Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site uscvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!uscvax!arens From: arens@uscvax.UUCP (Yigal Arens) Newsgroups: net.college,net.flame Subject: Re: The Draft (not beer) Message-ID: <1266@uscvax.UUCP> Date: Sun, 9-Dec-84 04:44:20 EST Article-I.D.: uscvax.1266 Posted: Sun Dec 9 04:44:20 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 12-Dec-84 03:58:12 EST References: <577@pucc-k> <147@panda.UUCP> <897@ihuxp.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: CS&CE Depts, U.S.C., Los Angeles, CA Lines: 26 Xref: watmath net.college:487 net.flame:7180 > I don't see what makes them incapable of being able to perform in any > stituation (after all, they wanted equality.) In the Israeli Army, > the women will fight right alongside the men. In the Russian Army, I > don't think the women will actually be sent into the trenches, but > they do serve in every other role, including Combat Pilot. > > Walt Pesch I thought I might clear up a misconception of Walt Pesch, and apparently many other people: In the Israeli army women do NOT "fight right alongside the men". Women do not take part in any combat, and have not done so since the war in 1948 - even then this was a fairly rare occurrence. All combat related jobs in the Israeli army are closed to women, as are most other stereotypically male occupations. Women are almost exclusively secretaries and clerks. Only about 15 years ago were women first allowed to be automobile drivers, for example. Obviously, by pointing out this situation I do not mean to imply that women are incapable of performing any job. Yigal Arens USC arens%usc-cse@csnet-relay.arpa arens@usc-cse.arpa !{randvax,sdcrdcf}!uscvax!arens