Autoloaders are the future. It is likely western tanks to upgrade to 130 mm ( Raytheon is building 130mm tank gun). As ammo becomes heavier, autoloaders are must.
Also APFSDS are getting longer and penetration increasing - ManpatGMs are becoming ubiquitous needing better armour. This.means more...
One thing we do agree is that there will not be a lowering of standards and there will be equal standards for everyone.
Motivated people train hard. Sylvester Stallone was a frail kid once. But let's agree to disagree on this for now.
There are all kinds of ideologies in US - feminists, liberals, progressives, conservatives, white supremacists and so on. We can get entangled in their ideologies, political landscape and divisions or decide for ourselves what's best for us.
You are underestimating what women can deliver. Even in medical and IT where you mention that women can deliver as good as men, they had faced similar resistance. I am not advocating lowering of criterion or quotas, but equal criterion to let the best individuals in. We are not in a hurry, but...
My point is simple - if we have motivated people willing to fight - we should not create unnecessary constructs / hurdles to exclude them and should find ways to accommodate them. Not doing so is our loss. Nations using their population best will move forward.
Women are running ultramarathons...
I will surely read the posts.
But here is my concern -
Indian women served in the Indian National Army and we had female armed revolutionaries fighting for independence. This discussion is about Indian armed forces - not US.
US cannot be our moral compass. A nation of 1 billion with a great...
I am feeling our worldviews are getting shaped by events in US and their political divisions. We need to think for ourselves. But, for now, we have to agree to disagree.
We should get the best people to do the job - not creating safe spaces to protect egos.
While recruiting, motivation has to be considered along with qualifications. Differences in motivation outweigh minor differences in performance.
Do you want to be a cop, or do you want to appear to be a cop? - from Departed
Same goes for army and military.
You need dedicated and motivated people regardless of gender - not fragile egos.
Israeli and Kurdish women are actively taking part in modern combat today.So did the Russians since WW2.
We should choose dedicated and motivated people to serve in the military - regardless of gender.
India's needs and issues are unique to our nation and we should do what best serves us.
We...