Will They Ever Learn?

In reading the Toronto SUN recently, I came across an article about how having women on ships in the Canadian Navy had resulted in pregnancies. Well, duh! We in the United States, and I’m sure other countries as well, have known that for years. For those who may or may not remember, USA TODAY had a cover page story in December 1997 that detailed how a civilian panel had wised up and come to a natural conclusion - that putting men and women together in either basic or advanced training was akin to turning a fox loose in a hen house.

Former Senator Nancy Kassebaum Baker (R-KS) headed the civilian commission that made numerous recommendations to changing the way things were to be conducted in America’s military training. Much of this is far too little and way too late for many men – fine men whose good names and military careers were destroyed by vengeful women who saw the men as a threat to their goals of taking over as much of the military as they could get away with.

In thinking of this issue, I go back to a column written by Barbara Amiel in Maclean’s, a Canadian national magazine dated July 11, 1994. In it, she details how the feminist movement has twisted the law and gained terrible twisted new powers through manipulating the law. Amiel says, and I quote: "Men have been convicted in cases that would have been laughed out of court when common sense prevailed."

However, in the nearly three years since the release of the Kassebaum report, little if anything has been done to address the problems that are inherent with men and women serving together in such close-quarter capacities. These assignments often breed inappropriate familiarity and fraternization, such as in line units or on surface ships. Fortunately, we do not have women serving aboard submarines for obvious and some not so obvious reasons. Australia and Norway do, and they seem to be remarkably tight-lipped on how things are working or not working out.

The Navy has been having a problem with pregnancies of women serving aboard ship. Long distances from home allow for loneliness to set in, hormones and nature step in, and voila! – The rabbit dies.

As a former military man myself, I went through basic training over 20 years ago when the standards were tough, yet commensurate with the capabilities of men undergoing training. Women underwent similar training but not as intense, as they were not considered part of the combat scenario. With today’s co-ed training – except for the Marine Corps which still trains men and women separately, today’s men could prosper even further under tougher and more demanding standards if they didn’t have the women pulling them down.

Regardless of what the feminists may say or believe, the biological fact of the matter is that women just can’t cut the grade in combat training or live combat sufficiently to be an effective fighting contingent. It’s not prejudicial or sexist, it’s biological fact – period. For about 99.9% of them, their bodies are just not suited to the rigors of war. End of discussion.

When God created men and women, He created them equal in His sight, which I believe they are. I do not believe however, that equal meant identical. Although their roles are by nature and design different, they are in my opinion, equal in importance. They provide a sense of balance and complement which has enabled families to thrive and flourish throughout the ages. Men are the warriors, the protectors of those who cannot protect themselves, and they fought the battles, Amazonian myths notwithstanding.

I believe that women should be in the military, but only if they can meet the same requirements as men – with no lowering of physical conditioning standards just because they are a woman. If they want equality, they can either put up or shut up!

As it stands right now, I’d be terrified going into combat and discover that women were in the combat scenario. Consider this: At any given time, I weigh between 210 and 220 pounds. If I got myself shot in a war, I wouldn’t want 110-pound Alice and her less demanding infantry training carrying me down a hill, only to buckle from under my weight due to her menstrual cramps and wind up getting us both killed in the process of trying to prove she can "be one of the boys", because she never was and she never will be.

Until elected officials like Clinton, Lott, Hatch and the like with no military experience start to listening to John McCain, Bob Kerrey and others who do, the sorry state of America’s military, the erosion of our combat readiness and the caving in, or rather pandering to the feminists and their preferential double standard will continue.

The military is not a place for social experimentation – not now, not ever. Our defenses and national security are far too important to allow for that to happen. One step in this direction would be to make the Secretary of Defense a ten-year appointment, much like the FBI Director. This will help ensure continuity for our troops. It will enhance morale, increase troop readiness across the board and allow for the implementation of changes in our training procedures that will make our men better prepared in the event we have to go to war to defend America’s interests worldwide.

America’s military works most effectively when men and women are firmly behind the controls working in America’s best interests, with minimal supervision from their civilian masters. Women can and do make valuable contributions to the military. An excellent example is Army Lt. General Claudia Kennedy, who headed the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) in her final assignment before she retired from active duty. Sending only men into active combat will allow for better unit cohesion and make for a more effective fighting force without the distraction and temptation that the presence of women invariably present.

Unfortunately, this is a lesson the feminists will never learn. Their motto is "Hey, our minds are made up - we don’t want to be confused with the facts."

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