Here it is: The bigger problem is that as we see more and more women at very high ranks (three- and four-star generals and admirals), we see our military becoming more and more feminized.
OK, I’m going to say it, consequences be damned, but the relief of that female NATO admiral compels me to say what I am about to say. The problem with women in the military is not just that most of them are not physically able to perform in physically demanding MOSs.
Here it is:The bigger problem is that as we see more and more women at very high ranks (three- and four-star generals and admirals), we see our military becoming more and more feminized.
While modern feminists will deny it, the simple fact is that the brains of men and women are wired differently. Men tend to think more aggressively, with less regard for emotion and a tendency to make decisions quickly and without needing to get buy-in from everyone affected by the decision. Women, OTOH, tend to be less aggressive, rely more on emotion and giving weight to the emotions of others, and they seek cooperative solutions in a group which everyone can agree on.
In a purely cultural sense, men are not better than women, and women are not better than men. In fact, for a civilization to succeed, the mental tendencies of both men and women are entirely necessary, as they balance each other out in a positive way. It’s how God made us—we complement each other.
But warfighting is different. Successful warfighting leadership (i) involves quick and effective decision making, (ii) requires ruthless aggression, (iii) demands a wartime disregard for emotions that are incompatible with killing the enemy, and (iv) leaves no room for “consensus building” when the enemy is hurling himself at your perimeter.
Bottom line: the mental framework of women is incompatible with warfighting. Yes, we have had women across the force for decades now, but formerly only in support roles. Like men, most have served bravely. However, it is only fairly recently that we have installed women at the top of warfighting formations like infantry divisions, combat naval ships and groups, and national-level combatant commands. As a result, the female approach to problem solving has permeated our once ruthlessly effective warfighting units.
OUR MILITARY HAS BECOME FEMINIZED. As a result, our warfighting effectiveness has become dramatically degraded.
Don’t believe me? Consider ANY organization that was once male-only that later installed women at the top, and tell me that organization’s culture did not change dramatically. Go ahead. Tell me. You cannot. (It’s actually worse in the military, as military leaders are taught to adopt the commands of their superiors, and adopting feminization is death to warfighting.)
I have served with MANY brave and effective female soldiers. But they were not commanding combat units.
I am retired from active duty, so I can say all this. I thought it the whole time I served on active duty (and I served in gender-integrated units my entire career), but could never say what I thought out loud unless I wanted to end my career then and there. (And for those of you who will try to criticize me for that, realize I walked away of my own accord as an O-6 after two below-the-zone promotions and a still promising future—I had enough.)
The shame is, any competent male officer on active duty today knows that what I say is true, but they have to keep their mouths shut and superficially embrace the idea of senior female officers deciding how they live or die in a feminized military.
We need to somehow reverse course and get back to the military of Patton, Puller, Halsey, Lemay and Schwarzkopf, and not the military of Vice Admiral Shoshana Chatfield.
cuz she's nothing but izzies bix
