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Re: Women involved in combat

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From: Chris BeHanna
Date: Tue, 10 Sep 1996 00:00
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In article <32309169.649E@cybernex.net> Kevin M. Agard (agardk@cybernex.net) wrote:
:>I don't knock women when they fight to get into what has traditionally
:>been "amle dominated fields/ As long as they are able, they should get
:>equal consideration and pay when doing so. However, equality is a double
:>edge sword. Why should females be excluded from combat simply based on
:>sex? Do they get to pick and choose which things they will be equal in?  

	The typical combat soldier has to carry 80 to 100 pounds of equipment
with him in the field, every day.  Women can and *do* have difficulty with
this.

	Then there's the hormone problem:  the average age of a combat soldier
is *NINETEEN*.  Hanky-panky can and *will* happen, together with attendant
pregnancies.  Hanky-panky within a unit disrupts cohesion within the unit, and
well, you can understand how pregnancy hampers combat efficiency.

	The number one priority of the armed forces is to defend the interests
of the United States.  It is *not* an equal opportunity career program,
although it has been perverted into same of late.

	Equal pay for equal work?  Absolutely.  Equal opportunity for
NON-COMBAT duties?  Certainly.  In the field, however, is another story.

	If you're truly interested in the details, contact the Center for
Military Readiness in Livonia, Michigan.

Regards,
Chris BeHanna			Director, New Jersey Self Defense Coalition
NJ-RKBA List Maintainer		       P.O. Box 239
behanna@syl.nj.nec.com		     Milford, NJ  08848-0239
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From: behanna@syl.nj.nec.com (Chris BeHanna)
Subject: Re: Women involved in combat
Date: 1996/09/10
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