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In article <51erpj$cfs@ionews.ionet.net>, yank@ionet.net (EllenSmith) wrote:

> mwwheatl@cherokee.wildstar.net (Speaker) wrote:

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> >>>The only bit that is "taboo" in U.S. thinking is the sex/nudity 
> >>>relationship which is an artificial construct. Just because you're
> >>>nude around somebody doesn't mean youre going to have sex with them.
> >>>     Silly humans...
> 
> oh really? Have you ever been to a nudist colony?

I have.  More than a few nude beaches, too.  Saw thousands of naked people
but never saw anyone having sex.

For what it's worth, on the rare occasions my company went to the field
(Germany in the mid-70's) the women put up their own tents and pulled
guard duty in turn with the men.

Granted, we weren't infantry.  Just a bunch of spooks sitting in elint
trucks but we only had one latrine and we took turns using it.  Our
company was maybe 1/4 female (including the XO) and they did quite well in
the field.

I think women should be allowed into any speciality in the service that
they can qualify for and that the qualifications should be substantially
the same as for men.

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