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As far as I am concerned, the Air Force has given me the freedom to be part of an operational team. We have deployed to the ME many times, including IRAQ and the Stan. The females in my unit either stand their ground and hold the standards or they are put where they are more usefull (there are plenty of desk jobs in AF SF). We have sent females outside the wire on more than one occasion (there were a few that were heavy gunners) that have held their own and pulled their weight (literally). I believe that a lot of what goes on in the military (from observing that in Iraq) is misogyny. I know that there are women out there that can keep up. Seems to me like there are men out there that can't handle that.
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