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3. The women will have to meet the same physical requirements as the men they're serving with--

Fri Jan 25, 2013, 01:39 PM

Jan 2013

I doubt very many could, myself, but the scenario he describes won't happen.

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Apparently ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2013 #1

Same words were used against gays in the military. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2013 #5

This morning Scarborough Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #2

Exactly... Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #6

I think if they train for the physical standards, some could do it. TwilightGardener Jan 2013 #10

She could certainly do it as well as any male who Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #12

She's more likely to finish off your sexist ass, Joe... damonm Jan 2013 #4

LOL. n/t Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #8

I'm mystified by this: a lot of 19 and 20 year old guys weigh in at 150 maybe alcibiades_mystery Jan 2013 #7

Yep...My brother weighed 132 lbs Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #9

To be fair alcibiades_mystery Jan 2013 #11

That's for sure! Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #13

Good one! Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #15

Can we leave fantasy and magical thinking to the GOP please? Demo_Chris Jan 2013 #16

That's a shitty tactic. Qutzupalotl Jan 2013 #17

Particularly considering that there is nothing there to disagree with Demo_Chris Jan 2013 #19

True - it's a favorite tactic of Hannity, O'Reilly and the Fox types NewJeffCT Jan 2013 #20

Typically the men that choose Combat Arms like to hunt, shoot guns, camp, hike Lesmoderesstupides Jan 2013 #18