The highly emotional debate over whether women should be allowed in combat positions in the U.S. military is back. The latest firefight was prompted when the only female officer enrolled in the Marine Corps' Infantry Officer Course dropped out after failing to complete two conditioning hikes, according to Corps' Training and Education Command. As a result, "There are no female officers enrolled or slated to attend" the course. Hillary Clinton, of course, supports it, because she's a "huge supporter of women being able to break whatever glass ceilings are holding them back." But so, alas, does Donald Trump. But this is an issue where neither politics nor ideology has any place--because it's a matter of life and death. The purpose of the military should be to accomplish violent overseas missions with minimal casualties. The military is not a democracy, and its purpose isn't to provide equal opportunity or break "glass ceilings." It is highly discriminatory, based not on skin color or religion but ability.

---

Support Canada Free Press

---