Sunday, April 5, 2015

AP Exclusive: Special ops troops doubt women can do the job

Via Carl

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Surveys find that men in U.S. special operations forces do not believe women can meet the physical and mental demands of their commando jobs, and they fear the Pentagon will lower standards to integrate women into their elite units, according to interviews and documents obtained by The Associated Press.

Studies that surveyed personnel found "major misconceptions" within special operations about whether women should be brought into the male-only jobs. They also revealed concerns that department leaders would "capitulate to political pressure, allowing erosion of training standards," according to one document.

Some of those concerns were not limited to men, researchers found, but also were found among women in special operations jobs.

Dan Bland, force management director for U.S. Special Operations Command, told the AP that the survey results have "already driven us to do some different things in terms of educating the force."

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10 comments:

  1. DanApril 5, 2015 at 10:33 PM

    Another one from the Department of Duh! Depending on which 'special force' is looked at the fail rate can range from 1 in 4 to 3 in 4 or even more for MEN. And
    the failure is very often due to physical inability to meet the requirements. Many
    guys must attempt these programs 2 or 3 times to succeed. Anyone thinking that
    women can meet the same standards would be patently insane. Less than one in a
    thousand women have the strength of an average man and most average men cannot complete these training courses. The invariable outcome of this type of lunacy is a
    dilution of standards.

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  2. AnonymousApril 5, 2015 at 11:42 PM

    Women in the military or police force are inefficient. Example: the white woman
    who entered a bus to arrest a black woman - the white woman got the crap beat
    out of her. What an embarrassment. I wouldn't want a woman to have my back
    on the battle field either. Are there exceptions? rarely.

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    1. Brock TownsendApril 5, 2015 at 11:51 PM

      Same with men. Some of us are strong and others aren't, but we need many to provide assistance to those fighting in the field.

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  3. AnonymousApril 6, 2015 at 12:05 AM

    Yea, I know. The weak men were eliminated by not so friendly fire.

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    1. Brock TownsendApril 6, 2015 at 12:16 AM

      Not what I meant. For every man in the field there are countless others who are needed to support him.

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    2. AnonymousApril 6, 2015 at 1:24 AM

      What would you say? Ten or fifteen?

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    3. Brock TownsendApril 6, 2015 at 1:38 AM

      I believe that there are less, but not too many. Germany had a huge number of the populace not in the field, but the rest were required to perform all other functions.

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  4. AnonymousApril 6, 2015 at 12:01 PM

    "Countless others to support him" Kind of like this support. Fascinating stuff.
    http://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2012/06/the-secret-city/100326/

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