Women in Combat Arms/ SOF Discussion

[Jaknight]

from my understanding 1 female has recently been selected at SFAS ( albeit amidst much controversy and criticism from others in her class)

Are they pushing more female officers than enlisted women to join SOF ? It always seems like it’s a female officer trying for it

 

[Cannon850]

Are they pushing more female officers than enlisted women to join SOF ? It always seems like it’s a female officer trying for it

I can't say either way, but the female that I am speaking of was enlisted.

 

[Brill]

I can't say either way, but the female that I am speaking of was enlisted.

Is she hot?

 

[Cannon850]

Is she hot?

Im assuming that's why she got selected

 

[EqualReaction]

Im assuming that's why she got selected

So is she a beauty and a beast? From the numbers it seems that overall attrition has gotten higher in these last few years for SFAS for males. So for at least the males it seems that standards are being upheld.

 

[Box]

I heard an interesting commercial on the radio on my way to work this morning.
The spot must have said "be a man" three or four times
It was reminding people of the law - men must register for the draft when they reach the age of adulthood.

Be a man?

so sexist - what makes people think that only men are able to register for the draft

 

[The Hate Ape]

Civillian oversight of the military is a good thing for a nation but not always the military.

 

[Diamondback 2/2]

I never really understood the concept, civilians start the wars, the military fights them. Oversight? Mehh, set the budget, commission the commanders and tell us when and where to got to war. Otherwise, stay in your lane...

Not withstanding a military take over of the government, which civilian oversight wouldn't stop if the military so decided.

Just saying.

 

[The Hate Ape]

I disagree that a military takeover is plausible today due to decisions made in the yester-years. Largely by civillians.

While I agree with popular opinion on the operational effects of civillian/military management, I would reiterate that it is an extreme generalization that doesnt paint an accurate narrative.

The nature of their positions are indeed political, hence the partisan nonsense. But make no mistake, they are much more neccessary for reasons often overlooked.

 

[amlove21]

MAN.

Can you imagine having to deal with the fact that not only did a female get selected over you, but that she's ALSO hot and probably wouldn't sleep with you because you're a non-select? Man that's fantastic. The sheer poo poo lip in that scenario is so funny to me.

There are going to be a lot of butthurt support/non combat career fields out there when the first female operators curve them at a bar because they're "just support anyway".

Double burn.

 

[Gunz]

Ladies can do stuff now.

 

[Ooh-Rah]

Ladies can do stuff now.

#Draft_me_too

 

[Gunz]

Nope we have one from RASP 1.

Also the number of dipshits showing up at Batt these days shows that those attrition rates need to go up for RASP. The pushed way too many guys through in anticipation for the DPRK mission.

DPRK mission? We're you guys going to whack Kim now that we're making friends with him?

 

[Deleted member 2517]

DPRK mission? We're you guys going to whack Kim now that we're making friends with him?

All of SOF was expecting heavy casualties if we went in. I can’t comment on others but when it was looking like “it” was going to happen they started prepping to fill the slots from mass casualties.

 

[Cookie_]

@Ocoka, it was even sort of the same situation for the SOF guard units(at least the ones I'm familiar with) as @DasBoot describes; lots of talk of increasing bodies (less for casualties and more to actually reach 100% manning) and prepping for "an enemy likely to use CBRN weapons".

 

[Jaknight]

@Ocoka, it was even sort of the same situation for the SOF guard units(at least the ones I'm familiar with) as @DasBoot describes; lots of talk of increasing bodies (less for casualties and more to actually reach 100% manning) and prepping for "an enemy likely to use CBRN weapons".

CBRN weapons? Is that chemical?

 

[Kraut783]

Chemical Biological Radialogical Nuclear/ (Explosives)

 

[Gunz]

.

 

[Florida173]

Interesting.. National Coalition of Men?

With women in combat roles, a federal court rules the male-only draft unconstitutional

 

[Kraut783]

Have to admit, it's probably time for the draft to be for both sexes. You can't cherry pick what you want to be equal for and what you don't want to be equal for.