Do I sense a fear that, sometime soon, some women will? Would that mean the end of the Marine Corps as we/you know it?
Don't think it meant diddley-squat to Naval Aviation…even though many thought it would. "Oh, the humanity!"
CAVEAT: I pretty much think I truly DO understand the differences between combat aviation and Infantry. Only have first-hand experience in the former…but I think I get it. Over to you folks in the latter to work the "standards" thing. Someone's going to pass…plan for it.
Apples and oranges. Naval aviation usually involves a return to a boat or airfield with separate tents, latrine facilities, a modicum of privacy, etc. We are also officer heavy, with more of a support network on both sides of the gender equation.
My understanding, if what you can call the snippets I've gleaned from my college friend/best mans USMC infantry officer experience, is that grunt life offers none of the above. Dirty, nasty, mean...all the worst things for as long as it takes to get the job done. If a female can hack it, does it still make it worth it for all the other problems that will come up? His opinion, and one I'm putting more faith than most in, is absolutely not.
