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manicdem

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41. It'll increase but not the majority

Fri Aug 10, 2018, 01:02 AM

Aug 2018

Females will increase in the marines, maybe even be the majority in certain fields, but not generally. Future technology such as new weapons, powersuits, drones, and robots could one day reduce the physical demands of a marine and level the playing field. Intellect and technical skills could be more important.

However females as a whole, compared to males, tend to be far less aggressive and don't like to fight or want to kill. I don't see that ever changing.

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Semper Fi! Wounded Bear Aug 2018 #1

Oohrah!!! ADX Aug 2018 #2

There isn't any reason that the Marines can't be 100% female, in time I assume that it will be about braddy Aug 2018 #3

Um, no... ADX Aug 2018 #4

Yes I am a veteran and there evidently is no reason the Marines can't be all female and won't braddy Aug 2018 #5

May I ask what branch you served with? ADX Aug 2018 #6

During Vietnam Army artillery with jump school, in later years an NG special operations unit braddy Aug 2018 #8

I didn't ask you for a biography, I merely asked you what branch you served with... ADX Aug 2018 #9

At some point we can assume that females will be the majority of the Marines, the Army, the SEALs braddy Aug 2018 #11

Assume whatever you'd like, sport... ADX Aug 2018 #13

You don't seem to have given this topic much thought since you don't offer much on why women braddy Aug 2018 #14

Listen, I'm not going to play along with your little bullshit charade any longer... ADX Aug 2018 #16

Don't feed the GRU jpak Aug 2018 #26

LMMFAO... ADX Aug 2018 #32

I sense some male fragility coming from you. Tipperary Aug 2018 #42

I sense some reading comprehension issues coming from you... ADX Aug 2018 #44

To be fair, you haven't offered anything to suggest why your contention is right mythology Aug 2018 #33

Wow, dude, that's pretty fucked up.. denbot Aug 2018 #15

Yet here you are, waggling your dick right along with us. ADX Aug 2018 #17

Yeah, OK, my bad. denbot Aug 2018 #40

No worries, it's all good... ADX Aug 2018 #45

There's no reason to think that the Marines can't be all female metalbot Aug 2018 #12

Why do you think that women can't handle the military in numbers equal to their percentage of pop. braddy Aug 2018 #18

Strength/endurance wonkwest Aug 2018 #20

I dunno metalbot Aug 2018 #22

Well-said, metalbot... ADX Aug 2018 #38

Will SPETSNAZ be 52% female as well? jpak Aug 2018 #27

LMMFAO, again... ADX Aug 2018 #34

Why? Blue_true Aug 2018 #7

If you think that warfare and combat... ADX Aug 2018 #10

You explained nothing. Blue_true Aug 2018 #19

I never once said that women can't or shouldn't lead a combat infantry unit... ADX Aug 2018 #23

Thanks for the more detailed explanation. Blue_true Aug 2018 #29

My apologies if I came off the wrong way earlier... ADX Aug 2018 #31

I Disagree erpowers Aug 2018 #25

Very relevant points... ADX Aug 2018 #35

You Are Welcome erpowers Aug 2018 #39

It'll increase but not the majority manicdem Aug 2018 #41

Curious what the honorific is for a woman commander wonkwest Aug 2018 #21

"Yes, ma'am" or "Yes, (insert rank)" is the appropriate way to address a female officer... ADX Aug 2018 #24

Thanks! n/t wonkwest Aug 2018 #30

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It has been portrayed in many, many movies and TV series obamanut2012 Aug 2018 #43

they trust I trust her heaven05 Aug 2018 #28

Exactly... ADX Aug 2018 #37