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Originally Posted by justgo_withit
I would hope this is true regardless of gender. An unqualified man would be just as little help to your husband in that situation. That's my big thing with all this- there are tons of men who are unqualified for these front line positions as well. If you meet the standards (whatever they may be, that's a whole 'nother thing) and have the drive, then you should be allowed to perform the job.
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This. I work in an agency where there are a lot of military around, and I often travel to sites around the DC area to work for the day where they are either military bases or there is a large amount of military around. And I see some overweight, slow-moving, how-the-hell-do-you-pass-your-PTs guys in uniform. So, it doesn't matter if they are men or women- they're all out there.
Quotas scare me. There should be no lowering of standards in order to just fill a quota. That's no good for anyone. And, if everyone is for equality, why not sign the women up for the draft? Equality can't come half-assedly.