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2024-03-14 -Great Cultural Revolution

Few women are trying for elite special operations roles, new data shows

[Mil Times] In the eight years since the Pentagon opened previously closed special operations jobs to women, just four have entered the training pipeline to become a Navy SEAL.

Only 17 women have attempted Marine Raider training in that same timeline. None of those applicants went on to secure a position on a SEAL or Raider team.

That’s according to new data compiled by the military services at the request of the Pentagon-appointed Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services.

The information provides a rare snapshot into military efforts to breach what is effectively the last frontier of gender integration: the elite and physically demanding units that operate in secrecy and conduct the most complex and high-stakes missions.

Posted by Besoeker 2024-03-14 15:13|| || Front Page|| [11144 views ] Top

#1 So...which bathroom will they use?

Posted by Skidmark 2024-03-14 16:27|| 2024-03-14 16:27|| Front Page Top

#2 ....I believe cat holes are classified as uni-gender and pan-species

Posted by Procopius2k 2024-03-14 16:40|| 2024-03-14 16:40|| Front Page Top

#3 elite and physically demanding units

Like the man said, the race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, but that's a good way to bet.

Posted by SteveS 2024-03-14 18:00|| 2024-03-14 18:00|| Front Page Top

#4 But But But GI Jane! Charlie's Angels! Rogue One!

Maybe its the part about being quiet and keeping secret.

*looks to dodge a thrown ash tray*

Posted by swksvolFF 2024-03-14 18:18|| 2024-03-14 18:18|| Front Page Top

#5 Depending on the model, some Dodge ashtrays are worth serious coin...

Posted by M. Murcek 2024-03-14 18:58|| 2024-03-14 18:58|| Front Page Top

#6 Calling that DC outlet a cigarette lighter is a fun way to see how somebody responds.

Posted by swksvolFF 2024-03-14 19:57|| 2024-03-14 19:57|| Front Page Top

#7 *shrug* Most men don’t make the cut, and of those who could, many do not want to work quite that hard. Fewer women are capable of reaching that level, and of them, even fewer are willing to do the work or are able to get through it without serious injury. The only ones surprised by this outcome are the generals who really, really wanted a 50% female Special Forces.

Posted by trailing wife 2024-03-14 20:40|| 2024-03-14 20:40|| Front Page Top

#8 I have no problems with female SEALs, IF they don't make it easier for them. SEAL training is designed to pick the best of the best. It is designed to push people to their physical and mental limits. According to the internet, only 20-25% make it through SEAL training.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2024-03-14 21:09|| 2024-03-14 21:09|| Front Page Top

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