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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2014 11:06:02 GMT
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Post by Staffsoatcake on Dec 19, 2014 11:39:51 GMT
A woman with a weapon at the wrong time of the month, watch out.  |
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Post by redstriper on Dec 19, 2014 12:34:52 GMT
it won't work, you can't fire a gun accurately and do the ironing simultaneously.
nb) when that woman liner turned up at the brit I was the one singing "you're supposed to be at home"
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Post by basingstokie on Dec 20, 2014 14:54:17 GMT
Only be any good if battle is raging right outside the kitchen and she has an easy shot from the sink
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Post by harryburrows on Dec 20, 2014 15:10:36 GMT
How will she yomp with a 70 lb rucksack on her back , in high heels too
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Post by lawrieleslie on Dec 20, 2014 16:24:55 GMT
To be fair women have been serving in frontline roles for years in RN and other units such as medics, comms and logistics. There are at least 3 female Military Cross recipients for bravery in the face of the enemy. Females have won the Commando Green Beret to allow them to work in support of frontline Commando units so this is inevitable. I have no problem with this having had experience of serving with women onboard RN ships.
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Post by tuum on Dec 20, 2014 16:29:01 GMT
I must admit when I saw the title I thought we were talking about women jumping from out of some form of sponge cake....thinking this is yesterday's news having been done many times since the 30's.
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Post by basingstokie on Dec 20, 2014 20:57:24 GMT
How will she yomp with a 70 lb rucksack on her back , in high heels too If there anything like my wife 70lbs is what she takes to the corner shop. We need pickfords removals for a weekend away |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2014 12:10:51 GMT
Women should not be in the infantry, I'm old fashioned women should be cherished not put in harms way.
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Post by salopstick on Dec 21, 2014 12:31:56 GMT
Women should not be in the infantry, I'm old fashioned women should be cherished not put in harms way. You already have women serving in infantry units. I hope we never see female infanteers |
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Post by jonah77 on Dec 21, 2014 14:05:28 GMT
Women should not be in the infantry, I'm old fashioned women should be cherished not put in harms way. You already have women serving in infantry units. I hope we never see female infanteers Totally agree mate, having a woman driving a supply wagon or a medic is one thing but being an ex infantryman I know I wouldn't want a woman in my rifle section. If they were to join the infantry they would presumably have to pass the combat infanteers course, and most wouldn't be able to. It's hard enough for young, able bodied men. |
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Post by britsabroad on Dec 21, 2014 14:14:58 GMT
Ive heard far too many cases of units falling to pieces when women are introduced. We shouldnt risk soldiers lives just to satisfy the PC brigade.
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Post by dutchstokie on Dec 21, 2014 16:56:50 GMT
Any person who is, or has been in the forces has my respect. These people put themselves on the line.
That takes a special type of character
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Post by basingstokie on Dec 21, 2014 19:56:30 GMT
Women are generally weaker than men, not sexist, just a fact and consequently I doubt most of them would be suitable to fight for the country.
Also, bound to be inappropriate relationships forming
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Post by Billybigbollox on Dec 21, 2014 19:58:28 GMT
We can pretend all we like but we all know that they should be sewing, cooking and cleaning the lavvy. Not my rules but the laws of nature. Who am I to argue?
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Post by Nick1984 on Dec 21, 2014 23:55:47 GMT
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Post by underdog on Dec 22, 2014 7:25:15 GMT
So obviously the right move...vicious fuckers when the moods on em. Taliban vs a bunch of premenstrual scousers....... Rag heads wunner stand a chance
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Post by lawrieleslie on Dec 22, 2014 7:50:16 GMT
So obviously the right move...vicious fuckers when the moods on em. Taliban vs a bunch of premenstrual scousers....... Rag heads wunner stand a chance That's a great idea underdog.............form female infantry units from cities and areas of UK. A Janner Bird Unit from Plymouth would be seiously scary. It is also a known fact that a bunch of females working together will gradually all fall into the same menstrual cycle so that could be done during training thus unleashing them onto the frontline all of them honed to pre-menstrual viciousness. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2014 0:01:21 GMT
If they pass an EQUAL training programme then let them serve in an all female unit not mixed. Crowd control units armed with rolling pins would certainly sort a few lads out.
Fighting is half physical and half in the mind, no one really knows if they would turn and run until they face it for real. Courage seems to be genetic rather than taught.
