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Spin Zone / Re: R. Lee Ermey Blacklisted By Oscar’s In Memoriam Tribute
« on: February 27, 2019, 09:05:09 AM »
I sincerely hope it was an oversight.  Censoring artists in any way due to their political views is reprehensible.
Yet that is their (Hollywood and leftists’) stock in trade. Certainly this isn’t a surprise to you, is it?

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You want to know how effective walls are try asking the Chinese.  Can't believe you guys think potential immigrants can't build ladders.  Or use ropes.  Or dig.  Or blast.
I can’t believe you don’t read current events. Israel has very effective walls that have been 99% effective.

https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2017/feb/13/ron-johnson/border-fence-israel-cut-illegal-immigration-99-per/

But of course you know better than the Israelis, don’t you?

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I'm completely serious.

In my opinion ya'll are just bitching about a fact of life in a multi-gender force. Folks have sex, women get pregnant. The insinuation seems to be that women shouldn't serve. Or maybe shouldn't serve on ships? Or maybe shouldn't serve in combat roles? Or maybe shouldn't serve in front-line combat roles? Not sure, few of you will actually state, with detail, your vision of women in the military. You're all just picking at the edges - "women are different than men", "progressives just want equality at any cost", "pregnancy on a ship has a taxpayer cost"...

Well, pardon my French, but no shit! Quit beating around the bush and tell us part 2 of your point - you have a complaint, now what do we do about it?

Because if the insinuation is that women shouldn't serve on ships, I'd like to know how you intend to replace the 24+ THOUSAND non-pregnant women serving on ships as we speak (2015 numbers). Or at the very least, the metrics that lead to your belief that women serving on ships is a net negative to the force.

That's what I'm getting at about a meaningful comment. Just stating that something has a cost is not meaningful.

In my opinion ya'll are just bitching about a fact of life in multi-gender bathrooms. Folks have sex, women get pregnant. The insinuation seems to be that women shouldn't shit in men’s bathrooms. Or maybe shouldn't shit in women’s bathrooms? Or maybe shouldn't worry about men in women’s bathrooms? Or maybe shouldn't drink so much coffee so they shouldn’t put themselves at risk of rape by peeing so much? Not sure, few of you will actually state, with detail, your vision of multi-gender bathrooms. You're all just picking at the edges - "women are different than men", "progressives just want equality at any cost", "pregnancy from a rape in a women’s bathroom has a taxpayer cost"...

See how idiotic your premise is when your starting point is AFTER the social experiment is already embedded, either in the military, or in my example, in society?

The social experiment of women in combat roles is in its early stages. But people like you don’t want to address the military readiness cost in it. Taking a woman off a combat vessel is different, and longer lasting, than taking a man off for an appendicitis surgery. That role must then be filled with someone from some other place. A ship is not like a 48-man roster football team with second and third replacements per starter.

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Just to be sure - you are happy they recommend to eliminate the policies that exclude women?  Because this isn’t a media report, it is the US Army.
And here I thought we were talking about military readiness, and not “opportunities” from a Diversity Commission.

If we are really talking about military readiness, then I believe you need to differentiate between the general differences in the sexes.

This is the physical fitness test I had to take when I was tying out for the Scott County (IA) Sheriff’s Posse. A volunteer arm, duly sworn deputy.

I was 40 years old at the time, and among the tests was running a mile and half in a certain time. When I was in high school and college football, we had to do it in 12 minutes. Being 40, it was age weighted to 14.29. Still fast for an older guy, but I did it.

But look at the attached. It was greatly differentiated by sex. In fact, the time for the run for a 20-year old woman was the same as the time for a 50 year old man!  In what world should there be such differences, especially in running? 

Tell me again how men and women in the armed forces are being held to the same standards? 


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If you mean generally, then I agree. But if you want to talk individuals, I can introduce you to quite a few women which can kick all our butts.  Looking at individual people, there are many women who can not only pull their weight in combat positions, but will do it better than many men.

As far as POWs go, that ship sailed a long time ago. There were female POws in WW-II and Vietnam, but if you want something current, here’s the Amry’s take on whether or not women are ready for this.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.army.mil/article-amp/54136/female_pows_prove_women_can_endure_wars_hardships

The right often is incensed at the left for being offended on behalf of others. Today’s women do not need you to protect them.
This is all I need to know.  From the article:

“Earlier this month, the Military Leadership Diversity Commission recommended to the president that DoD eliminate all combat-exclusion policies for women.”

Smh.

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I wouldn't call 15-17% pregnancy rates for women on ships as "horrible" or an "unintended" consequence. Sailors doing the dirty and women getting pregnant is a given, especially cooped up on a ship. This comes with the territory of a mixed-gender force, and progress can be made tailoring the logistics to lower the pregnancy rate.

