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In reply to the discussion: 17 pct of male Marines surveyed likely to leave Corps if women get combat posts [View all]Le Taz Hot
(22,271 posts)3. Good!
If that's the way they feel, they weren't qualified in the first place.
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17 pct of male Marines surveyed likely to leave Corps if women get combat posts [View all]
Redfairen
Feb 2013
OP
Or in other words, the vast majority of marines are not sexist assholes.
Warren Stupidity
Feb 2013
#2
I do not think that they replied from a sexist point of view, but one of readiness
Big_Mike
Feb 2013
#52
You guys were wrong when you said those things about desegregation, wrong when you said those things
Democracyinkind
Feb 2013
#74
You do know that many other militaries have full gender integration, like Israel, Australia
riderinthestorm
Feb 2013
#84
Do you have a link to your assertion that the IDF doesn't allow full integration?
riderinthestorm
Feb 2013
#95
I Wonder How Many Service Members Threatened to Resign When the Service was Integrated
dballance
Feb 2013
#4
So a small % of Marines are more afraid of women than of whoever their enemy is?
dixiegrrrrl
Feb 2013
#24
17 pct of voters for "x" party will move to Canada if "y" party's candidate wins.
JustABozoOnThisBus
Feb 2013
#20
right, maybe even 2%. they like the "power" they feel from the job too much
Divine Discontent
Feb 2013
#40
Those who leave are the same ones we don't want to be giving guns to.
Exultant Democracy
Feb 2013
#35
they like the guns & all the govt discounts & pay too much to leave - this is the percentage who...
Divine Discontent
Feb 2013
#39
17 pct of male Marines likely to leave Corps even if women don't get combat posts.
ChairmanAgnostic
Feb 2013
#43
So, if women can serve in combat (fine by me), why do only males have to register with the ..
olddad56
Feb 2013
#64
I seem to recall a similar poll that indicated large numbers who would leave...
markpkessinger
Feb 2013
#66
As a Navy Vet...this sounds damn familiar.. wasn't this line used when they were talking about gays?
Katashi_itto
Feb 2013
#68
That's an interesting point. Female inclusion definitely changes social dynamics.
Bucky
Feb 2013
#83