Pentagon Lifting Ban on Women in Combat, This is a BAD IDEA
@ReViewMeMedia (3785)
United States
January 23, 2013 9:01pm CST
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/pentagon-to-remove-ban-on-women-in-combat/2013/01/23/6cba86f6-659e-11e2-85f5-a8a9228e55e7_story.html
I'm not saying this is a bad idea because of femenism or anything like that. I'm saying this is bad from a different angle. My brother was deployed twice, once in Iraq, once in Afghanistan. He has Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Despite all this equal opportunity spiel politicians might spin, I really don't want women to go through what my brother went through, he was blown up three times and he's lost hearing in his ears and he has to wear glasses now, and his leg is still not back to normal and he doesn't really sleep well anymore. He is doing a lot better than other people with PTSD, but I still hope and pray that he'll get better.
Whenever you women go out into the battlefield, stay safe, okay? And be careful what you wish for, it's not going to be pretty out there.
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@kris182_2000 (5469)
• Canada
24 Jan 13
Some women are mentally stronger than men and can handle battle better than they can. I thought women were in frontline action in the past?
I'm not sure that it will pose that much of a problem if they can get the help they need when they return, I know they don't seem to offer much assistance to returning troops as it is.
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@danishcanadian (28955)
• Canada
24 Jan 13
I agree with you. The ability to deal with past trauma depends on the individual, not on their gender.
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@sierras236 (2739)
• United States
25 Jan 13
Women certainly are on the front lines and have been for quite some time. Under President Bush, women were deployed to the front lines. They were also deployed on warships and were flying bombing missions.
The big difference is the opening up of the Special Forces fields.
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@danishcanadian (28955)
• Canada
24 Jan 13
Hey! A woman has as much right to be safe as a man does. If a woman's husband comes home with PTSD and takes it out on the family, is the woman safe at home? I am married to a former combat veteran with PTSD, and we have had to go through a lot of councilling to make sure he'd be OK. He is doing well, and I am not in danger, but if he was not as strong as he is, there could be a problem.
I think when it comes to combat, we are all human. No way in Hell do I want someone to say I should not go through something just because I'm a woman. I'm not looking to go into the military, but if I was, some little spiel about safety wouldn't stop me, because if safety was a real reason, we wouldn't be sending MEN into combat either!
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@celticeagle (168112)
• Boise, Idaho
25 Jan 13
I am sure we all want the best for the people out there fighting for our freedom whether they are male or female. I think that women have just as much right to be out there as men do. They have to go through some rigorous training and it isn't made easy for them. I think that PTSD is the least of their worries. People need to be aware that women do have a voice and rights. And, ofcourse, we don't want any of them to get hurt.
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@LetranKnight25 (33121)
• Philippines
25 Jan 13
Hello ReviewMedia, I have read in one of the comments that there are more healthy complications if women are sent into the front lines. maybe they would have been better trained in the special forces or something. but it never hurts to try, not sure maybe the Military to send more people into battle.
@robspeakman (1700)
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24 Jan 13
You don't want women to go what your brother went through?
You are OK with men going through it though?
PTSD is not only caused by war and suffered by soliders, many people have it from other causes.
This is a no brainer - If a woman signs up in the army she should expect to do the same duties as a man.
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@ReViewMeMedia (3785)
• United States
24 Jan 13
I didn't want him to go through it either, but he felt that he was supposed to enlist in the army.
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@Freelanzer (10743)
• Canada
16 Nov 15
It is tough on both men and women. If women choose to go to combat we should support them as we do the men. If women can survive childbirth, they can go to combat.
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@MandaLee (3764)
• United States
24 Jan 13
I think anyone going into combat is risky, regardless of gender. God Bless our troops for their service. I look forward to the day when deploying troops into combat is no longer necessary. I pray that I see such a day during my lifetime.
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@lacieice (2060)
• United States
24 Jan 13
From what I understand, there is a reason behind the idea of women in combat. apparemtly, in order to be considered for advancement in many cases, combat experience is required. Women who are making a career out of the military want that opportumity.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32748)
• Calgary, Alberta
28 Dec 15
Female Kurdish soldiers are doing well killing Isis members. In fact they were enjoying it because they wanted revenge so badly because those criminals killed their families.
@HomeBase (1153)
• United States
24 Jan 13
Many women request to go into combat. They want to be out there on the front lines with the men.
Whether it is a man or a woman fighting in war, it is a very hard and challenging thing to do. We need to continuously pray for all of our servicemen and women who put their lives on the line to keep us safe and free.
I hope that your brother gets much better.
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@Auntylou (4264)
• Oxford, England
23 Nov 15
Sorry for your brother and for others who suffer.
I would advise anyone not to join the armed forces of their country unless there was a real danger of invasion
