Originally Posted by Barkoff
Originally Posted by tjm10025
Originally Posted by EvilTwin
My unit spent 6 MONTHS in the field. Jorge,Kamo Gari Webster Parish and Woody and 4ager can attest to how much combat we were in,they read the reports. Stress levels are off any known scales and tensions between us were high as it was. Water was for drinking. Showers were monsoon rain or a waterfall,otw hygiene was very difficult. 100 lb+ rucksacks were our "house on yer back". WOMEN would NOT been welcome and a SEVERE detriment to unit morale and cohesiveness.

There's only one way this is going to play out.

They'll be put in the field. They will not do well.


No idea, how do the Israeli women do?


The casualty rates for units with women were SIGNIFICANTLY higher as the men exposed themselves more to protect the women when they should not and need not have. The women didn't set the world on fire with their combat abilities either. The Russians used them in WWII and canned the idea of women as frontline combat troops fairly quickly. The VC used women in indirect fire units (mortars and rockets) but not as frontline fighters. They learned early on.


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