Pregnancy is a part of life. Only women can get pregnant. Stating these facts doesn't come close to proving that women in the force is a net negative. Especially when the Navy already pulls sailors off of shore leave early because critical billets are unfilled.
Now come asechrest.  I was kind of tracking with you on this issue until this post.  I think you’re either being naive or haven’t read about the impact of a significant number of women getting pregnant on ships.

It is no small matter when you have to pull a woman off a ship, especially a nuclear vessel that could be at sea for half a year without needing to dock.

A nuclear aircraft carrier is not a college dormitory.  The interaction between the teams and need for esprit de corps is mandatory to maintain a combat footing.  Interpersonal and sexual relationships interfere with that.

Saying “this comes with the territory in a mixed gender force” is an answer given by sociologists, not warriors who’s job it is to win a war, not conduct social experiments.

I used to have a woman work for me who was a Lt. Commander in the Naval Reserves and flew MH-60 Seahawks.  When in active duty she flew these off destroyers in anti-drug ops off South Africa. She was a tough cookie. Her husband was retired Navy. In the reserves they would fly from Jacksonville to Bath, Maine to test weapons systems when they put out a new Destroyer.

While working for me she became pregnant.  The navy let her continue to fly until the earlier of (a) 7 months or (b) when her survival gear no longer fit.

She stopped flying around 5-6 months, but for neither of the reasons above. She stopped because her crew mates were doing HER jobs for her, like climbing on top of the aircraft for preflight inspections. They were being gentlemen and didn’t want her to fall in her pregnant state.  That’s gallant in a peacetime reserve setting, but could disrupt union cohesion when the shit hit the fan in a combat footing, especially on a vessel.

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Is anyone else surprised “the draft” is still in law?  We have been an all-volunteer Force since 1973. I was born in 1960 and the first group required to register under Selective Service.

In looking into this I found this fascinating.

Jeffery Mellinger was the last drafted enlisted man, drafted in 1972.

He retired in 2011 as a Command Sergeant Major. 

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Spin Zone / Re: Green New Deal
« on: February 25, 2019, 01:47:51 PM »
What could possibly go wrong there?
Took the words right out of my mouth.

They can’t grant consent.

They can’t drink.

They can’t join the military.

They can’t go into bars.

They can’t rent a car for another 9 years.

But they are mature enough to vote to shape the government.

The stupidity of the left is incomprehensible.

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Spin Zone / Re: Green New Deal
« on: February 25, 2019, 10:12:04 AM »
We have a high-schooler in congress.
Dude, that’s so wack.

Can you imagine how her first bill will read?  Only high schoolers will be able to understand it. Write it in cursive and even the Navajo Code Talkers wouldn’t be able to decipher it.

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Even though young men have been greatly feminized these days, I still think that if you draft 100 random millennial males and 100 random millennial females and run them through boot camp, many more women will wash out (assuming standards aren't lowered).  At some point, if enough women wash out, then it doesn't make sense to keep taking in equal numbers.  So an equal draft is probably not a good idea.

I say get rid of the draft and improve conditions and benefits to draw enough volunteers that have a chance of meeting the physical requirements.  If that means 10 women for every 100 men are accepted, then we are probably getting the best of both.

Well said Joe.

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Spin Zone / Re: Green New Deal
« on: February 25, 2019, 09:01:35 AM »
She literally Instagrammed from her new apartment today?  "Literally?"

https://twitter.com/AOC/status/1099854063196352512
Literally! 

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Spin Zone / Re: Liberals Outnumber Conservatives in Only 6 States
« on: February 24, 2019, 10:03:55 AM »
He’s your typical progressive elitist.  He can make derogatory comments towards minority’s and his audience applauds, and the msm looks the other way.
Where’s Johnny Carson when you need him.?  Same with Jay Leno. They knew it was foolish and counterproductive to shit on half of your potential audience.

David Letterman started out that way. But then he couldn’t help himself, and his show faded into obscurity.

The ego of these leftists knows no bounds.

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Spin Zone / Re: Liberals Outnumber Conservatives in Only 6 States
« on: February 24, 2019, 09:45:59 AM »
Wow. Such arrogance, such contempt.
I despise that prick.

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Spin Zone / Re: Green New Deal
« on: February 24, 2019, 09:41:06 AM »

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The number and scope of the felonies committed is astounding.  If this was someone outside of the deep state cabal they would be facing years behind bars.

 Instead the perpetrators are going on book tours and speaking engagements.

 Folks, welcome to the two tiered justice system.
And the two tiered justice system has nothing to do with race or sex. It has to do with the deep state primarily, and the color of your jersey secondarily.

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