Women as Army Rangers and Navy Seals by 2016

[Siege]

3- Security element. These are the guys locking out the outside, covering enemy avenues of approach, in case the enemy decides to reinforce an ongoing engagement.

What if there is an ambush, or the enemy reinforces from an unexpected direction in force.
Those people could be in a nasty situation.

Yeah, the security element gets to shoot from time to time, but is rare.
That's why infantrymen always want to be with the assault element.
That's where shit goes down.

By the way, she mentions both mounted and dismounted missions.
For what I've seen, SF always go dismounted.
They fly and do an air insertion, then walk to the OBJ.

They never right in vehicles because of the IEDs.
The enemy uses IEDs as an early warning system. When they go off they know we are in the area moving to contact.
That's why SF always fly, so they have and maintain the element of surprise.

[jimmy olsen]

Three women just passed the Marine Infantry Training course. Given the wash out rate seems like they've kept up their standards.

http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/human_nature/2013/11/women_are_passing_the_marine_infantry_training_course_get_over_it.html

In September, 114 women graduated from the Marine boot camp at Parris Island, S.C. At every stage, their numbers dwindled. Forty-two passed the physical requirements for training. Nineteen volunteered to do it. Fifteen followed through. Seven made it through the first month. Four completed the course. Three graduated.

[Ed Anger]

Booooooooooooooooooooo

[11B4V]

Three women just passed the Marine Infantry Training course. Given the wash out rate seems like they've kept up their standards.

http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/human_nature/2013/11/women_are_passing_the_marine_infantry_training_course_get_over_it.html

In September, 114 women graduated from the Marine boot camp at Parris Island, S.C. At every stage, their numbers dwindled. Forty-two passed the physical requirements for training. Nineteen volunteered to do it. Fifteen followed through. Seven made it through the first month. Four completed the course. Three graduated.

Awesome attrition rate they got there. Something they should be proud of. Now those three will realize that the real work has just begun. My bet is none will last their entire enlistment as a grunt.

[11B4V]

Three women just passed the Marine Infantry Training course. Given the wash out rate seems like they've kept up their standards.

http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/human_nature/2013/11/women_are_passing_the_marine_infantry_training_course_get_over_it.html

In September, 114 women graduated from the Marine boot camp at Parris Island, S.C. At every stage, their numbers dwindled. Forty-two passed the physical requirements for training. Nineteen volunteered to do it. Fifteen followed through. Seven made it through the first month. Four completed the course. Three graduated.

The next, more strenuous challenge is the Marine Infantry Officer Course. So far, 10 women have attempted it. Only one passed the hardest part, the Combat Endurance Test, and a stress fracture later forced her out.

[The Minsky Moment]

What is required for graduation other than completing the course?  I.e. how did the numbers go 4-->3?

[derspiess]

I bet one got pregnant.

[The Brain]

Wouldn't that mean 4->5?

[mongers]

What is required for graduation other than completing the course?  I.e. how did the numbers go 4-->3?

Maybe they couldn't find the matriculation papers, which were in a locked filling cabinet in a disused toilet, at the end of darken corridor reached by long flight of unlit stairs* ?






* Yes it's an incorrect quote, but can't be arse to google it into shape, all for the sake of a rather weak internet 'joke'.   

[The Brain]

Beware of katmai.

[Admiral Yi]

mongers, did you used to take a lot of psychedelic drugs? 

[mongers]

mongers, did you used to take a lot of psychedelic drugs? 

Never needed to. 

[Ed Anger]

I bet one got pregnant.

I was nowhere near there!

[Queequeg]

I bet one got pregnant.

Wouldn't your period stop under the stress and constant physical exhaustion? 

[Kleves]

Wouldn't your period stop under the stress and constant physical exhaustion?

That's what Todd Akin thought.