikipedia)

Answer 5

The truth is that almost all women want equality only when is good for them. But when equality is bad the biatches claim that men and women are different.
So, probably we will never see a female army.

Answer 6

All I can say is that women do not have the same upper body strength and endurance necessary to do a lot of what is required by the infantry. Women can do a lot, but the grunt work still must be reserved for men only.

Answer 7

First of all, A woman only army, not AN. Second, there is no basis for that as it's never been done. And third, while it is true that some areas of the army are restricted for women due to certain physical charectoristics, other areas, such as combat and survival in water especially, are proven to be MORE EFFECTIVE when done by women, due to OTHER physical attributes.

Answer 8

Equal doesn't mean same.Look,if your enemy has a women's army then what could be a better solution than this?Given right upbringing,just social attitudes,proper training,motivation and reposing confidence in them will make them as good as any,including men's army.WE can't discard half the world just because our thinking has been conditioned.Have a heart and be reasonable.

Answer 9

Wouldnt makeing a separate all woman army be called segregation and therefore not be equal??

The only segregation that occurs in the military is in the Marines during basic training. That is only because they put men and women threw different forms of hell. After basic training they are reintegrated.

Answer 10

Because, obviously, there aren't enough women who are physically able to be in combat. There are some, and they should be allowed to partake in it, but those who aren't can take part in other areas, like logistics (which I'd do if I enlisted).