Why won't the young men/women join and fight?
831768
Well, Look at the recruitment #'s early in the conflicts. When patriotism was High. Many signed up. which was great. I was already in the Us Navy. 5th Generation Sailor. I believe the Media has Hyped up the Negatives of War so much and bashed the policy and the reasons. Spun and twisted the minor issues into Major issues. In this chaos, what has in sued is the fighting age American has lost the will to defend the country. \n\nBlaming Politics, Blaming everyone but their self. Typical American "Patriotism" (Why fight for something I do not Believe in). \n\nEven in WW2, the Masses that signed up to fight Happened quickly and rapidly after Pearl Harbor. And at that time our Army was small before the recruitment. You do know that at the Battle of Iwo Jima...One of 2 shown at theaters across America cause a 70% decrease in recruitment after it aired. \n\nWar is Heroic and Glorious in Theory. The Banter of Napoleon riding into the Berlin 1809, Caesar returning to Rome in Triumph, etc. etc. All of this had one thing in Common War was mysterious and the MEN that fought it were Heros.\n\nIn today's digital age. With Media coverage and such. War is a Hard pill to swallow. Knowing you might die, by watching it on the news. \n\nThanks
9536
Current UK Government policy is that women may not have roles that involve direct combat, they may join the regiments but only in a supporting role.\n\nThe guard at the palace is not just ceremonial, the weapons and ammunition are real and the soldiers are issued rules of engagement about when they can open fire.\n\nSo, the answer is no, they can't join the guard.\n\nPersonally, I'm not in favour of women fighting in the armed forces.  However, if they can do the training and be as effective as the men, then I can see no legitimate reason to stand in their way.
24413
I've always believed in the pervasive influence of our Primal Instincts - the family or group behaviors our genders developed as primitive, or "cave dwelling" sentient beings.  So there are certain primitive behavioral traits that we humans cannot escape completely, like young teens wanting to rebel and escape the influence of their parents so they can establish their own place in this world, or men's instinct for confrontation and battle as a way to protect his family and provide meat for their survival.  Women have more natural instincts for nurturing, rather than confrontation, since they've spent more time with their offspring, and for working out problems within the village through group discussion.  This means men have always had somewhat of a hidden fear or envy of women being closer to, and therefore more of an influence on, their children, because the men were usually away somewhere hunting or fighting, etc.  In other words, we are going to have to try the more conciliatory open-minded approach of a mother in leading this planet's single Super Power someday soon. For obviously our current throw-our-weight-around, lead-with-our-military-might, approach is not working too well anymore, as evidenced by the sorry record of our current idiotic Commander-in-Chief.  Mrs. Clinton may or may not be the best choice for such a role, but we'd better get used to seriously considering women on the Presidential ballot, and actually taking a chance with same, before we find the USA has no more friends left in this world!
700642
it depends on what military. not all countries allow women to join.
87994
Don't know why but women are arguing to get into higher positions in the military.  Up until 10 years ago, women only did the stuff like nursing ... then those dorky hippies who take off their bra's decided to encourage their daughters to wanna fight.  \n\nStill the argument is men don't want women in military because they feel women are too weak ... men don't wanna worry about seeing a woman bleeding <they can barly see us cry let alone see us all blown up>.  Men can't stand to see us raped ... and men can't stand to cry in front of us <which does happen in war>\n\nI guess moderen day stuff like video games <Tomb Raider> and action movies <GI Jane> make it glamerious for woman to try and be the "tough guy", but reality is we're wimmps ... Sure I take my kick boxing classes ... and I always win while wrestling ... but if in anger you flick me in the nose, I'll be in a corner crying my eyes out ... so sad but true.\n\nHowever, if a draft did occur and it did includ women, and I was drafted ... I would go ... I'm not a yellow-tail coward hippie!!!  The enemy would just have to deal with me crying while I shot at them.
915613
Most people are weak and do not have the stomach for a real fight.  If they had lived in the 40's we would all be speaking either Japanese or German right now.  I'll tell ya one thing.  If I ever hear of some liberal puke spitting at service people at airports like when I came home from Nam, I will go there and introduce them to my baseball bat.
107558
That statement is not completely true. Women do participate in combat in this age. The threat is a 360 degree threat, there are no longer front lines. Women have been in numerous fire-fights, and have been attacked in convoys\n\nWomen are not allowed to be stationed in combat units Battalion and lower. That means infantry, tankers, field artillery, and combat engineers. People have various arguements for this, such as women be physically weaker, having a menstrual cycle, wanting to prevent rape if captured, and a distraction to the males in the unit.\n \nWho know if it will ever happen, but if it does I can tell you from experience it would completely change our military, and I'm not sure if it will be for better or worse.
