David Thomas
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Joined: 08 Jun 2006
Posts: 398
Location: Hanham, Bristol, England
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 Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 6:27 pm Post subject: Femails at War |
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Hi Ernie, Thanks for introducing a topic, things had gone very quiet. We all came from a time when women were nowhere near the front line, so although many of us served with women, there was never any chance of them facing enemy hostilities. It’s probably interesting to note that both the I Corps and R Signals were Corps in which women did jobs in parallel with men, and as far as I know did them very well, and there was seldom any doubt that they performed as equally well as the guys. Things have moved on, there are equal opportunities for all, and it is unfair to deny female soldiers the same risks and excitement of their male colleagues. It’s very sad that a female soldier was killed, just as it’s very sad that any soldier is killed in the line of duty. I expect most of us have suffered the death of a close friend, and the longer the conflict lasts the more likely it was that a female soldier would be killed, statically it was inevitable. Personally I’m a dinosaur and hate to think that woman are being put into danger, it goes against every principle I was brought up with. Now times are different, and we have no option but accept that in taking the money women also want to accept the risks and responsibilities.
All the best, Dave T.
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