Re: Women involved in combat (was Re: fu&^%$#@!@#$%^&*()@#!~!`)

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From: Joseph Benning
Date: Sat, 07 Sep 1996 00:00

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dan@ids2.idsonline.com wrote:
: Any Air Force pilots want to tackle this one?

I'm not USAF, but I'll throw in my $.02. 

As a NCO of 18 years, I've been amused repeatedly with ridiculous
assertions over the viability of females in the armed forces. But I can't
blame them for such a warped frame of reference. IMHO, a Politically
Correct news media propagates such fanciful dreams. The PC news media
mantra should read: "We'll never let facts stand in the way of a good
human interest story". 

For example; one of my sister units in the Arabian Gulf had a female
"gunner" who received extraordinary media attention. Just one problem. 
This grandmother wasn't strong enough to pull back the charging lever on
the M-50 she was supposed to fire. One of the members of her "crew" always
had to do it for her. Never the less, she was regularly featured by the
mass media networks as a perfect example of how females have assimilated
into the armed forces. 

Had she been a "unqualified" man, some other "qualified" gunner would have
filled that billet. Sure glad she wasn't assigned to my crew. 

Joseph Benning
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http://www.ecnet.net/users/ujbennin/home.html           J-Benning@neiu.edu  
Northeastern Illinois University              Chicago, Illinois, USA 60625

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From: ujbennin@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu (Joseph Benning)
Subject: Re: Women involved in combat (was Re: fu&^%$#@!@#$%^&*()@#!~!`)
Date: 1996/09/07
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