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| Swedish Military puts focus on equality in design |
| 2015-04-05 |
The Swedish military is launching a major equipment design overhaul in the interests of equality. The aim is to ensure all military gear, from uniforms to weapons, is suitable for everyone serving, regardless of gender or body size. Low hanging fruit |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #9 Yeah, and get rid of the 50's. Easy peasy. |
| Posted by: KBK 2015-04-05 22:46 |
| #8 Does that mean half size grenades for smaller handed troops? |
| Posted by: Vernal Spavins7649 2015-04-05 21:20 |
| #7 Fairly and equally dead. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2015-04-05 14:50 |
| #6 The important thing is that in the unlikely event that Sweden does get into a real war, they will have a MORAL victory. Their army will be fully equal, even if they get slaughtered. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2015-04-05 12:53 |
| #5 OMG. I forsee OD green and camo spandex... |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2015-04-05 12:44 |
| #4 So they are going with 'one size fits all' which basically means it won't really fit anyone. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2015-04-05 10:02 |
| #3 The enemy doesn't care. The enemy wants to win. They're not concerned about 'equality' only results. Darwin rules the battlefield, not judges, not administrators, not EEO personnel. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2015-04-05 08:52 |
| #2 How many women they got that can hump a full set of gear, fire a .50 cal sniper rifle, etc.? Where have all the Vikings gone? |
| Posted by: AlanC 2015-04-05 08:43 |
| #1 “It’s a question of fairness,” Wallentin Åström added I'd prefer effective equipment, not lower grade "fair" equipment. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2015-04-05 07:32 |