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Re: The 21st Century ADF

Post by Daddybang » 17 Aug 2017, 9:49 am

sungazer wrote:The other side of the coin is that just recently in Syria where there were two forces 1 of men and 1 of women the womens army was the more successful and feared by ISIS.


Yep but I reckon the women in the peshmerga weren't given any less training than the blokes before going into combat :thumbsup:
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Re: The 21st Century ADF

Post by Daddybang » 17 Aug 2017, 10:04 am

Actually the peshmerga forces were quite well trained by coalition special forces :thumbsup:
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Re: The 21st Century ADF

Post by Gwion » 17 Aug 2017, 10:33 am

I don't care if you're a man, a woman, gay, straight or tranny. If you can prove yourself capable of a role then you should be in that role. However, "dumbing down" selection criteria in any role, but especially in mission critical roles, just endangers yourself, your colleagues and ultimately, the mission. This is true in business, emergency services and the armed forces.

Some roles are fairly utilitarian, and that's fine for a pretty generalist selection, but others just have specific requirements for mission success and if you can't meet them you either need more preparation before applying or reevaluate your grasp on reality!
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Re: The 21st Century ADF

Post by Daddybang » 17 Aug 2017, 10:41 am

Gwion wrote:I don't care if you're a man, a woman, gay, straight or tranny. If you can prove yourself capable of a role then you should be in that role. However, "dumbing down" selection criteria in any role, but especially in mission critical roles, just endangers yourself, your colleagues and ultimately, the mission. This is true in business, emergency services and the armed forces.

Some roles are fairly utilitarian, and that's fine for a pretty generalist selection, but others just have specific requirements for mission success and if you can't meet them you either need more preparation before applying or reevaluate your grasp on reality!


Yep well said :thumbsup:
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Re: The 21st Century ADF

Post by BRNO_Bigot » 17 Aug 2017, 3:09 pm

sungazer wrote:The other side of the coin is that just recently in Syria where there were two forces 1 of men and 1 of women the womens army was the more successful and feared by ISIS.



This may explain why - the feared part anyway:

When you're wounded and left on Afghanistan's plains,
and the women come out to cut up what remains,
jest roll to your rifle and blow out your brains
and go to your gawd like a soldier.

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It's only when you look at an ant through a magnifying glass on a sunny
day that you realise how often they burst into flames.
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Re: The 21st Century ADF

Post by Gwion » 17 Aug 2017, 3:55 pm

They are feared by ISIS because of the shame associated with dying at the hands of a woman; particularly one of that faith.
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