Re: [semi OT] Women wargamers

 ---- los wrote: 
> tom.anderson@altavista.net wrote:
> > from a future army point of view, might it be that the introduction
of power armour
> You are correct about the physical component, but the true problem of
male/female integration in combat units has always been an
emotional/social problem

absolutely; social attitudes at large are changing, and i am sure this
will filter through to the armed forces, just as it has done (to a
certain extent) in the legal profession, politics, the poilce etc.

> > thus, it is no longer the archetypal/stereotypical big, heavily
built, tough-arse bruce willis type who makes a good soldier

> This statement Quoted above alludes to the sad trap that what we see
in the movies is true in real life. Are there any civilian types that
don't believe this?

i know, i was only joshing, as a following paragraph showed. still  you
are right - there is a popular hollywoid image of the soldier in the
minds of the public which is incorrect. still, your dissertation is
constructive and interesting.

Tom

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