Come on "guys", I think they earned it...

Tactical Advantage · Post by **Tactical Advantage** » 2005-06-05 06:35

What im refering here to is that in 99% of military games, they forget one thing that I feel is disrespectful in a way, there is almost never a female in the game unless you consider a hostage or something, ever since WW2, women have been actively serving in the Armed Forces, wether it be on the Red Army as snipers, or with the US helping the wounded, but now a days they are on the frontlines just like men, being shot at, and shooting back. And I think PR is just the mod to do it also, it's realistic, and we should give them a place in PR, maybe like a secondary assault character, or medic or something. Just somthing that I think PR should really think about. Remember, us guys aint the only ones the play Battlefield, and enjoy tactics.

dru187 · Post by **dru187** » 2005-06-05 06:44

they had a lot of gurl skins in joint operations

Tactical Advantage · Post by **Tactical Advantage** » 2005-06-05 07:03

Never played J.O. so i wouldnt know, the only game Ive seen with women as playable characters are SOCOM 2, Call Of Duty, and Ghost Recon.

Beckwith · Post by **Beckwith** » 2005-06-05 07:10

the ghost recon one was so bogus they said she was in like SAS or GSG9 or some insane unit thats never ever had a woman

keef_haggerd · Post by **keef_haggerd** » 2005-06-05 08:14

are there any females on this message board just out of curiousity?

Dr.x · Post by **Dr.x** » 2005-06-05 08:16

beckwith is a 18/F/Single

Tactical Advantage · Post by **Tactical Advantage** » 2005-06-05 14:06

If thats true, i never would have guessed it, no offense...

m0ldym1lk · Post by **m0ldym1lk** » 2005-06-05 15:48

solodude23 wrote:Most combat jobs are closed to women up to this date. The closest they can get to the battle is with Patriot missile batteries and Air defence artillery. From armor crewmember to an infantry unit, they are all closed to women.

Beat me to it

Figisaacnewton · Post by **Figisaacnewton** » 2005-06-05 16:47

Don't we have lots of female pilots in the AF? and even Navy?

Beckwith · Post by **Beckwith** » 2005-06-05 17:13

Dr.x wrote:beckwith is a 18/F/Single

hahaha

no wat your sister was sayin last night

Tactical Advantage wrote:If thats true, i never would have guessed it, no offense...

thats a negative

Tactical Advantage · Post by **Tactical Advantage** » 2005-06-05 20:48

Ha, Ha, Ha

keef_haggerd · Post by **keef_haggerd** » 2005-06-05 21:04

Figisaacnewton wrote:Don't we have lots of female pilots in the AF? and even Navy?

yeah, since women are smaller they are more comfortable in the little cockpit.

personally i dont think there needs to be a female game model, no one really asks for them. i mean i havent heard any kind of complaining or anything from any female gamers. infact the only time ive played with a female on any game was on RTCW and ET i played with Nurse Jane... holy cow, one of the best players ive ever seen.

also with the option to have female characters... just too many people misusing them

Eddie Baker · Post by **Eddie Baker** » 2005-06-05 21:10

Dr.x wrote:beckwith is a 18/F/Single

Heh, if that were true, would we have to call her "Chargin' Charlene?"

Figisaacnewton wrote:Don't we have lots of female pilots in the AF? and even Navy?

As of 1994, DoD has authorized women to serve as pilots and aircrew of aircraft in combat. So, we now do have female combat pilots in the services. Special Operations Aviation (AFSOC, 160th SOAR, etc.) is still closed to women, however. Prior to this, there were female helicopter pilots and aircrew on combat support aircraft, including medevac helicopters. One such woman, a US Army Captain, was shot down and captured by Iraqi forces during Operation Desert Storm.

Beckwith wrote:the ghost recon one was so bogus they said she was in like SAS or GSG9 or some insane unit thats never ever had a woman

Well, if they did, I doubt they'd release it. GSG-9 sounds more plausible than SAS, however, as they are now a completely domestic HR/CT operations unit, akin to FBI HRT. Bundeswehr Kommandospezialkraft (KSK) has taken over their foreign HR/CT role. And believe me, there are some big, athletic women in Germany. "Death by snoo-snoo!!!"

And if there were, I don't think they would serve in direct assault roles. Allegedly there are female operators in SFOD-D's in-house intelligence and surveillance unit, aka "the Funny Platoon."

Post by TR » 2005-06-05 21:54

Death by Snoo Snoo!?! I thought I was the only Furutrama fan here! all hail King Bender!

There are definately reports from 1980's and 1990's books on SFOD-D about a handful of women serving on the Intel Group they have. Seems likely to me as let's face it most people are less likely to be suspicious of a couple on the street than a lone man.

As far as women and combat roles, I think were forgetting that what happens in war is often the support roles they serve in can find themselves caught up in the middle of the war. Even some of the basic support elements form their own patrols and convoy escort groups which can and do have women on them...

Examples:

Spc. Janet Sutter provides security during a mission in Baghdad, Iraq. Sutter is assigned to the 233rd Military Police (MP) Company, 519th MP Battalion, 18th MP Brigade. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Marvin L. Daniels.

Sgt. Angelica Lopez, provides vehicle security while her team performs a foot patrol in Tikrit, Iraq. Soldiers of the 401st Military Police Company are conducting routine night patrols in an effort to eradicate subversive elements. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Klaus Baesu.

KIRKUK AIR BASE, Iraq -- Airman 1st Class Polly-Jan Bobseine
keeps a vigilant eye for suspicious activity during a patrol
through a nearby Iraqi village Nov. 10. Airmen assigned to
the 506th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron are
responsible for securing Air Force assets on Kirkuk Air Base.
Airman Bobseine is deployed from the 823rd Security Forces
Squadron at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo
by Staff Sgt. Adrian Cadiz)

Eddie Baker · Post by **Eddie Baker** » 2005-06-05 23:37

[R-DEV wrote:TR]Death by Snoo Snoo!?! I thought I was the only Furutrama fan here! all hail King Bender! [/img]

LOL Nope. "Super King! My liege!" It made me sad when they took it off the air. Ah, well. The DVDs and reruns are doing well. Maybe it can pull a Family Guy.

Dr.x · Post by **Dr.x** » 2005-06-06 05:09

Lol Nice beck !

Post by **JS.Fortnight.A** » 2005-06-17 23:28

http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,1 ... 04,00.html

This kind of bomb took the life of the youngest female soldier to die in Iraq so far - Pfc. Leslie D. Jackson, 18, of Richmond, Va. She was killed in Baghdad on May 20 when her military vehicle was hit.

http://edition.cnn.com/interactive/worl ... ent.7.html

http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn/english/d ... 419792.htm

No one is suggesting that women be kept off the modern-day battlefield. But some question whether an Army that is being reconfigured to respond swiftly and more effectively to conflicts such as the one in Iraq is placing some female soldiers in what amounts to the front lines of fighting.

As in past wars, women are barred from units assigned to direct ground combat. That keeps women out of the infantry, armor, artillery, combat engineers and Special Forces. But it does not keep them out of danger.

Post by **BrokenArrow** » 2005-06-18 00:09

god, iraq is such a damn mess over a thousand casualties since mr president declared 'victory'

trim · Post by **trim** » 2005-06-29 22:23

arow, technacly the war in iraq is over, and we did win. this is an insurgance and ocupation, not a war.