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Navy officer applies to become the first ever woman to join the elite SEALs
Posted on 7/22/17 at 4:11 pm
Posted on 7/22/17 at 4:11 pm
*A female midshipman is working to become the first woman Navy Seal officer
*Another is training to be in the Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Creman program
*Women just recently in January 2016 were allowed to serve in combat roles
*The women's identities have been protected to ensure their personal safety and security along with 'career viability as future special operator'
*Eight SEAL and seven SWCC classes made entirely out of males have graduated since March 2016
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*Another is training to be in the Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Creman program
*Women just recently in January 2016 were allowed to serve in combat roles
*The women's identities have been protected to ensure their personal safety and security along with 'career viability as future special operator'
*Eight SEAL and seven SWCC classes made entirely out of males have graduated since March 2016
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Posted on 7/22/17 at 4:13 pm to cajunangelle
The chick from aliens was bad arse. I would serve with her!
Posted on 7/22/17 at 4:16 pm to cajunangelle
Can you be peered out in BUDS?
Posted on 7/22/17 at 4:16 pm to cajunangelle
>You are a 225lb SEAL in combat and are downed and the only way for you to get out alive is by the other SEAL with you carrying you out
>The other SEAL with you is a woman
If this kind of circumstance doesn't raise alarms there are serious problems
>The other SEAL with you is a woman
If this kind of circumstance doesn't raise alarms there are serious problems
Posted on 7/22/17 at 4:20 pm to northshorebamaman
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Can you be peered out in BUDS?
Essentially yes
Instructors will ask for class leaders bottom 5 list. They focus on those guys.
She will likely receive less attention rather than be singled out though due to perception
This post was edited on 7/22/17 at 4:23 pm
Posted on 7/22/17 at 4:22 pm to Lsuchs
You can make it all the way through SQT and get a Trident and never serve on a Team. Teams police their own much more stringently than the bar to get into BUD/S.
Posted on 7/22/17 at 4:23 pm to cajunangelle
Good luck. Do not see it ending well for her.
Posted on 7/22/17 at 4:23 pm to Damone
I know. Was referring to during BUDs
Posted on 7/22/17 at 4:25 pm to cajunangelle
That's pretty funny. She won't make it 1 day in BUDS
Posted on 7/22/17 at 4:25 pm to cajunangelle
Never happen. The SEALs and Delta will know the trannies are coming next.
Posted on 7/22/17 at 4:26 pm to cajunangelle
How would this improve the SEALs?
The military - particularly special forces - are about defense of the nation. It IS singularly a means to an end. We don't have a military because it's cool. We don't have it to help educate our children or improve the economy. War is the only reason. Therefore our ONLY concern when it comes to the military is whether or not it improves our abilities. Does having a woman, where men aren't in short supply, do that?
The military - particularly special forces - are about defense of the nation. It IS singularly a means to an end. We don't have a military because it's cool. We don't have it to help educate our children or improve the economy. War is the only reason. Therefore our ONLY concern when it comes to the military is whether or not it improves our abilities. Does having a woman, where men aren't in short supply, do that?
Posted on 7/22/17 at 4:26 pm to DVinBR
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You are a 225lb SEAL in combat and are downed and the only way for you to get out alive is by the other SEAL with you carrying you out
I just hope they treat her like a man during berm buddy carries and bring this up. They always do for smaller guys who struggle
Posted on 7/22/17 at 4:26 pm to DVinBR
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If this kind of circumstance doesn't raise alarms there are serious problems
Only if the physical requirements to join the Seals is lowered for females.
Posted on 7/22/17 at 4:30 pm to cajunangelle
I attended BUD/s class 232 in summer of 2000 (I did not graduate - rang the bell) and I can say with 100% certainty that she WILL NOT graduate BUD/s considering the shite they put you through...however, unless they accommodate her and establish separate standards just for her then she might. Personally being around the instructors and having close friends in the teams I don't see them going along with that though.
ETA: SWCC is way more realistic for a woman to join. I can see a woman easily getting into SWCC
ETA: SWCC is way more realistic for a woman to join. I can see a woman easily getting into SWCC
This post was edited on 7/22/17 at 4:34 pm
Posted on 7/22/17 at 4:33 pm to CajunZ81
Wasn't 232 the one the book was written on?
I can see this happening unofficially. I was around 50 classes after you and it had started getting political.
She will likely have to DOR 3x for them to accept it
If she does fail she could easily give an interview trashing the teams and claiming she was singled out and ridiculed. Only thing is that's the point, they do it to every single person there. Her story would receive special attention nationally from people that know nothing about it though, demanding a culture change in one of the most successful military cultures we have. That's my main fear
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however, unless they accommodate her and establish separate standards just for her then she might
I can see this happening unofficially. I was around 50 classes after you and it had started getting political.
She will likely have to DOR 3x for them to accept it
If she does fail she could easily give an interview trashing the teams and claiming she was singled out and ridiculed. Only thing is that's the point, they do it to every single person there. Her story would receive special attention nationally from people that know nothing about it though, demanding a culture change in one of the most successful military cultures we have. That's my main fear
This post was edited on 7/22/17 at 4:56 pm
Posted on 7/22/17 at 4:35 pm to cajunangelle
The SEALS are a bunch of girly men anyway. Doubt anyone will really notice.
Posted on 7/22/17 at 4:37 pm to Lsuchs
Not sure which book but 234 was featured on Discovery. Danny Dietz from Lone Survivor was in 232 but fricked up his back and was rolled to 233 or 234 (can't remember). LT. Commander Kristensen was the class leader for 232 (LT. JG at the time)
Posted on 7/22/17 at 4:41 pm to DVinBR
quote:Exactly, and we can thank progressive dem politics for this hot mess. Obama as POTUS enacted this but he obviously didn't GAF about military bearing and readiness. Obama's politics think people have rights above military rules, regs, and basic standards. This social experiment will fail and the other poster is correct, trannies are next if this isn't put to an abrupt end.
>You are a 225lb SEAL in combat and are downed and the only way for you to get out alive is by the other SEAL with you carrying you out
>The other SEAL with you is a woman
Look at the comments after the article. Mostly all full of common sense, realizing how ludicrous this is.
Posted on 7/22/17 at 4:43 pm to CajunZ81
Is Christionsen the same one that took the free dive record years ago?
This post was edited on 7/22/17 at 4:47 pm
Posted on 7/22/17 at 4:44 pm to cajunangelle
No Kristensen was also in Lone Survivor. Eric Bana played him. He was one of the ones that died in the chinook.
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