Navy SEALs set to open to women, top admiral says

[Armstrong]

I can probably kick anyone here's a** though

Is that so ?

You're talking to the Street Fighter and Tekken champion of his school days !

Now the next question is whether playing Street Fighter or Tekken gives me the requisite skills to come out of this fight in one piece ?

 

[Zibago]

women like her sure can

Boy she looks like a clean shaved Dwayne Johnson

@fakhre mirpur my friend, the lady on the picture you posted is now giving me nightmares!!! I hope I will not meet her on a dark alley for I swear I'll run like a bat out of hell!!!!

These ladies though are... welll you be the judge!!!![/QUOTE]
But she is the female(atleast on papers lol) equivalent of dwayne johnson

 

[bloo]

Green Berets Talk About Women In Special Operations video.

Green Berets Talk About Women In SOF | Special Operations

Interesting talk.

 

[jhungary]

You are aware that RASP (the formal selection process) is considered easier than Ranger School right? Ranger school is the main selection program, the one that weeds out the poorly qualified candidates. RASP just makes sure you're ready for your first deployment and don't get killed as soon as you hit the ground. If they can pass Ranger School they can pass RASP and make Ranger.

it's the laws and regulations, not their physical abilities that are the deciding factor here.

And remember, BUD/s is considered to be hell too, and it's before SEAL training even starts. If selection percentages are anything to go by, BUD/s is more difficult that SEAL training, considering its massive washout rate:

http://archive.navytimes.com/news/2007/04/navy_sealrecruiting_training_070408w/

These pre-selection programs are designed to screen unworthy candidates while the selection programs further refine them, but not to radically.



Talk to her about it on Friday. I doubt Norway is hamstringing itself for the sake of political correctness. They don't have the resources or manpower to waste time with personnel that can't hack the requirements of their most elite units.



Here's an interesting counterpoint. Are Men going through the same program either? Or have standards been lowered for them too?

Why Are Standards Plummeting in the Ranger Assessment and Selection Program? | SOFREP

Just a thought.

In any event I'm not SOF, I don't know if I would have made the qualifications, but sub crews are put through a hell that few others are. I could be wrong, but I know women have passed SOF course. They've got just as much balls as we do.

Actually, no RSAP is considered harder than Ranger School. Passing Ranger School does not always mean you can pass the selection.

To start RASP is a continue assessment, so it's not just you need to get to that point once, but you need to get to that point over and over again if you want to stay in with the Rangers

Another thing is Ranger School is cross discipline school, so you can join and get Ranger tab if you are a Marine, Sailor or Airforce, most TACP are also ranger qualified. But due to the cross discipline, Ranger School is more about skill learning while RASP is more about Selection.

While it's hard to say which one is harder (as both are on different level) but in my opinion, RASP (ROP in my day) is more demanding

 

[Fenrir]

Actually, no RSAP is considered harder than Ranger School. Passing Ranger School does not always mean you can pass the selection.

To start RASP is a continue assessment, so it's not just you need to get to that point once, but you need to get to that point over and over again if you want to stay in with the Rangers

Another thing is Ranger School is cross discipline school, so you can join and get Ranger tab if you are a Marine, Sailor or Airforce, most TACP are also ranger qualified. But due to the cross discipline, Ranger School is more about skill learning while RASP is more about Selection.

Thanks, but I wasn't asking the question or engaging in the argument. I understand it was a confusing week, but:

Whatever | Page 4048

It wasn't me engaging in that conversation.

Now the next question is whether playing Street Fighter or Tekken gives me the requisite skills to come out of this fight in one piece ?

Nope, you're toast!

 

[jhungary]

My friend @Abingdonboy , if you noticed she is packing the SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon) and the others just carry the standard weapon load. That weapon is significantly heavier than the old M653 or M16A2 which the soldier on the right seems to be packing. Included on her pack are the basics and the ammunition load. It is heavy as hell and those packs will feel heavier after awhile. As i pointed out before, we cannot deny the fact that there is a significant difference between the male and female bodies. Standards were set for them not by some ya-hoo just to have kicks rather by careful study and testing before implementing these standards. Now if they pass these requirements, by all means give them the Tab! God knows they earned 'em! But if not, and still they get the tab, well that is a different story altogether. I am quite sure there will be animosity from the men in the Regiment since as we all know, the armed services is a male dominated profession not just in the US but all countries i think.

@Technogaianist maam, care to share share some old war stories?

That's Mk46 Mod 0 not SAW. It is based on the SPW which based on the M249

Mk46 have slightly heavier weight (4.6 kg unloaded IIRC) than a Standard Issue M4 (about 3 Kg) and usually SAW gunner have lower load (about 75lbs) than Standard Ranger Loading (Which is about 80-115 lbs) because of the spare barrel and boxed mag, they are a bit waste of space and you can't get much of other thing on you.

I could be wrong tho, I went to Ranger School 10+ years ago

 

[James David]

@jhungary sir do you agree!??! I dont!!!! lol!!!

 

[jhungary]

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@jhungary sir do you agree!??! I dont!!!! lol!!!

Agree what?