This whole subject is just ludicrous. I'm a man and the last thing I would want to do to express my equality by applying for active service on the front combat lines.

As exposed in a Micheal Moore film, the U.S govt trawls the streets of the ghetto's looking for people whose economic desperation is so profound, that an opportunity to be trained for the role of cannon fodder is attractive. There's not a lot of religious fervour or patriotism inspiring troops in the U.S, just a pay packet when this wasn't possible by any other means in a lot of cases.

Can women also perform in this role, who cares?, it's up to them if their dumb enough or desperate enough.

Isn't it bad enough to afford the consignment of peoples son's to premature death by Govt decree, let alone our daughters as well ?.

Whatever cause some gong banger lobby or interest group(such as radical feminists) attempt to promote.

This is just plain dumb in my view and perhaps we would be best to use some of these tub thumpers for cannon fodder. Thereby removing any opportunity for them to mislead our children any more on subjects like this.

No issues with them being combat drivers, gunners (vehicle and artillery), pilots, and the like. I wouldn't suggest the infantry for them because the infantry is full of people who only need to be able to lug a pack and pull a trigger. People like rectub, for instance.

Runner:“No doubt many feminist would like to lower the standard of football to girl status just so they can be seen as equal.”

Oh my goodness you do just go marching on.

If boys can lower the nursing standards and short people can lower the police standards and Indians can lower the computer standards and blacks can lower the presidential standards and Chinese can lower the trade standards and Japs can lower the nuclear standards then it is probably time for you to eat your hat babe cause the girls want their fair share of everything including death in combat it seems.

Rehctub,

Sorry, but this time you have crossed the line. That was the most blatantly sexist drivel I have heard in a long time.

At that time, they do what they do anywhere else.

STG

"No issues with them being combat drivers, gunners (vehicle and artillery), pilots, and the like. I wouldn't suggest the infantry for them because the infantry is full of people who only need to be able to lug a pack and pull a trigger. People like rectub, for instance."

STG....If WAR ever walked our way again, IMO.... making bullets and bombs for what is most evil, would be the limit of female involvement. But like the threads designers are trying to conclude....
Not all can be equal, unless the one that's wants an equilibrium are willing to suspend there rights on the common-thinking's of past structures, and bend to the new wills of this 21 century.

Look! Most people don't know this, but! Human-kind is right at the moment of new discovery/just taken off baby boots.....and this is brand-new ground No-one has ever walked before!...so I think at this point.....its best to think very carefully.

LEA

I just finished a 14 hour day dodging people with a large truck. I have NO IDEA what you're on about.

Try again if you like, but please leave out the riddles. I can't be bothered.