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SHE can serve in my military any day of the week.

You are striving for some sort of mystical physical equality where there generally is not one. Even if such a woman exists, she'd be a red herring.

That's not true. There are plenty of strong women.

Becca Swanson, body builder/wrestler 5 feet 10 inches tall, 240 pounds. Yes, I think I would rely on Becca to kick some enemy butts! Not that she's in the military, and she is unusual but she is not the only one.
 

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Why not indeed, when you guys can get sick too.
 
Unthankfully, opinions like yours are going to result in thousands of women (and the men trying to protect them) dying screaming in agony.

Hope it's well worth it! :roll:

Hyperbole. I'm waiting for you to start stomping your feet.
 

I'd add that true combat aid stations aren't going to be carrying PO antibiotics, and frankly are going to have many more critical patients. A UTI would mean a trip behind the battle lines. Surely that can't hurt the rest of the unit. :roll:
 
But then the point becomes why do that when a man can do the same without the need for such meds?

Its the KISS principle, and its very handy in war.

I'm sure there are plenty of men who get sick too. Getting sick is a cop out. There are some men who get sick more often and some women. Some people hardly ever get sick. It all has to do with immunity too.
 

You realize that she probably had to ingest massive quantities of male sex hormones and steroids to achieve that, right?

This is just getting silly.
 
I'd add that true combat aid stations aren't going to be carrying PO antibiotics, and frankly are going to have many more critical patients. A UTI would mean a trip behind the battle lines. Surely that can't hurt the rest of the unit. :roll:

You can treat a UTI with a 5-day Z-Pak, as I'm sure you know. No bedrest, no other special treatments necessary.
 
You realize that she probably had to ingest massive quantities of male sex hormones and steroids to achieve that, right?

This is just getting silly.

No, she is a legitimate professional wrestler which means she is tested for those drugs. She doesn't even look like she takes steroids. She doesn't have the manly face and her body isn't ripped up. She is just a big strong woman.
 

She's a red herring. But lets go there-Im 6'2 240 lbs. I am not in the military, and I frankly dont workout nearly as much as I should.

I would absolutely kill this woman, especially in a life or death fight-it wouldnt even be close.

But even outside of that extreme, I would out lift her TODAY. Deadlifts. Squats, arm wrestling, you name it.
 
Women are not allowed to be combat soldiers as far as I'm aware.

but are they serving their country? are you going to tell me that soldier in supply does not serve their country as much as the infantryman? I know a lot of people who will say otherwise. besides its not like women dont see combat. remeber the brave and wonderful jessica lynch (sarcastic)
 

OLD MAN STRENGTH!!!!:shock:
 
Hyperbole. I'm waiting for you to start stomping your feet.

No, it's really not. The Canadians tried to field female combat soldiers in Afghanistan.

Even in the quiet middle of nowhere province they were in, they still managed to get 3 (out of fewer than 100) killed in the two or three years they were active before pulling out.

You know how many KIA the Canadians lost in total for the whole decade long war? 138

That's not exactly what I'd call a great record, Chris.

I shudder to think what might happen in a real war, against an enemy who actually knows what the Hell they're doing, and has the firepower to back it up.
 
You can treat a UTI with a 5-day Z-Pak, as I'm sure you know. No bedrest, no other special treatments necessary.

Yes, but thats now another complication-another series of items (piss tests, etc) that needs to be stocked, another drug to train the medical staff with, another massive expense that doesn't already exist-to satisfy your social desires.

It creates complications where there were none previously.
 
No, she is a legitimate professional wrestler which means she is tested for those drugs. She doesn't even look like she takes steroids. She doesn't have the manly face and her body isn't ripped up. She is just a big strong woman.

:lamo

Yea... Not buying it.
 

No, I'm saying that if she wants to FIGHT, and meets the qualifications the same as the men, then there is not justifiable reason to deny her that opportunity, even if some men might find it intimidating and bothersome.
 

A lot of times you don't even have to go to the doctor anymore for a UTI. I've called my doctor because I know the symptoms (being a medical transcriptionist), and she called a prescription in for me. You must know that you are making a UTI out to be much more complicated than it actually is in order to try and prove an imaginary point.
 
But what I asked, was WHO (Which one) would you send in this case. See that guy on the right? Hes a bad guy coming to kill you. Who do you send, the male or female?

...ask the police which they send and how often gender is the only determining factor. ..

Conversely, this argument is probably used by the same people who support gun use by women on the grounds that it levels the playing field and makes women the same as men.
 

How do you know? I think she would kick your ass. :lol:
 
So . . . now you are making unwarranted accusations. Nice. Way to TRY to win an argument.

And I'm telling you, that if you think she came by that naturally, you're dreaming.

Most men don't even bulk up like that without some pretty major assistance.
 
And I'm telling you, that if you think she came by that naturally, you're dreaming.

Most men don't even bulk up like that without some pretty major assistance.

I certainly don't think she does steroids. Steroids people have a certain "look" that she doesn't have.
 

Its a known issue, not an imaginary point. And that issue does not exist for men. Like the other physical differences. Your situation with your doc is nice but immaterial to the topic.

Would it be correct to say that you dont care if a woman is less qualified-you want her in a combat unit?
 
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