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2006-10-02 Down Under

Women should be allowed to serve in combat: Aussie MP

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Posted by Steve White 2006-10-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Make sure you keep those tatooed guys on the sidelines. Can't have that.

Posted by Super Hose 2006-10-02 00:10|| 2006-10-02 00:10|| Front Page Top

#2 If they look like Janet Reno, perhaps

Posted by Captain America 2006-10-02 00:52|| 2006-10-02 00:52|| Front Page Top

#3 Soon, overweight, asthmatic, tattooed, former-cannabis-smoking men may be eligible for ADF service

Hey, I really resent that! I mean, I'm not tattoed.

Posted by anonymous5089 2006-10-02 07:46|| 2006-10-02 07:46|| Front Page Top

#4 Rest easy, a5089, you aren't Australian, either. And both situations can be rectified. Even the asthma may ease soon if you are serious about giving up cannabis smoking for good, not just because you used up your last stash on Friday. ;-)

Posted by trailing wife 2006-10-02 07:59|| 2006-10-02 07:59|| Front Page Top

#5 Quite right lorrie-woman Alice, both right rear tires have gone flat indeed! Find a couple of off-duty lads and get them changed out and ready for movement in 20 minutes will you? Right SGM, I'm on it!

Posted by Besoeker 2006-10-02 08:11|| 2006-10-02 08:11|| Front Page Top

#6
Suitability for ADF roles should be entirely competency-based, the ruling Liberal Partys Mitch Fifield said. Merit should be the only criteria.

One of the criteria for combat troops is if they can carry the fricing machine gun during the whole night and on steep terrain. If the sun rises before you are in position you are dead abd a lot of other peolle too. Another criteria is how fast can you run with the fricking machine gun in oder to put it into that enfilading position. If you are too slow, then you and a lot of other people will be dead.

Women should be allowed to serve in combat so long as this guy goes loan with them and shares their fate.

War is a too serious thing for politicians.

Posted by JFM">JFM 2006-10-02 09:59|| 2006-10-02 09:59|| Front Page Top

#7 The problem today is the old suits have dragged the issue out for too long by not establishing high standards of physical fitness for the job. I think deep down they're scared that if they do return to a draft a lot of males won't qualify.

For those who qualify, they can do the job. It's already been done.

Posted by Gling Whamp5942 2006-10-02 16:17|| 2006-10-02 16:17|| Front Page Top

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