Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Integrating Women Into the Military's Combat Roles is Going as Well as You Would Expect

Business Insider:
The military’s attempt to integrate women into combat roles continues to have trouble getting off the ground, as two more women have washed out of the Marine Corps Infantry Officer Course, according to Dan Lamothe at the Marine Corps Times.
Neither of the two women could pass the Combat Endurance Test at the start of the Marine Corps' grueling Infantry Officers Course.
Of the 10 women who have thrown their hats in the ring at IOC so far, just one has passed the Combat Endurance Test, and she dropped out of training with a stress fracture in her foot a week later.
This effort needs to just stop.  When will it be OK for people to recognize that women are different (not as strong, athletic, smart?) than men? I imagine the embarrassing performances at IOC only makes the military experience worse for the women in the normal ranks too.  So let's just put a stop to this nonsense before it gets more laughable.

PS--I am NOT pretending that I could make it through IOC, but I'm not putting myself out there and demanding to be part of the Marine Corps Infantry either...

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