On 1/10/14 2:14 PM, Kurt Ullman wrote:

I had a friend that was a combat medic for the Marines. He was Navy, as
our all of their medics (at least as the time). He noted that the
Marines were the best in the world at blowing things up and killing
people but for things that required more finesse (such as keeping their
asses alive) they depended on the Navy.


I suppose you've seen the news about women failing the pullup test
for fitness. Here's an article in the Christian Science Monitor if not.
http://tinyurl.com/n8lwa6g
This paragraph makes no sense to me.

Quote:
Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Amos “has decided that Training and
Education Command will continue to gather data and ensure that female
Marines are provided with the best opportunity to succeed,” spokeswoman
Captain Maureen Krebs said in a statement. “The commandant has no intent
to introduce a standard that would negatively affect the current status
of female Marines or their ability to continue serving in the Marine Corps.”
End quote.

The military should be about fighting and winning wars. Nothing else.