Women in Combat

[Suppressed Poet]

The article does not identify any of the 12 Guard members. Wonder if we've ever heard of any of them?

1) Peter
2) Andrew
3) James
4) John
5) Philip
6) Bartholomew
7) Thomas
8) Matthew
9) James
10) Thaddaeus
11) Simon
12) Judas Iscariot

[Parkbandit]

That's not how it works. A person is unqualified unless there is something, or some combination of things, that makes him qualified or unless there is something that disqualifies him. There will be many Senators who believe that he is disqualified by his desire to roll back the rules on women in combat by more than 10 years. Will any of them be Republicans? Will he say he misspoke?

So, he is qualified for the position.

And I'm all for not lowering the standards so that {insert protected class here because "ZOMG RIGHTS!"} can finally make it in so we can say "We did it!"

Many women do not belong at the front lines of any combat situation.

I also don't believe some soy chugging, limp wristed loser like you should be in the military either... not that you would even try.

[Parkbandit]

The article does not identify any of the 12 Guard members. Wonder if we've ever heard of any of them?

Pete Hegseth said one of them was him.. because he has a tattoo of a cross on his chest and it hurt someone's feelings and somehow a cross tattoo makes you automatically a white supremacist.

I can't wait for him to get in there and just start cleaning house from all the DEI nonsense.

[Suppa Hobbit Mage]

desire to roll back the rules on women in combat by more than 10 years

You say roll back, most rational people say reevaluate a desire to make a class of people "equal" to another class that is predominately physically superior. Perhaps don't qualify it with women, but say only people who meet a certain physical fitness threshold may serve on the front lines? Or do you oppose that as well because "fairness"?

[ClydeR]

And I'm all for not lowering the standards so that {insert protected class here because "ZOMG RIGHTS!"} can finally make it in so we can say "We did it!"

Women serve in combat roles now under the standards in place now. Hegseth is the one talking about changing the standards. He wants to change the rules for the purpose of excluding women.

[Suppressed Poet]

Women serve in combat roles now under the standards in place now. Hegseth is the one talking about changing the standards. He wants to change the rules for the purpose of excluding women.

A woman’s battlefield is in the kitchen.

[Parkbandit]

Women serve in combat roles now under the standards in place now. Hegseth is the one talking about changing the standards. He wants to change the rules for the purpose of excluding women.

Here's the part you intentionally made. NOW being the key word.

The standards were lowered so women and flimsy wristed soyboys like you could pass (well not you.. you're way too weak).

Hegseth wants to bring back the standards PRIOR to them being changed.

[Suppa Hobbit Mage]

Heaven forbid we reevaluate standards ever.