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HBDuncan's avatar

I agree. There have been studies on this issue in human, growth & development ! Israel’s family units suffered greatly due to their married women w children forced to serve in the kibbutz even though necessary ! Women are the foundation of the family unit , community & home which is much needed on the home front ! We can see how it was in WW2. Women played significant roles holding down the fort at home in all areas of life & work traditionally filled by males as well

! They had a different type of battle on the home front - the glue which held family’s & businesses together in the face of adversity ! They were much needed by their children who might have lost 2 parents rather than one if both had gone to war ! If a single woman wanted to join up it was her choice ! But someone in the family needs to be home w their young & not abandon them ! It’s hard enough to lose a parent let alone both ! And as much as some women don’t like to hear it they are not built for war physically including some occupations which involve saving lives & not ego’s!

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Erudite's avatar

Republicans would approve charles Manson? After all their president is a rapist, extortionist, business cheat, insurrectionist, etc. the approval is a farce. No behavior is too low for republicans

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Skeptical Actuary's avatar

Pete Hegseth said he approves of allowing women to serve in combat roles - if they can meet the same standards as men. That's probably going to eliminate at least 95% of women from combat roles.

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Stephen Lemons's avatar

"Female IDF tank crews ran down dozens of Hamas terrorists on October 7

Channel 12 interviews soldiers from all-woman company within mixed-gender battalion who say there was no time for fear or hesitation, battled terrorists for 17 hours"

https://www.timesofisrael.com/female-idf-tank-crews-ran-down-dozens-of-hamas-terrorists-on-october-7/

"While there is no official count, it is believed that 30% to 40% of combatants in Kurdistan are women."

https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/27/homepage2/kurdish-female-fighters/index.html

Women can be and have been badass warriors. Have you ever seen a woman defend her kid?

Joan of Arc also comes to mind.

"24 Fierce Female Warriors Throughout History Revered and Feared for Their Combat Skills"

https://www.historynet.com/great-female-warriors/

Finally, you need not be a man to pull a trigger:

"Lyudmila Mikhailovna Pavlichenko (Russian: Людмила Михайловна Павличенко; Ukrainian: Людмила Михайлівна Павличенко, romanized: Lyudmyla Mykhailivna Pavlychenko, née Belova; 12 July [O.S. 29 June] 1916 – 10 October 1974) was a Soviet sniper in the Red Army during World War II. She is credited with killing 309 enemy combatants.[2][3] She served in the Red Army during the siege of Odessa and the siege of Sevastopol, during the early stages of the fighting on the Eastern Front."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyudmila_Pavlichenko

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Di Chez's avatar

And like I've said for YEARS...the downfall of society is that women have taken over and men have LET us! Now it's not only that, but social media!

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James Allin's avatar

Although females don't principly belong in the military, Israel stands out as arguably the lone moral exception, due to the nearly relentless combat they have to do in the region and even in their own streets.

Never again means never again!

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