Re: [semi OT] Women wargamers -longish

	If women are to take a place in combat roles, especailly combat
command,
>there needs to be a radical change in military culture that must start
>during basic training. You must change the idea that women are
inherently
>weaker and useless apart from sex. The banter is part of it but more as
a
>symptom for what is underneath than a problem in itself (I know some of
the
>female cadets could give as good if not better than they got when it
came
>to sexually innuendo). You have to get the grunts (sailors, airmen
>whatever) thinking from day one that the women are just other members
of
>the team who will depend on them, and who can be depended upon.
>
>	Tony.
>	twilko@ozemail.com.au

I agree with the above.  But when you have 2 different sets of standards
with on being lower than the other you kind of shoot yourself in the
foot
from the get go.  People are trying to hard to force integration on
them.
They didnt say that you could not refuse a woman because she was a woman
but that you "had" to pick a woman.  This is doing nobody any favors
least
of all the women.

								That
Chuk Guy