Women In The Military

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So what do you think? A good idea?
Personally, I see nothing wrong with it in Guard units, as I think it is everyone's right to be able to defend themselves and their home. Is it going to be cost effective in the main military?
Also, my biggest concern is standards. There are probably women out there who could exceed the performance of a lot of men in the military, but on average, women are physically far more disadvantaged. Are they going to lower standards to let more women in? Is a wounded 200+ lb. guy with a full kit going to have to worry that his comrade is not going to be able to drag him to safety?
Also, you have another serious problem that is unique to women: pregnancy. What happens if 6 people in your unit get pregnant and are unable to continue serving in combat? I can see that creating lots of problems.

So what do y'all think?

Your article mentions that they will have gender neutral standards, so as long they do a decent job keeping the standards, it should be fine.

Not sure how many female soldiers we (us Swedes) have deployed for peacekeeping in Afghanistan, but there's a few. Total female officers is about 4,5%, but I suspect it's more than that in Afghanistan.

About pregnancy. Well you do have something called the pill nowadays. And in the worst case, it takes a while.

But it beats me why this is a left wing issue or a 'victory for women' or any of the weird things they say about it. It only benefits the few women who want to and are able to.

I also read something the other day about how a female chess player was dealing a "crushing blow to male chauvinism", lol.

Let see now, going from forbidden to be allowed but restricted on understandable requirements. Feminists are supposed to represent all women and it's a significant victory for the few women who want to and are able to. So that should count as a victory in total, don't you think?