All US combat roles open to women

[audette]

Yay!!!!

[meltoine]

Finally!

[maebyfunke]

Oh, excellent! About time.

[kpol]

Woot Woot!

[nsl]

WOOT!

[Aquatica]

Awesome! I'm so glad that more career paths and opportunities are opening up!

[VillainV]

I love this!

I can't tell you how many times I hear guys I work with use the argument that they feel they have to "protect" women they serve with, and in a POW situation might do something dumb because they would be trying to protect a female service member. Or that they don't think women should "have" to be in combat, or should be "put" into combat. These are guys that I have personally served with in a combat role!!!! My response? "Don't let your hang-ups limit other people's opportunities."

I could hug Ash Carter right now.

[brandienee]

Dec 4, 2015 8:48:18 GMT -5 Stan said:

God, you know what's depressing? I've seen more female spouses be shitty and sexist about this than male service members.

What? Why? 

Maybe I've been in TN too long, but why why why would this be bad news? 

Although I've seen too much of that, "A real man knows she can do it by herself, but he won't let her," meme come from my (non military) friends. Ew.

[panicked]

Dec 5, 2015 18:09:38 GMT -5 brandienee said:

Dec 4, 2015 8:48:18 GMT -5 Stan said:

God, you know what's depressing? I've seen more female spouses be shitty and sexist about this than male service members.

What? Why? 

Maybe I've been in TN too long, but why why why would this be bad news? 

Although I've seen too much of that, "A real man knows she can do it by herself, but he won't let her," meme come from my (non military) friends. Ew.

Because the evil temptresses are now going to be in close quarters Witt their husbands who apparently won't be able to control themselves.

[brandienee]

Dec 5, 2015 18:12:45 GMT -5 panicked said:

Dec 5, 2015 18:09:38 GMT -5 brandienee said:

What? Why? 

Maybe I've been in TN too long, but why why why would this be bad news? 

Although I've seen too much of that, "A real man knows she can do it by herself, but he won't let her," meme come from my (non military) friends. Ew.

Because the evil temptresses are now going to be in close quarters Witt their husbands who apparently won't be able to control themselves.

Of course that's what they would be saying. LOL. 

Poor husbands, it's never their fault.