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[–] 22 points 6 days ago (15 children)

Maybe this is a bad take from someone with no military knowledge, but I never understand how "we need bodies for the meat grinder" so let's do conscription is often only mandatory for men?

You're either going to shove a gun in their hand and point them in the direction to shoot, have them run some equipment/weapon, or have them in a support role. Both men and women can do those things equally well.

Any very generalized physical differences between men and women would have minimal difference in the ability to carry out their tasks.

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  • [–] 20 points 6 days ago (7 children)

    Procreation. Long term it's less worse if it's half the men that get shot

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    This assumes human women are some kind of breeding facility, which they Are not, few men won't impregnate many women if not for apocalyptic scenarios, there fore that argument doesn't work. A young mother needs a lot of support, a man that just gives his semen and disappears afterwards is not very helpful in that case. Children are a multiplayer experience for a long time, not just a moment

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  • [–] 7 points 6 days ago (2 children)

    One claim always has been, that "typical woman" is gonna have a hard time to carry wounded "typical man" to safety. But that's bullshit anyway, because a small guy is gonna have a hard time carrying big guy just as well, and that doesn't save them from conscription.

    Another take I heard during duty was "you serve 9 months, a woman gives her body during pregnacy for 9 months for the fatherland" 😅. Like, ok, didn't know forced pregnancy was a common occurrence ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 days ago (2 children)

    The german constitution's article 12a has a clause on drafting women for work in field hospitals, but also explicitly states they can't be forced into combat roles.

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