confused_bolton_boy wrote:Yes, I agree. I wouldn't at all have a problem with women joining the infantry if they met the following standards:
1. Just as strong, fit, tough and fast as a man. Which some women are definitely capable of.
2. Capable of using a multitude of weapons. To complete the same physical, mental and battle training as a man basically.
3. Must have no period (already explained reasons why) and unable to have children. Women can only lose their period if they're either very under weight or very over weight, middle aged (menapause), or pregnant. All of which is a ban from the Army.
What a massive load of toss.
Looking at your posts, I'm not entirely sure why you feel qualified to blather this kind of rubbish, since as far as I can tell you have never even been in the field, on ops, or even on exercise yourself, let alone had any particular insight into women doing an infantry role. Since I've done all of those things, and spent a year going on exercise as part of a company with the only female platoon in the Army that does infantry training, here are some corrections.
The pill doesn't stop a period. But the injection usually stops women from having them.
They both have side affects though. Some of which are common like weight gain, headaches, heavy/prolonged periods and nausia. Others are more serious like deep vain thrombosis, heart attack and stroke. Although they are rare they still pose a risk to some. Then again, some women on contraceptives have no problems at all. But is it too much of a gamble to have those potential problems in an infantry woman?
Wrong. There are various pharmaceuticals which can stop the period,
including some versions of the basic pill. You also find that most women going through strenuous training lose their period. And surprisingly, like most drugs, such as the Malaria tablets which are issued to everyone going on current ops, you can judge side-effects by prescribing them prior to deployment and adjusting the type of drug if the patient has an adverse reaction. All before they go and become a 'risk' to you - or not, since you aren't actually serving.
And what if a woman was on a month long op in a challenging environment such as a desert or a jungle where it's dirty, hot and has lots of beasties that want to suck your blood and eat you while she has her period? Her vagina would be filthy and eventually become infected (because she can't wash) which would make her a casualty, right?
Number of blokes I've seen get pulled off exercise / medevaced due to genital infection...3. Number of women I've seen get pulled off due to genital infection...0. Not particularly scientific, but has the benefit of actually being fact rather than ill-informed speculation.
It costs around £35,000 to train an infantry soldier, right? And doesn't it take longer to train one? Now, if a woman got pregnant she would have to have nine months off, plus more time spent looking after the baby in it's early life. Wouldn't all that time off mean she would have to re-do her training? Which would cost more money? If she decides to quit the army after having her child it'd be a massive waste.
Let me introduce you to some concepts. One, birth control. Try it, you might find it alleviates your clearly deep-seated issues about STDs too. Two, free will. Plenty of male infantry soldiers leave the military after a few years, yet somehow we still keep recruiting men. The Army isn't a lock-in job for life anymore.
confused_bolton_boy wrote:Yeah, women are allowed to join the SAS but I don't think any have completed training. It's weird that they can join SAS and not regular infantry. Maybe it's because SAS do more specialized missions? Like sabotage, hostage rescue, kidnap ect.
But even so, the SAS still require very high physical standards. Maybe women are able to blend in more effectively into enemy territory rather than men?
Wrong. Since your knowledge of the military seems to be mostly based on the plot of
Ultimate Farce, why don't you stop offering your opinion as if it means anything.
In future, I'd suggest that before you start spouting about the military and being in the field, you try at least spending a night in the garden with mud on your face and a water pistol. Until then, instead of talking shite on here about women who have actually taken the first step to enlisting, kindly shut up and do one.
what if I do bad.
