Respect for females in the brotherhood we call the US Marine Corps.
Females want to be a part of defending our country, why is it that we can not be respected by other Marines, our own same brotherhood respects us the least. I mean, it's not even like we can do infantry, which many of us would love to do. I'm not going to fight the argument that females should be allowed in combat because you have some good reasonings for that, but I would like males to explain why we can't have the same respect for serving our country too. Our Corps is based on a 'brotherhood,' a place where all Marines are Marines; a different breed, and yet there is still the battle of the sexes. I want to join the Corps, and I will no matter how you guys feel about us being in there, I will prove myself to EVERY Marine, male or female. I just can't comprehend how we are fighting for the same thing and yet we have to struggle with the constant fights and disrespect of each other.
Comment on DoulaLC's post
This was a great response and you're right I shouldn't group all of them with disliking women. It's just hard when most people I talk to try to talk me out of the Marines with that one comment, and it hasn't stopped me yet. The only time it ever bothered me was when my own brother, a Marine, said it and told me that he wouldn't respect me. That kind of knocked me down cause he's the one that raised me and I look up to him, and he's probably the reason I want to join the Corps. But nothing has knocked me down enough yet to make me quit. I am still going to join and I am great at making the best out of everything. Thank you for your comment though. It was helpful and reminded me not to stereotype everyone! =)
Comment on ITstudent2006's post
Well I feel this way because I know this through the marines I have talked to, including my brother not wanting me in the branch. I have already just recently been threatened by marines or poolees or some friends of marines telling me they don't want to see me walk into the Marine Corps recruiting office again... So I think that made it very clear. I thank you for your openness with me, being a female and joining, but you are one of few.
And as for the debate of females becoming 03's, it won't happen. They've had these debates over and over again. As much as I would love for it to happen, because I would really like to be in infantry, I know they have their reasonings for women not being allowed in that part of combat. But if we are smart and really want to get to see combat there are some jobs that can get us the opportunity to do so.