832602
women have been in combat for awhile, just havent been recongnized....
844581
You are proving my point. You may well know how to fight, but you have no philosophy. You do not know when & when not to fight. You obviously lack humility.
606077
Actually, there have been a number of scientific studies (usually based on sailors stranded on deserted islands for long periods of time) that show that men by themselves usually do not really compete with each other if the society is only men with no prospect for women or outside interference of any kind, but instead are usually very cooperative. It is only when women are added into the mix that things start to get messed up. A perfect example is with the mutineers on the HMS Bounty. There were a bunch of guys who were getting along fine, then one of the mutineer's had his woman die on him and he decided someone had to give him another one. Within a few days all but one of them was dead.\n\nThis isn't meant to be chauvinistic, this is just what I have read several times in different sources over the years.
955716
If you were in the military, especially with a combat MOS, you would know that many are just average kids from mostly middle class and below.  Many in the past joined for the benefits and to simply have a job...I'm not saying there aren't college educated kids in combat positions, but I am saying 1/3 aren't there because they have a inner drive to serve their motherland...maybe 1/3 for  macho bragging rights of an 18 yr old, and the other 1/3 really believe they are serving their country...the reality is that any reason that gets you there makes you one...the differences disappear...they become just soldiers living together and protecting each other...the main theme is getting through it for most.\n\nBut you can't deny that civilians and this case civilians that never served have crafted this exercise in Iraq...Developing military defence is smart, War is stupid.  The USA should never be in an avoidable, causual war
688023
I know exactly how that feels. I have 3 girls aged 11, 10 and 6 and a 13 year old son that fight all the time. I also would love for them to find a common ground and share better experiences with one another, although at times it seems impossible. We have a family night where we order pizza and rent movies. Try making a family night on the weekends and let the kids pick the movies and watch them together as a family. Good luck
130803
people just dont have time for each other. they want to fulfill other committments first. when they do talk, there are barriers in communciation and that starts fights. it's the rushed lifestyle thats causing problems.
987863
lower testosterone. this chemical affects muscle build and aggresiveness. Thus they're usually physically weaker. Earlier societies were much more dependent on physical assertiveness and society today has grown out of this. Things are changing and becoming less dependent on who can beat up who. Afterall Anyone can pull a trigger. \n\nWomen do hold men by the balls though and have learned how to get thiers in this world. I would not call them helpless. After all many women sit at home all day while you work and if someone invades the home you'll have to fight them too.
935706
A volunteer army is the only kind that truly works. When young men and women are forced to fight for something that they may or may not believe in, their own abilities falter. But when you are do believe in what you are doing, well...if the most dangerous thing is a fool with a cause than the most powerful group is an army of patriots (I think).
24822
Well as a female who's a BIG fan of fight club and other movies that involve men fighting, I would have to say that some girls do. perhaps its that primal instinct the strongest man wins. It's a demonstration or strength and power so that might imply to some other impllications of his physical capabilities. I'm not entirely sure if that why I like fighting but the human mind is an intricate thing that is hard to decypher all the time.
677867
Of course, no. The only reason women are alowd to participate is to appease feminists and because of technology. With technology, women are able to fight grown men from a distance. However, in close combat the woman is greatly disadvantaged.\n\nAlso, women have greater dangers than men. Men are killed and/or tortured. However, women tend to be preserved for sexual pleasure and torment.\n\nIn addition, women's emotions are too unstable. In war, one has to be all but a robot. One has to be stone-like. Women have too much compasion and pity, (which is an advantage for certain problems, but not for war). Pare these with a woman in her cycle and their could be confusion and chaos.\n\nPlus, women distract men. One weakness of even the toughest men, (in fact, more common in the more masculine men) is a tender eye for women. Men can see another man shot and keep moving. However, a women being shot will easilly distract a man. In war, men cannot have distractions. War is about survival, not politics and feminism. We need our men to do the job without hinderense or distraction.\n\nA woman's availability is to uncertain. With time, many men and women want to start a family. However, by God ordained nature, the woman's body is deticated to child bearing durring pregnancy and post pregnancy. The fate of a nation can not rely on an unreliable military.\n\nLastly, a nation that sends all her citizens to the battlefield has no one to defend the home. If both men and women are battling, who is protecting the children and homeland? Throughout history, men fought in the field, and women "held the fort down". Such a stradegy is safest, wisest, and most logical.