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In reply to the discussion: Do women need to prove themselves equal to man on the battlefield? [View all]MicaelS
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What you're really saying is men are basically a bunch of savages that have to be held in check by the civilizing influence of women. And that women are, or should be, Pacifists.
Women can be just as tough and violent as men. The Women of the USSR who defended their Motherland during WW2 proved this. We can discuss the political and other deficiencies of the USSR under Stalin, but they were the only major combatant in WW2 where women served in front line combat units. A point where we, the supposed liberal and enlightened US, have not yet reached 75 year later.
The most successful FEMALE sniper in history was Lyudmila Pavlichenko She is credited with 309 kills. The best U.S. sniper in history, Chris Kyle, claimed an unconfirmed 225 kills.
Now, as a man, there is no way I would last for 5 seconds as a sniper in combat, I just don't have the skill set. So this woman is definitely tougher than me. And she volunteered, she was not drafted.
http://englishrussia.com/2012/03/08/outstanding-soviet-female-snipers-of-wwii/
Lest you think she was an oddity, I invite you to peruse the link above. Or just google "Russian women snipers", it brings up 167,000 links.
One of my doctors is of Russian descent and has a display honoring The Night Witches in his office.
And to your first question, the answer is yes, they do, if they want to be in front line combat. Which some women do. If I were in combat, I 'd rather have women fighting at my side who wanted to be there, not pacifist men who did not.
Women who want to serve this way, deserved the highest respect, not scorn and denigration.