Women Should not be Considered for Front Line Combat Roles, and Additionally Excluded From the Draft

I apologize for the lack for sources, expect a lengthy list at the end of this argument. First I call out this questionable statement, quote "They seem to be referring to something they said previously about hygiene, to which I would reply: the military could just provide basic things both genders need. For the most part, women don't need specialized women's hygiene products to still be hygienically clean". I find I failed to clarify, but in my first argument I did. Would you not consider tampons, among other products to be not gender specific? You seem to have this misconception about front line combat. Sure, perhaps the military can supply these amenities, but in the heat of combat how do you get these to them in a combat zone? Men can easily go weeks (forever actually) without these extra necessities for a woman, however she cannot. These supplies add a whole new cost and logistic issue that can easily be avoided. Our troops do not have just unfettered access to these things. Personally from my cousin, who served on a small base in the kandahar province, even the basic things such as shampoo and soap could take weeks to make it in. Menstruation Is also a hormonal imbalance, and can effect a woman's capacity to fight. Again, a liability. I will not go over the physical differences that renders the male on average superior. And as to your comment regarding training standards, quote "Regardless, if we were to assume that the original standards were different for men and women, I would argue we should have the standards be the same for men and women and have them high, because we need good quality soldiers. Once more, I ask, why if a woman were to meet high standards that are the same that a man has to meet, why they should not be allowed to serve?" I think you failed to catch my drift. The standards were already lower in order to get women to pass. Even at these lower standards women were failing to pass, so they were lowered again. And I did not ignore Leigh Ann Hester, she fit into my argument about the few who can compete with male counterparts. While she is a hero, these few do not justify a complete degradation of our standards in order to generate them. So when you ask me why, if women meet these standards, should they not be allowed to serve, my answer is they cannot, and that is the reason the standards have been lowered altogether. You wanted evidence, so I give it to you. As of June 22 2016, the female drop out rate in combat tests was an astronomical 85 percent to the male 2.5 percent. https://www.google.com... This also comes directly after April 19 2015, where no females managed to pass the infantry officer corps. http://m.washingtontimes.com... I saved myself the luxury of summarizing these, I think if you browsed through them you would see the drastic difference in training standards. corps-fitness-requirements/usmc-pft-charts fitness-requirements/marine-corps-basic-training Mind you these current standards generate around a 85 percent fail rate in women. Only a 2.5 percent in men. The differences are even more drastic in the Army. fitness-requirements/army-basic-training-pft My opponent also failed completely to address the notion that combat is not just about serving ones country, but about those around you. As a physically unsuited specimen to combat, women pose a liability. And in combat liabilities turn into casualties. My entire family has dedicated themselves to the service of this country, and I plan to do so as well via a military academy. But they all share the same view. My dad, brother, and cousin have all served as infantry in the recent wars, such as the gulf and Afghanistan, and both support this. During drills to simulate fireman's carry, or a drag of a wounded combatant, all women they have been around have found it substantially harder to do so, and it makes them uneasy. They honestly don't trust the ability of a woman to do so. Its not to say they do not respect them for their commitment, its to say they see the rules of biology. I guarantee you the majority of combat veterans share the same opinion. Even my mother and aunt agree, both coming from military backgrounds.