Kakar wrote:
Almalieque wrote:
So, I saw on the news yesterday that women will have to apply for positions and units (i.e. special forces) still reserve the right to deny women. That's a good balance of fair and equality.
Actually, that suspiciously sounds like the process for men....
It sounds like you're confusing simply being in combat arms vs Special Forces. That is the same process for special units, but it is NOT the same for combat arms units. There are a lot of men in combat arms that shouldn't be there. They eventually get kicked out or changed to another job.
In the Army, you may
request to be in what you want, but more times than not, it comes down to the "needs of the Army", so you might end up in the Infantry. Simply being a guy doesn't qualify you, but sending a woman there is setting her up for failure as the odds are against her. Allowing a capable woman to join the Infantry is totally fair in my opinion.
Aripyanfar wrote:
And I have no problem with units holding women entrants to the exact same fitness requirements (length and time of runs, weight carrying, no of sit-ups etc) as men.
That wont happen. At least at the Army level, any time soon.