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>What about women? I wonder the same, and more specifically, about women who have been in war.

• MrBuddyCasino 12y ago
  Oh yes, there is not enough about it. Maybe women have note been part of the military for long enough, or maybe its because they censor themselves more than men, and would never admit to enjoy fighting. I only remember that in Vietnam, the strong advice was given to kill the female enemies first, for they would fight much more furiously and with less fear than the men. Also, there was a study (sorry, I'll try to find the source) that male bonding behaviour is disturbed when there are women present, due to the implicit rivalry. I suspect thats a reason why women weren't allowed to join the military for a long time. Also I guess the heightened libido in war might lead to problems there. I'd be very interested in how these things worked for the mixed sex armies in the Israeli wars, any links highly appreciated.
  • cryptoz 12y ago
    > Oh yes, there is not enough about it. Maybe women have note been part of the military for long enough I can't speak for most of the world, but I believe the USA only started allowing women into direct combat roles in 2013. So there's certainly not enough data here [for the USA]. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_the_military#Policy_changes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_the_military#Policy_ch...