TO: Anonymous
RE: [OT] Women in Combat
“…women can go into combat arms when they can do 40 pushups, run two miles in 14 minutes or less and hump an 85-pound rucksack–like we men had to do when I was in th 101st.” — Anonymous
I’ll have to disagree with you there. Something to do with maintenance of discipline and focus on the mission in the combat zone.
As I recall, Marshall Tito had to employ some rather draconian methods to keep the co-ed partisans focused on the mission instead of on each other while on LP/OP. Something like summary execution in front of the rest of the troops.
Had something to do with their opponents slipping through lines to attack sleeping partisan units while the LP/OP occupants were paying closer attention to each other.
It’s more than just physical, I mean in terms of a complete and effective fighting unit.
This is also why I oppose homosexuals in such units.
Regards,
Chuck(le)