Russian women drove T34s in WW2 which might be why they rammed into the German Tigers at Kursk =)
I'm 54 old fashioned as hell so it's a no from me but what worries me more is why in God's name would they want to dress like a man and fight in the first place, being stabbed I can tell you is no fun never mind being shot at , gassed, or otherwise dismembered. I always thought the only reason Men did it was because no one else was stupid enough to.
Was it Churchill who said "A man does what he must - in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers and pressures - and that is the basis of all human morality." they do not go to war because it is glamorous or fun.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2014 0:43:15 GMT
If they pass an EQUAL training programme then let them serve in an all female unit not mixed. Crowd control units armed with rolling pins would certainly sort a few lads out. Fighting is half physical and half in the mind, no one really knows if they would turn and run until they face it for real. Courage seems to be genetic rather than taught. Russian women drove T34s in WW2 which might be why they rammed into the German Tigers at Kursk =) I'm 54 old fashioned as hell so it's a no from me but what worries me more is why in God's name would they want to dress like a man and fight in the first place, being stabbed I can tell you is no fun never mind being shot at , gassed, or otherwise dismembered. I always thought the only reason Men did it was because no one else was stupid enough to. Was it Churchill who said "A man does what he must - in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers and pressures - and that is the basis of all human morality." they do not go to war because it is glamorous or fun. Very true ... Mind you , some of those Russian women who drove those tanks were ugly buggers ....reminded me of my mother in law. They used to train alsations to run underneath German tanks with magmatic mines strapped to them too. |
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Post by Nick1984 on Dec 25, 2014 12:28:36 GMT
Also, what the hell is a 'combat roll'?
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Post by stokester1989 on Dec 25, 2014 22:47:43 GMT
Also, what the hell is a 'combat roll'? Fighting Patrols, deliberate attacks, Strike Ops, Recce Patrol, Standing Patrols, reassurance patrols. |
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Post by Nick1984 on Dec 25, 2014 23:50:00 GMT
Oh, you mean combat ROLE.
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Post by stokester1989 on Dec 26, 2014 1:04:30 GMT
Well I was not the OP and that is not my spelling. I thought you asked a genuine question and decided with it being the festive period to try and provide you with and answer. I didn't realise you was a fully pledged member of the grammar police. You knew what the guy was getting at you awkward git!   |
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Post by Linx on Dec 27, 2014 9:01:36 GMT
Well I was not the OP and that is not my spelling. I thought you asked a genuine question and decided with it being the festive period to try and provide you with and answer. I didn't realise you was a fully pledged member of the grammar police. You knew what the guy was getting at you awkward git! I suspect that Nick1984 was remarking on the humorous pun created by the misspelling, since 'roll' can be a slang term for a shag. |
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Post by stokester1989 on Dec 27, 2014 15:00:44 GMT
roll? never heard of that one my friend. neither has google in fact |
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Post by The Drunken Communist on May 27, 2018 12:42:16 GMT
The first woman to join an infantry regiment since defence chiefs lifted a ban on females serving in combat units has quit after just two weeks of training, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.
The recruit dropped out of an 18-week course this month after falling behind her male counterparts on endurance marches and failing other physical tests at a training base in Suffolk.
It is understood that when the woman resigned, she admitted having underestimated the physical requirements of being an infantry recruit. She also told officers that living in female-only accommodation made her feel ‘like an outsider’ and weakened her resolve. Her resignation is a huge blow to officials who are determined to integrate women into fighting units in the Army, Royal Marines and Royal Air Force.
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Post by Dutchpeter on May 27, 2018 13:47:38 GMT
Females are also prone to hip injuries after carrying Bergen’s.
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Post by stayingupfor GermanStokie on May 27, 2018 15:56:12 GMT
Females are also prone to hip injuries after carrying Bergen’s. Correct, the number of hip injuries caused to women trying to keep up with their male counterparts is quite high |
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Post by Dutchpeter on May 27, 2018 16:09:33 GMT
Females are also prone to hip injuries after carrying Bergen’s. Correct, the number of hip injuries caused to women trying to keep up with their male counterparts is quite high It’s all down to Mother Nature. The female hip is designed for child birth and is not as strong as the male hip. I’m a former Submariner, and I had absolutely no problem welcoming females into the fold on submarines. There is no reason for the subs to be all male. I’ve also been attached to the Royal Marines, and the sheer physically of it would be problematic to most females in my opinion. However, better people than me in NATO say female’s are combat ready for units like the RM and you have to respect that. |
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