
Jordan O'Neil, played by Demi Moore, cuts her hair to fit in with the guys in the 1997 movie G.I. Jane.
C.O. Salem: (after Jordan demands that he remove the dual standard)
One standard.
LT Jordan O'Neil: Just treat me the same. No better, no worse.
C.O. Salem: You're gonna get everything you want, O'Neil. I just wonder if you want what you're gonna get.
LT Jordan O'Neil: Hoo-yah, sir.
I remember when the movie G.I. Jane came out with Demi Moore playing the lead. I have to admit that her one-armed pushups with her feet braced on the corners of the room were pretty impressive. There was a lot of grumbling in the theater. The males in the theater just weren't sure if they liked the thought of a woman SEAL.
Jump ahead sixteen years.
The Associated Press wrote the following on June 18, 2013:
"WASHINGTON (AP) — Military leaders are ready to begin tearing down
the remaining walls that have prevented women from holding thousands of
combat and special operations jobs near the front lines.
Under details of the plans obtained by The Associated Press, women
could start training as Army Rangers by mid-2015 and as Navy SEALs a
year later.
The military services have mapped out a schedule that also will
include reviewing and possibly changing the physical and mental
standards that men and women will have to meet in order to quality for
certain infantry, armor, commando and other front-line positions across
the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines. Under the plans to be introduced
Tuesday, there would be one common standard for men and women for each
job.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel reviewed the plans and has ordered the services to move ahead.
The move follows revelations of a startling number of sexual assaults
in the armed forces. Earlier this year, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman
Gen. Martin Dempsey said the sexual assaults might be linked to the
longstanding ban on women serving in combat because the disparity
between the roles of men and women creates separate classes of personnel
— male "warriors" versus the rest of the force.
While the sexual assault problem is more complicated than that, he
said, the disparity has created a psychology that lends itself to
disrespect for women."
For the full article, read "Military plans would put women in most combat jobs".
Wikipedia's definition of a Navy SEAL:
"The United States Navy's Sea, Air, Land Teams, commonly known as the Navy SEALs, are the U.S. Navy's principal special operations force and a part of the Naval Special Warfare Command and United States Special Operations Command.
"SEAL" is always capitalized in reference to members of the Naval
Special Warfare community. The acronym is derived from their capacity to
operate at sea, in the air, and on land. SEALs are male members of the
United States Navy."
That might need some rewriting.
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