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Plan9 · 01-20-2009, 08:21 PM

Maybe I'm weird, but I don't see gay/straight/black/white/male/female thing in the military as all the social constructs that exist out in the civvie world.

I see it as raw materials, stats, doing-the-math of who can shoot, move, and communicate.

Race? Not an issue. Sexual orientation? Not an issue. Gender? The "move" part is a problem.

Females in combat arms:
Shoot - Studies have shown that the female hand is wired better to use firearms than the male hand due to a better ability to independently use the fingers.
Communicate - Most of the military communicates on a third grade level. That's not an issue. Studies have shown that women actually make better leaders than men in non-combat occupations due to their method of leadership being more lesson-oriented instead of punishment/reward.
Move - Problem. That's simple strength and endurance. The male model of human is generally superior in those categories. Straight biology.

Obviously this a very basic breakdown and misses all sorts of stuff, but you get the idea.

...

Okay. I'm going to go beat my chest and set things on fire.

01-20-2009, 08:21 PM	#98 (permalink)
Plan9 I Confess a Shiver	Maybe I'm weird, but I don't see gay/straight/black/white/male/female thing in the military as all the social constructs that exist out in the civvie world. I see it as raw materials, stats, doing-the-math of who can shoot, move, and communicate. Race? Not an issue. Sexual orientation? Not an issue. Gender? The "move" part is a problem. Females in combat arms: Shoot - Studies have shown that the female hand is wired better to use firearms than the male hand due to a better ability to independently use the fingers. Communicate - Most of the military communicates on a third grade level. That's not an issue. Studies have shown that women actually make better leaders than men in non-combat occupations due to their method of leadership being more lesson-oriented instead of punishment/reward. Move - Problem. That's simple strength and endurance. The male model of human is generally superior in those categories. Straight biology. Obviously this a very basic breakdown and misses all sorts of stuff, but you get the idea. ... Okay. I'm going to go beat my chest and set things on fire. __________________ *Whatever you can carry.* "You should not drink... and bake." Last edited by Plan9; 01-20-2009 at 08:25 PM..