Originally Posted by
Morgrim
On the previous 'women in military' comment: if a man is incapable of behaving around a woman I do not want that man to be given a gun, he's clearly proven he lacks the discipline and maturity to be in front line combat in the first place.
What a lot of piffle. Possibly applies to a serial rapist. Misogyny/sexism/prejudice is not mutually exclusive to the skillset of a trained infantry soldier. The Waffen SS were some of the best line troops ever based on their warped values instilling a huge esprit de corps. (I have already stated my position on the laws of armed conflict so don't bother picking up on this.
You're the military, you can TEACH these things, that is what boot camp is for.
No its not you've watched too much Hollywood.
Toss everyone into a same unit, slam down like a tonne of bricks on any sexual abuse or fraternisation between anyone of any gender (which they're supposed to do anyway) and train them as a unit until they stop seeing someone as a label and see themselves as a team.
Sexual abuse is already stamped down on. Not always with success. I have already covered how non-fraternisation works (or doesn't) for the US military. Just because you were impressed with the shower scene in Starship Troopers don't make it real.
Incidentally a less brutal approach of the above is taken by aussie bush firefighting teams, and it seems to work well. Given that firefighters are loved by the military as people who have already learnt have the things boot camp is supposed to teach I don't see why it wouldn't transfer.
I can't talk about these chaps and chappesses, in the Brit military we tend to loathe our firemen for being overpaid striking prima-donnas whose work we pick up when they flounce off in a Union-induced snit.
Also if you're going to say "women shouldn't be in front line combat because they are generally not as strong as men", why are you focusing on strength? Women on average have better endurance and pain tolerance than men. Since we're not using physical strength to inflict wounds on the enemy these are more valuable skills to possess.