As someone with a concealed carry who enjoys shooting and even, gasp! hunting on occasion I resemble that remark.
I feel like there are plenty of incompetent men. Perhaps the lower enlistment rate of women makes the duds stand out. Having testicles doesn't make you a better shot magically. Sure, some women might suck at munitions training but I am sure some men do too. I consider modern weaponry to be something of an equalizer.
A close, personal friend of mine was a primary marksman instructor for recruits during basic training. His view was that both men and women have the opportunity to become great shots. But, he says that women typically wind up being a better shooter initially due to many of them not having held a firearm before nor having preconceived notions about it. More importantly, they don't have bad habits which need to be broken.
I do love women whom enjoy shooting. Not just firearms. But, archery as well. All the women I've been involved with, I find out are against them and very much against the Second Amendment. This includes my ex-wife, whom grew up in a large family which was very involved with hunting.
Did those women who got pregnant release a statement about their motives or something? This sounds like a lot of conjecture and gossip, and gossip is very unmanly, Boce. As the resident forum baby hater I'm pretty sure I would take military service over a kid. Kids are a much longer commitment. (I am being facetious about babies, FYI.)
When I was in, we had a few women whom absolutely hated being in, and commented on how they were trying to get pregnant so they could get out of their contract. I've been out for a number of years now, and have run across a few others whom said the same thing. A good female friend of mine, whom is also a veteran, has confirmed the same thing and knows of a few she served with who did the same thing.
That being said, the percentage is pretty small of those trying to get out vs wanting to complete their enlistment. It is also no different than men finding ways of being discharged, even dishonorably, so they can get out. Regardless of male or female, the suicide rate is way too high...
I will say, I reaaallly fail to see how women being sexually assaulted is their fault? That seems a lot more like a male behavioral issue, especially given the anecdotal rates of male on male sexual harassment.
Agreed. It is a male behavioral issue, and has gone on for decades. If not since the beginning of the country, or mankind if you want to go that far back. There are the rare instances where assault/rape allegations turn out to be false. But, as best we know, they are very rare.
For me, I wouldn't particularly want to be drafted but if it came to it I would go. I'd really, really hope that the draft would be for a legitimate reason and not some sort of fucked ass up agenda like the Vietnam war. That's the major thing. I am not keen on, you know, biting it on a vanity project but I do quite love Murica.
Agreed. Even though I am pro draft, for everyone, I don't think it should be for police actions such as Vietnam. But, I also view it that the military should not be used for political agendas such as it historically has been. I also think that the military needs to be reshaped into a more mobile, and functional, organization. This would shut down a number of unnecessary bases throughout the world.
