SIR, I FEEL LIKE A
WOMAN…SIR.

By Bob
“Sully” Sullivan, Host of “THE COALITION” on FM NEWS
& TALK – 95.7/AM600 KOGO.

SHOULD
WOMEN BE ON THE FRONT LINES OF BATTLE?

Women have
been fighting for equal rights for many years. Yet, there is still a stigma
about them being allowed to fight alongside men on the front line.

Why? Women
are just as intelligent, strong and as capable as men.

A persons
gender should NOT determine what they can and cannot do.

In a time when men
and women now have PRETTY MUCH equal opportunities, with both men and women
serving in the Armed Forces, why is it that women are still technically barred
from fighting on the front line?

Women and
men work together in other areas without it affecting their judgment, often in
very stressful roles such as police officers and paramedics. There are
guidelines in every job for personal relationships and other aspects of non-work
life affecting work.

Why would it
not work with soldiers?

Soldiers on the front line work very
closely together and form very intense personal relationships with each other,
they are relying on each other in situations of life and death where very strong
emotions crop up all the time, they justifiably all want to protect each other
in order to survive, if they can't work properly under pressure of strong
emotions they aren’t going to survive anyway!

O.K., I’ll
take the bait…

Stereotypically, women are said to
be somewhat more sensitive than men, however, it has been proven that women are
mentally and emotionally stronger than men.

Women do cry
more, and show emotions more, but this is actually what makes them stronger  -
mentally and emotionally.

SO,
SHOULD WOMEN BE ON THE FRONT LINES OF BATTLE?

The fairer
sex’s ability to cope so easily makes them stronger in VERY stressful areas. If
you can cope with emotions and stress, you're able to take on more stress.

Let’s face
it, women can handle more!

Like my mom
said, “Bahb-ee don’t keep your emotions inside, it’s unhealthy there
Bahb.”

It Is
Discriminatory to Bar Women from Combat?

No,
because...

Women are
just as capable as men. Women are strong, intelligent and persevere more than
men anyway…

Women shouldn’t be stopped from
serving their country if they wish to do so.

Although I
will admit that there are some differences between the sexes, for example men
are physically stronger than most women, strength isn't always a factor.

The only
strength that matters is strength of mind and heart. Women can be just as fit as
the men. Gender shouldn't have to be an issue.

I have heard
arguments that perhaps women have an effect on the men that could cause them to
risk their own lives to save a woman's.   And for the record…chivalry is not
dead yet.

In my view, there isn't really much
that a man can do that a woman can't.

If she has chosen to join the Armed
Forces she knows what she is facing. Giddy up!