Female Lioness Program Trains Marines  

Gloria,
Warfare has changed, there is no actual “front line” to keep female soldiers behind. The U.S. law generally prohibits women from serving in “Frontline Combat units”, Today, however, all units operating in theater can expect to be engaged in combat in a counter-insurgency. Of the 4000+ U.S. casualties 781 are female soldiers (300+ killed in action). The article above shows that there are military duties that can BEST be performed by women, so my humble opinion is that they already DO perform in combat situations, and have proven themselves effective, sometimes more so than their male counterparts.

I belive this program is a good idea , and it gives women who want to do more the chance. im a future female marine and i want to defend my country but sit in an office all day
oorah

I for one am a female marine and id just like to say that the lioness program is a great program not just because it gives u a great sense of accomplishment but also because its such a selfless program that allows women in the military to show how powerful a women can be and lso show the world its not all roses and cupcakes.. the military life is what u make of it.. and its not so much that we are not wanted in the frontlines there’s a reason for it.. the men do that because of the ego and its just a mans job to protect and also they’re physically made for that also because of what could be done to a female if they’re taken as a POW (prisoner of war) the abuse is endless and america along w. Other countries will look down on what we do and our armed forces.. each branch of the military has there mission marines just clean up the mess w. A lil style.. females want equality so its said.. so how about we act like it and stop punking out like some prissy girl to get it u gotta earn it and that’s life male or female.. I love the corps and I will soon begin my training for the lioness program and give to my ppl family and motherland what its given me and if it takes my life like our cadence.. if I die in a combat zone.. box me up and take me home.. tell my mama I did my best

i think this program is great women have showed that they can fight as good as men some even better than men…theres just one thing i dont understand they say we are not allowed in the front lines because we distract the men and a man would go through much more trouble to save a woman than a man…i mean were all the same and were all fighting for the same reason….its not our problem that they feel that way they should not blame women for the way men act around them during combat…but other than that this program is really great and i hope to one day join it…

sarah….noone is blaming women for anything. The simple fact is that men are programmed and naturally feel the way they do about women. It sounds like you are blaming men for how they naturally feel. The goal is to win the war. If keeping women separate from men in infantry units is going to help us reach this goal than that is what needs to be done

I am an infantry marine and i think this program is great. However combat and combat situations are completely different things. The lioness program is not the infantry and that is how it should stay. Women are not allowed in the infantry because America is not ready to see their daughters and mothers come home in body bags. Men act different around women in combat. It is not anyones fault it is a natural response. I am not against women in the infantry, but they should meet equal requirements if they want to be in the infantry.