I think that a woman in the Military can do whatever she sets her mind to, only because i have seen it with my own eyes during my 13 year military career. Once i was a young Corporal leading a convoy and we had to escort a Female Army Sergeant and her soldiers to another location, then continue on to our mission elsewhere in Iraq, we were attacked and one of her soldiers was shot in the neck by a sniper, she died instantly and we had to stop the convoy and return fire. The Marines i served with and the Army soldiers that were with us male and female held there own, we managed to fight off the assault, kill a handful of the enemy and get out of there with minor wounded and 1 dead. the thing is, once you get into a situation like that, and the bullets start flying passed your head, the gender of the person next to you becomes a non issue. you just know that that person has your back, they are your lifeline and you are theirs.
People say that women will be a big distraction but believe me, nothing is a bigger distraction than a 7.62 mm round shot from an AK 47 lol. the reality is that their are women in combat Jobs already, there are female special teams out there in the Army right now doing patrols, security and various duties, Marine martial arts instructors even in construction like the Navy Sea Bees. any Job you choose in the military can become a potential combat MOS, why? because all military members are trained as a Rifleman and soldier as their base function. the question has never really been can women do the job in the Armed Forces that a man can do. The answer to that is that they already are. the real question is when will the rest of America accept it. -----salute to my female military members
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