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In reply to the discussion: We Ladies are now in the FIGHT!!!!! [View all]TM99
(8,352 posts)But let's make sure it is true equality and not just illusory.
1) All young women between the ages of 18 and 25 must now go down to the USPS and register for the Selective Service System. No if's and's or but's about it, and if they do not, any young woman must face the same penalties as young men do today.
2) No preferential treatment must be given to female recruits in combat specialities. If a young lady can not complete the training with the same requirements as a male then she fails. If a young man today can not complete the course of study, and many men do fail, then the same equality must hold true for women.
If they can jump out of a plane with over 125 lbs of gear, weapons, and ammo and complete all-terrain hikes at night sometimes over several thousand meters in a specific time frame, then all the power to them. If they want to enter Special Forces, there must be no lowering of standards as they currently stand for male candidates. That means less sleep, less food & water, less hygiene, etc.
If these two rubrics aren't met, then this is just pseudo-equality and a 'political correctness' politics game.