Women In Combat? - Fri May 20, 2005 1:44 AM
I'm looking for some advice, opinions, and biblical references on whether women should serve in combat roles in our military. It appears that some women are actually fighting for that right.<img src="/forum/images/graemlins/wow1.gif" alt="" /> But what will happen if they start up drafting again? <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/Eeeeeek.gif" alt="" /> I know the feminist movement, and eqalitarion views are just a few of the vehicles that have promoted this kind of thinking but what should the church's role be? Should Christians speak out of this issue? What action should they take?
Women In Combat
Shouldn't men willingly honor women by protecting them? What say ye all? <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/shrug.gif" alt="" />
Wes
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Here's what Army Researcher's say:
Army researchers came up with a new study that concludes that, when a woman is correctly. trained, she can be as tough as any man. The report by the US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine at Natick, MA was led by senior analyst Everett Harman. "You don't need testosterone to get strong," Harman concluded. Through a regimen of regular jogging, weight training, and other rigorous exercise, more that 75 percent of the 41 women studied were able to prepare themselves to successfully perform duties traditionally performed by males in the military. Before training, less than 25 percent of the women were capable of performing the tasks. All but one of the females were civilian volunteers, and none had previously adopted a routine of strenuous physical activity. The women included lawyers, mothers, students, and bartenders. Several had recently had children and thought the training would put them back in shape. They were unaware that their performance might eventually be used to topple one of the last citadels of bias against women in both the military and society. The 24-week training study began in May 1995 with women spending 90 minutes a day, five days a week, building themselves up for endurance tests. They ran a two-mile wooded course wearing a 75-pound rucksack and performed squats holding a 100-pound barbell on their shoulders. Nationally certified trainers oversaw the conditioning. Improvement of over 33 percent was noted by the scientists who wrote the report.Nearly concurrently with this test, the Ministry of Defence in Great Britain conducted the same kind of study. The Sunday Times of London reported that "by using new methods of physical training, women can be built up to the same levels of physical fitness as men of the same size and build." The British article also notes that "contrary to the view of many traditionalists, the operational performance of groups improve greatly if both sexes are involved."
Army researchers came up with a new study that concludes that, when a woman is correctly. trained, she can be as tough as any man. The report by the US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine at Natick, MA was led by senior analyst Everett Harman. "You don't need testosterone to get strong," Harman concluded. Through a regimen of regular jogging, weight training, and other rigorous exercise, more that 75 percent of the 41 women studied were able to prepare themselves to successfully perform duties traditionally performed by males in the military. Before training, less than 25 percent of the women were capable of performing the tasks. All but one of the females were civilian volunteers, and none had previously adopted a routine of strenuous physical activity. The women included lawyers, mothers, students, and bartenders. Several had recently had children and thought the training would put them back in shape. They were unaware that their performance might eventually be used to topple one of the last citadels of bias against women in both the military and society. The 24-week training study began in May 1995 with women spending 90 minutes a day, five days a week, building themselves up for endurance tests. They ran a two-mile wooded course wearing a 75-pound rucksack and performed squats holding a 100-pound barbell on their shoulders. Nationally certified trainers oversaw the conditioning. Improvement of over 33 percent was noted by the scientists who wrote the report.Nearly concurrently with this test, the Ministry of Defence in Great Britain conducted the same kind of study. The Sunday Times of London reported that "by using new methods of physical training, women can be built up to the same levels of physical fitness as men of the same size and build." The British article also notes that "contrary to the view of many traditionalists, the operational performance of groups improve greatly if both sexes are involved."
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Are We America's Mothers?
The nurturers and civilizing influence on our children's lives, especially our boys. The necessary complement to aggressive men in a civilization which prides itself in the balancing of individual freedom with equality. A civilization founded by Christian men and women who, together, raised it to a state of prosperity beyond any civilization in the history of man. A civilization based on life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness and the complementarity of man and woman as the basis for a stable, solid and enduring family unit.
The nurturers and civilizing influence on our children's lives, especially our boys. The necessary complement to aggressive men in a civilization which prides itself in the balancing of individual freedom with equality. A civilization founded by Christian men and women who, together, raised it to a state of prosperity beyond any civilization in the history of man. A civilization based on life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness and the complementarity of man and woman as the basis for a stable, solid and enduring family unit.
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Are We America's Warriors?
Trained to kill another human being in an extremely hostile environment that does not grant privilege or leniency to those who do not 'measure up.' No society has ever survived which depended upon its female members to defend it. Nor will our American experiment with a special form of democracy -- our unique and fragile Constitutional Republic. Will our willingness to experiment with equality where none exists imperil our nation's ability to survive the threat of a determined and resourceful enemy?
Trained to kill another human being in an extremely hostile environment that does not grant privilege or leniency to those who do not 'measure up.' No society has ever survived which depended upon its female members to defend it. Nor will our American experiment with a special form of democracy -- our unique and fragile Constitutional Republic. Will our willingness to experiment with equality where none exists imperil our nation's ability to survive the threat of a determined and resourceful enemy?
Women In Combat
Shouldn't men willingly honor women by protecting them? What say ye all? <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/shrug.gif" alt="" />
Wes