throw like a girl...Or why women don't belong in combat
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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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Of the Troops & For the Troops
For a moment I thought you were talking about Obama
mom jeans and all.
throw like a girl...Or why women don't belong in combat
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
proly jumped on her back with both knees...
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Of the Troops & For the Troops
That's a training issue....
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.
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Of the Troops & For the Troops
HAH! Too much common sense...that'll never fly.
I believe Rob nailed it. Too much Politial Correctness.
We proposed that in 1974 and Rob's answer was
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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Sincerely,
Hobie
mavericks, as a rule of thumb, always seemed to be better
than their never been enlisted peers.
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Of the Troops & For the Troops
Generally speaking.
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Sincerely,
Hobie
Except for throwing up, 'girls' have no business in combat
The only fact more distressing is that there is any so-called 'question' in the first place.
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