Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Increase, Don't Decrease, Marine Lethality

From the article: 
Changing that to "a band of co-eds" forever softens the ferocity. The notion that we are asexual creatures is risible; intimate scandals have upset the team balance in most co-ed units and across all ranks. Once you introduce sex, affection, favoritism, protectiveness, jealousy, anxiety and all the other co-ed dynamics to an infantry platoon, you degrade the focus of infantry combat: killing.
 
http://warontherocks.com/2016/03/increase-dont-decrease-marine-lethality/

One of the better articles on the subject of men and women in the military.  Bing West is a warrior.  Introducing women into combat units will "degrade the focus of infantry combat: killing".  A scathing attack on Ray Mabus, Navy Secretary.

Read the whole thing.