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behanna@syl.nj.nec.com (Chris BeHanna) wrote:

>In article <511ct4$ssp@camel0.mindspring.com> Tom Gauldin (scoundrl@mindspring.com) wrote:
>:>blackjack@jolly-roger.com (Blackjack) wrote:
>:>>[...women closing gap in long-distance running...]
>:>
>:>Are these real women or the mutated, pill-driven, steroid laced types we used
>:>to see coming from the Soviet Union?  Real women don't have beards and can
>:>reproduce.
>
>	I've seen this women on TV, and no, they do not appear to be using
>steroids.  Mastrokova, in particular, is closing in on the first women's
>sub-4-minute mile.
>
>	All of this is, of course, irrelevant to the topic of women in combat.
>It is doubtful that an elite distance runner would have the strength to carry
>80 to 100 pounds of gear around all day, every day.  The men rarely weigh more
>than 140 pounds soaking wet and the women tend to be 110 or less.  Aside from
>physical strength, there are other reasons why it may be inappropriate to have
>women in combat roles, not the least of which are cohesion within a unit and
>the very real problem of sexual relationships (and pregnancies).

Try carrying an 8 pound baby and the accompanying fluids and fat
(usually about 40lbs total) strapped to your gut every day for the for
3 months.  Women are BETTER at carrying loads than men.  A woman can
carry a larger proportion of her weight for a greater length of time
than a man.  They have to.

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