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~ (Author) "THE FIRST AMERICAN WOMAN to serve in combat was Molly Pitcher..." (more)
Key Phrases: female plebes, combat exclusion laws, male midshipmen, Air Force, West Point, Defense Department (more...)
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The disaster Mitchell deplores has so far been on an individual scale: a few suicides, forced retirements and discharges, and the trials of drill sergeants. This litany is hardly a bill of good organizational health, and the public policy question has thus become whether to press forward with gender integration of the armed forces--or to pause and reconsider the wisdom of the effort. Conservatives such as Mitchell take succor from second thoughts emerging from such neoliberal tastemakers as columnist Richard Cohen of the Washington Post. Mitchell, hardly a guarded writer, disputes every argument ever put forward to open the military services to women, and for evidence he reviews most of the studies and commissions that have examined the issue since the 1970s. This information underlies the claims bruited about amid sensational media flaps (les affaires Hultgreen and Flinn). Mitchell's well-researched, though opinionated, book can be balanced with a benign view of the issue, Ground Zero: The Gender Wars in the Military by Linda B. Francke . Gilbert Taylor


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From today's sex-scandal headlines to tomorrow's battlefield disaters.

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  • Hardcover: 350 pages
  • Publisher: Regnery Publishing, Inc. (January 25, 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0895263769
  • ISBN-13: 978-0895263766
  • Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 1.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
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female plebes, combat exclusion laws, male midshipmen, male cadets, combat exclusions, enlisted women, military women, female recruits, reserve affairs, combat aviation, belly shots, feminist lobby, academy officials, sexual integration, background review, female mids, female officers, nontraditional jobs, female cadet
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Air Force, West Point, Defense Department, Marine Corps, Naval Academy, World War, United States, Coast Guard, Washington Post, White House, House Armed Services Committee, San Diego, Gulf War, Policy Review Group, Elaine Donnelly, James Webb, Supreme Court, Department of Defense, Kelly Flinn, New York Times, Pat Schroeder, Charles Moskos, Gang of Five, Kara Hultgreen, Admiral Boorda
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26 of 35 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Scary but True, September 4, 2000
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Finally, someone has the courage to tell the truth. Mr.Mitchell so clearly and effective presents his case that women have NO business in the military, that the only way to argue with him is to attack his character. Mr.Mitchell is not a bigot, he is merely a man that has the courage to stand by his principles and stick up for what he believes in. I found this book enlightening and disturbing, hopefully it will make an impact before the US armed forces have to go up against a real enemy.
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27 of 37 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars America would be lucky to have Mitchell as Secretary of Def, February 13, 1998
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What's more important when the two following goals are in conflict: Good of the military versus good of women in the military? Mitchell frames his argument explicitly supporting the former. As a current Air Force officer, I agree with Mitchell that, no matter where you stand with regard to women's contribution to military readiness, the military's needs MUST come first. One-armed-men are not allowed to enter Navy SEAL training. Why? Because they can not do the job given their physical limitations. Is this discrimination? You bet it is. Is it necessary to maintain efficiency of our military? You bet it is. Quotes Mitchell in his book, "there is no equal opportunity in war." Feminist proponents of "GI Jane" fantasies like to first pretend that women can do any job that men can do. Hit in the face that this is not the case, their fall back position is that most combat is now of the Nintendo, push-button-only variety. Hit in the face that this is not true either, they simply rest their case on the need for women's advancement, no matter the cost of readiness. To follow their chain of reasoning, one-armed-men deserve the opportunity to advance to the rank of general as much as women do, since being able to do the job is irrelevant. Mitchell makes a good case that we may be close to having feminists admit they feel this way (openly admitting that readiness should be secondary to careers of women in the military), if only because there is no other justification for the widely ranging roles women play in the military today. Other than opportunities for women, there is NO SINGLE SUPPORTABLE REASON for women to be permitted into jobs they are physically incapable of doing. This is why feminists NEVER frame their argument for the inclusion of women into combat positions "because it will help the service" because, no fools they, feminsts know the argument holds no water under a myriad of research studies showing the deleterious effect women have had on readiness. Mitchell shows the dearth of information available on the political left to substantiate a position justifying the need for women in combat, or in the military for that matter. Though he will no doubt be castigated as a misogynistic Nazi, he calmly asks questions that feminists and other far left leaning radicals would rather leave unasked. Bravo to Mister Mitchell; would that general officers in my service lived by one of our three Core Values (USAF)--"Service above self." If we had more, the dead silence regarding the harsh reduction in readiness caused by unthinking incorporation of women into almost all jobs in the military might have been broken, and the weakening of our national defense prevented.
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15 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A book that should have been written long ago, June 13, 1998
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This book soldified my own personal (generally bad) experiences with women in the Navy. I knew it was not working, but now I know WHY it's not working. It finally brings the truth out about many of the lies that both the feminists and the government have been telling us. And some of the examples match what I have seen personally - no matter how poor their performance, women will get by where men will not. It also makes me wonder why so many in the pentagon are so gutless....
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1.0 out of 5 stars factual errors abound
The majority of the arguments presented by the author, while backed up by statistics and numbers in the text, are skewed to represent the authors opinion. Read more
Published on September 3, 2007 by Andrew T. Steimer

1.0 out of 5 stars Two Thumbs Down
Disguised as a scholarly effort, this book reeks of chauvinism. Mitchell distorts the truth (something he ironically accuses feminists of doing) and makes claims for which he has... Read more
Published on August 30, 2007 by Steven Moulton

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Insightful, evocative and direct...trust a former soldier to get right to the point. With a seemingly endless number of statistics and various investigative committee results,... Read more
Published on March 21, 2007 by N. Mcdonnell

5.0 out of 5 stars It is sad we need such books, but need them we do.
This is an excellent book which details in a very entertaining, but accurate way, the fact that women's inferior strength and robustness is a hazard to not only themselves but... Read more
Published on November 6, 2005 by P. W. Charnley

5.0 out of 5 stars So true about what is happening
This book tells the truth that others are afraid to tell simply because telling the truth nowadays puts people's job on the line. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Women in the Military: Flirting with Disaster
Once in a great while an author writes a book that clarifies what you suspected all along. This is that book. Read more
Published on April 24, 2004 by Alan Farrier

1.0 out of 5 stars A slap in the face of our Troops
Mr. Mitchell clearly has a contempt for women, as human beings and as soldiers. I realize his book was written a while ago, but under President Bush, womens' role in the military... Read more
Published on October 4, 2003 by luckylynx

1.0 out of 5 stars moot point
Rudyard Kipling wrote, "when you're lying wounded on Afghanistan's plains; And the women come out to cut off what remains... Read more
Published on October 8, 2002 by James R. White

1.0 out of 5 stars One-sided diatribe with unsupported conclusions
Bravo for Brian Mitchell: he's single-handedly solved the problem of women who are not willing to fight. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Better Than His First Book
Great Update to Brian's First Work. As a combat vet with over 26 years in the military, I've witnessed what he describes. Read more
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