Female troops may get easier training

exovolt · 2014-04-06T16:06:58+00:00

As a veteran I have to wonder, if women can have easier training in order to do the same job as men within the british army then why can't men have the easier training too?

SirHoneyDip · 2014-04-07T01:22:24+00:00

The high rate of medical discharges doesn't surprise me. For example, women are ~8 times more likely to tear and ACL than men. Anatomical and physiological differences just exist. Or is the natural selection of the species men's fault as well?

Dimoniquid · 2014-04-06T21:10:27+00:00

I can't see why this is happening. Think of it like this: There's a hospital. It's a very nice hospital, and you have the lucky circumstance of visiting it by breaking a leg. So, it turns out you need surgery - and the doctors give you a choice between two surgeons. One's a male; he's experienced because he has the proper training and qualifications. The other is a female; she isn't experienced because she doesn't have the proper training, nor does she have the qualifications - why? Because of the male-to-female ratio of surgeons, and it's not fair to have it unbalanced.

My question to you is - who would you pick? Someone who's gotten in because of a free pass, or someone who got it because they passed the requirements?

govt_took_my_baby · 2014-04-07T10:36:23+00:00

At no point should we be lowering the bar, especially for the Royals, and this goes for men and women.

The idea is to train effective troops, foster teamwork, leadership and respect, courage and grit - you can't do this with some of the squad getting it "easy". There are definitely women that can do the training at the minimum level of men, so those ones pass, all those who fail go with the men who fail. Simple.

And, as for medical discharge, that is a risk, they've joined an armed force. But, if it's too high and the government can't afford it, then they should just accept fewer medical risks; they already have medicals and age limits for this, if a person is a medical discharge liability then what's the problem with not accepting them?

renkol123 · 2014-04-07T15:26:27+00:00

MY comment has to be: when the shit hits the fan and bullets are flying, do we really want anyone who can't do the work? The military force needs a bond of unity if they are going to put their lives in someone else's hands. I won't trust my life to someone who got a free pass.

TracyMorganFreeman · 2014-04-07T16:45:42+00:00

As opposed to what was happening before?

Collective82 · 2014-04-07T02:18:14+00:00

It is no good pretending men and women soldiers are physically alike. They are not. Changes need to be made. Failure to do so is unfair to the Army and unfair to women themselves.'

no mention of the men who would pay for the females failure with his LIFE.

PeteyMax · 2014-04-06T17:23:03+00:00

I keep hearing anti-feminists complaining about women getting a free pass in the military. But it's so obvious to me why it's happening and nobody bothers to talk about that: men (or women or any other type of animal for that matter) aren't really necessary to fight wars any more, at least not in any great numbers except possibly as occupation forces. In the future, wars are going to be fought by drones and bots. This is happening already with the drone assassination program in Pakistan. SEALs and Marines and other "elite" assassination forces are completely superflous in this era of drone warfare. On the other hand, imperial nations like the U.S. still need occupation forces and here skill and strength are much less important than just simple numbers. In some ways, women might be better as occupiers because they're less likely to get shot at.

Catmandoes · 2014-04-06T22:37:36+00:00

5 years in the marines corps, no fucking shit. Main reason why women join the service is to be surrounded byhorny dudes all day. They really do get what they want and punishing them can be almost impossible. Oh and they have easier physical fitness tests compared to men.

Title	Female troops may get easier training
Author	exovolt
Upvotes	13
Comments	30
Date	April 6, 2014 3:42 PM UTC (12 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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