Women in the SAS?

[Delboy]

Come on now,
you can't possibly say Russian and woman in the same sentence without dissolving in fits of laughter You can't tell the difference between a Russki bloke and "woman"!!! They've both got hair in the same places and that includes the stuff on the chin. And those shot putters, well I've never seen so much under arm hair....theres enough there to knit a jumper!!!
Laterz
Loz

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Loz

You are very fortunate that my Russian wife,Olechka, doesn't read these posts otherwise the Spatznaz might pay you a visit LOL.

If you go to http://www.delbeer.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Paris%2046.JPG
you can see that the missus is definitely in need of a few packets of Gillette. As a matter of interest, she was also a former professional athlete.True.

She reckons that I am quite ef-fluent in Russian, due to the fact that when asked at her college English lessons to give an example of what she had learnt from me, she stood up and said " Kiss my arse" and " F**k my old boot's "

Must dash to buy some new blades.

Del

[Toni]

hey, yeh i haven't been here for a while, kinda lost intrest when you all started insulting me for voicing my opinions and disagreeing with some of yours. not a crime as far as i'm aware but whatever. just came back to see what was happening, specially now the wars on. lets see how many nasty comments you can get out of this post about a teenager you've never met or really spoken to. toni xxx

[jonboy]

Please don't publish blatantly sexist remarks, they are neither funny nor intelligent. Rob Parry. 2131 Wed 02 April

[El Prez]

Two points.
1) The lady who was freed from captivity today shows how desperate is the existence of any prisoner, of either sex when in the hands of maniacs.
2) Girls/ladies have operated undercover for years. They do so successfully; the battlefield is a different ball game. Apart from the danger there is the pure bloody physicality of the daily grind.
Recent TV documentaries are all very well for Joe Public's Sunday viewing, the reality far exceeds our imaginations.

[Bruce McDonald]

Toni,
if women get captured in combat in places like iraq or other middle eastern countries where women are treated differently, they would certainly not treated nearly as "nicely" as men do. McNabs experience would seem like a trip to the salon.

[boyze]

This sounds very similar to the other discussion about women at war in Gulf war conflict. Please ladies enough is enough. No more talk about you even trying to make selection for SAS. It aint gonna happen so get over it!!!!!!!!

[gash-hand]

Some of the most successful snipers in the VietCong were women, and they actually went out of their way to use a woman sniper in preferance to a man if they could.

Apparently they found that they could concentrate better and had less remorse or concern for the target.

I reckon my ex would have made a good sniper

[El Prez]

Boyze, are you just based at Hereford with the Army and a wannabee, or do you actually know what you are talking about? Just curious you understand.

[voodoo sprout]

Apparently women also make better marksmen as breasts aid accuracy - Something about dampening recoil I think? Just thought I'd pop that in there .

[Beast]

First round is on you Loz, see you at the bar.

[Tab]

I can't see a problem, providing that they complete the same tests as a man and carry the same loads. In to many cases exceptions are made for them which then brings down to whole unit to farce.

[lew]

women in front line fighting is a big concern for me as i dont think they have the nessercery body strength or ability to fight equaly as a man.
which would also create some major problems. but as far as women in the sas i dont think that sould ever be allowed!!! there are things that men can do that women cant and vice versa... i dont think they would bebabe to hack it physicaly or mentaly there are just some jobs that women shouldnt do and im afraid this is one of them

[lew]

sorry forgot one more thing, i was reading one of your earlier posts toni and you might be able to do karate and beat some of the school boys at press ups but at the end of the day they are only school boys!!!

apart from the obvious sexual reasons why the armed forces should remain male only there is also the reason of protection, being male i couldnt not help a injured or dieing woman in any situation let alone combat and ill think youll find 99% of men will agree there, women would end up getting alot of men killed and there would be alot of failed missions because of this

replys welcome

lew

[Gypsy Rose C]

Slightly off kilter I know, but we already have women in SF (by which I mean receiving SF pay), not at Hereford or Poole, but if that's not SF what is?