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Re:German men 18-45 need military permit to leave country fo... by raffael_de on Saturday April 04, 2026 @06:48PM (#47644340)
Also Curds and Israelis prove that women can very well be full on soldiers.
Re:German men 18-45 need military permit to leave country fo... by guerrilla on Saturday April 04, 2026 @06:58PM (#47644408)
Kurds* yes and Sweden as well. I agree, it's not like people are running around swinging broadswords, maces and war axes anymore. Anyone without a disability can run and pull a trigger or do all those technical jobs.
Re:German men 18-45 need military permit to leave country fo... by csa on Saturday April 04, 2026 @08:00PM (#47644787)
> Anyone without a disability can run and pull a trigger

This is very much untrue in terms of being a soldier in a high-functioning military.

Technically, you’re not wrong (at least for lighter weapons). That said, there are many more physically demanding things that are involved in doing infantry things (which is what you’re describing) other than running and pulling a trigger (and ideally hitting the target).

> or do all those technical jobs.

Depends on the job, but much more likely.

The vast majority of the jobs in the military are not infantry or infantry-type jobs, so I can see a lot more scope for drafted women who aren’t cut out for infantry doing these things.

Re:German men 18-45 need military permit to leave country fo... by guerrilla on Saturday April 04, 2026 @08:14PM (#47644866)
> The vast majority of the jobs in the military are not infantry or infantry-type jobs

Exactly.

Re:German men 18-45 need military permit to leave country fo... by MarsIronPI on Sunday April 05, 2026 @03:57PM (#47653246)
Technical jobs yes. Infantry still requires a lot of physical strength. I'd welcome anyone who has that strength to be in the infantry, but anyone who can't, male or female, should not be in the infantry, or any job that might require dragging heavy people or heavy equipment.
Re:German men 18-45 need military permit to leave country fo... by guerrilla on Monday April 06, 2026 @07:50AM (#47659696)
As it should be.