angie
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To be completely honest, I'm not quite sure what the military's exact reasoning is for this. But let's face it-in general, men are stronger than women, particularly in the upper half of the body. Men also tend to be more emotionally strong than women-may I stress that this is NOT always the case, as I know some very strong willed women, and some very weak men. But I truly believe that physically most women could never compete with a man.sixes said:Here is my take on that Angie. I think one of these has to be close to the truth.
- The U.S. does not want motherless children ,therefore we do want them in the worst of harms way during war.
- It is a proven fact that is does more damage to loss a mother than a father between the ages of 1 and 13. Maybe it would screw up our people in the service to have a new generation of people with mother issues.
I could very well be wrong.
I couldn't find a military site explaining anything, but I did come across this. I'm posting the parts that I find the most interesting.
http://www.fireandknowledge.org/archives/2005/03/21/why-women-should-not-be-allowed-in-combat/
# The pregnancy problem. Navy ships have had to be recalled from missions because of the pregnancy of female sailors. A male and a female sailor on the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, both married to others, videotaped themselves having sex in a remote part of the ship. There had been thirty-eight pregnancies since the crew went aboard the Eisenhower, fourteen of them after the ship was deployed. Only someone who has never been with troops could not anticipate this result or fail to realize that it will be a major problem forever. The troops in question are very young, at an age when their hormones are, to put it mildly, fiercely insistent.
Effects on morale can be particularly adverse. The presence of women among male troops weakens combat readiness. All-male units in the field experience bonding that enhances unit cohesion and effectiveness. When women are introduced, men stop relating to each other and begin trying to attract the women. Men can quickly become on less-than-friendly terms with a mini-war over a woman. Nor can morale be improved when accusations of harassment are always a threat. An accusation of sexual harassment by the woman, even if unproven, would severally damage the man