Men Or Women in the military

who is better for combat? - We know that nowadays men and women can fight in combat..but who in your opinion makes the better soldier? Why do you feel this way
United States
January 29, 2007 9:56pm CST
Who do you think makes a better soldier and why? I, am a woman, but I think a man makes a better soldier.. I think that women have more sensitivty then men and this may get in the way if they have to "shoot the enemy".
4 responses
@PoeTalker (715)
• United States
30 Jan 07
Well men were created so their brains focus on spacial orientation. This is why boys and men alike enjoy and are very good at video games and also why they have agressive traits. Wheras womans brains focus on speaking and intellectual skills... Therefore men are better with visualising and fighting during combat. But woman would do better in a crisis and solving issues because of our intuitive perks we get from child birth and so on.
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• United States
30 Jan 07
That is an interesting take on men and women in the military..so working together they should be able to win a war?+
• United States
30 Jan 07
Well not necessarily. It all depends on how many people there are on each side and what type of technology is used during the battle. But in my opinion the two genders both specialize in different things and using that will cause great advantages. In certain situations it will cause severe disadvantages as well though.
@merkava (1225)
• Philippines
5 Feb 07
I've been in the UN military for years and I can say that we are not gender specific. If you have the dedication and are physically fit then you can join the military. Some of our best snipers are women. Also some of our best tank drivers are women. Women are as tough as men when they're in the field. All it takes is physical/tactical training and a lot of psychological and mental training too. We don't want either men or women in our ranks to freak out once were thrown into battle. My salute to the brave women of the military.
@JMPILAPIL (503)
• Philippines
30 Jan 07
Men and women have difference in the anatomy and emotionally reciprocal in sensitivity that's why I think men make better soldier but women can be as competitive as men because every person is different and unique in different aspect either physically or emotionaly none the less, in personality.
• United States
30 Jan 07
I think it absolutely depends on the job and the person. Personally, I would not be well suited to many military jobs, particularly those of a mechanical nature... I hate to generalize, but I am like many women who can't put something together to save my life. My husband, on the other hand, is very good at this and does it for a living with the military. On the other hand, I am very organized and level-headed, good with administrative type positions... I may pursue a career with the military after graduation when I have sufficient proficiency in arabic, we'll see.