throw like a girl...Or why women don't belong in combat

by Rob Leahy ⌂ @, Prescott, Arizona, Monday, May 13, 2013, 18:34 (4216 days ago)
edited by Rob Leahy, Monday, May 13, 2013, 18:47

http://i.imgur.com/t3CF25z.gif

Had the same thing happen in my Training battalion circa 1981; shrapnel shredded the back and legs of the NCO as he soccer kicked the grenade around the block wall.

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For a moment I thought you were talking about Obama

by mcassill, Monday, May 13, 2013, 20:08 (4215 days ago) @ Rob Leahy

mom jeans and all.

throw like a girl...Or why women don't belong in combat

by cubrock, Monday, May 13, 2013, 20:53 (4215 days ago) @ Rob Leahy

I like how the guy on the left makes sure the woman gets behind the barricade first. Class act.

Naw, I think he tossed her in the ditch, cause he was PO'd

by Rob Leahy ⌂ @, Prescott, Arizona, Monday, May 13, 2013, 21:11 (4215 days ago) @ cubrock

proly jumped on her back with both knees...;-)

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That's a training issue....

by Catoosa, Tuesday, May 14, 2013, 09:51 (4215 days ago) @ Rob Leahy

I think NO ONE should ever be placed in a high-level policy making position in the Department of Defense unless they have spent several years as an NCO in COMBAT units. Perhaps that would eliminate some of the stupid decisions that are being made in DOD these days.

HAH! Too much common sense...that'll never fly.

by Rob Leahy ⌂ @, Prescott, Arizona, Tuesday, May 14, 2013, 11:15 (4215 days ago) @ Catoosa

;-)

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HAH! Too much common sense...that'll never fly.

by lee jurras @, hagerman,NM, Tuesday, May 14, 2013, 12:30 (4215 days ago) @ Rob Leahy

I believe Rob nailed it. Too much Politial Correctness. :-(

We proposed that in 1974 and Rob's answer was

by Hobie ⌂ @, Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Tuesday, May 14, 2013, 18:03 (4215 days ago) @ Catoosa

the quick response. As good as some officers are, the system is predicated on the idea that a certain class of people is smarter and more trustworthy ignoring individual capabilities. There are exceptions to any rule but...

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mavericks, as a rule of thumb, always seemed to be better

by Rob Leahy ⌂ @, Prescott, Arizona, Tuesday, May 14, 2013, 18:45 (4215 days ago) @ Hobie

than their never been enlisted peers.

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Generally speaking.

by Hobie ⌂ @, Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Tuesday, May 14, 2013, 21:23 (4214 days ago) @ Rob Leahy

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Sincerely,

Hobie

Except for throwing up, 'girls' have no business in combat

by FOG, Friday, May 17, 2013, 06:05 (4212 days ago) @ Rob Leahy

The only fact more distressing is that there is any so-called 'question' in the first place.

:-|

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