European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 26, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Quit the whining women you can to have it All Lynnette Bukowski ladies ladies ladies. What exactly Don t you understand you do not get to play on the same level with certain men because. You Are not men. Period. Men and women Are different thank goodness and As real life dictates All is not fair in love and War War games or military exercises and especially special forces. For the record i am a woman. I am also educated intelligent intuitive and Tough. And i have no need or desire to ride on a big Gray ship or Fly fighter jets into War. Go figure. In fact i remain politically incorrect and proud of my Choice to be a Mommy a wife and a professional. In that order. Please Cut the garbage about How you can do it All. I know better. And so do thousands of other women who Are desperately tired of your constant whining about How unfair the military is toward women. Please. Lets review women is. The military thus far soon every ship in the Navy will Welcome women on Board. Wonderful. Now or. And mrs. President arc on your Side when it suits them and so is that at Tractive new political tool called. So huh. Sexual harassment and pregnancy. Now there a a hot subject. Accommodating pregnant women on ships is going to be quite the trick. Lets see you la need to be close to a bathroom not a lot of stairs a gyn of Doc on Board special fitness aerobic classes to keep you fit for duty you know part stuff and jeez what happens if you go into labor while out on a cruise then there a that All important Choice Between breast feeding and formula. A Nursery on Board has anyone come up with who is going to raise these children while you re on deployment he Mem. And now we have Gallant women ready and Able to Fly combat missions in jets and helicopters. I feel compelled to briefly mention the forbidden topic Here pms nature did not make those of you who opening laugh Bas Athens Greece e. Joined the military exempt from this Little monthly . Perhaps this is Why coincidentally Many women including myself done to seek various Hazar Dous duty jobs. Complete honesty i can Guaran Damn the you that i have Days where that Little a bomb Button might get pushed just because i feel bloated know thyself ladies. As of late these Brave souls a female pilots a Are even prepared to offer Navy seals a ride to work and they re angry because they might not be Given this Golden Opportunity. All sarcasm aside in a not laughing anymore. I am sure that Many of you Are Stellar military members and i Admire your service to our country. But for those of you who have obviously lost your objective for the Sake of playing the game. Listen up my husband has been a Navy Seal for 19 years. Therefore i have a vested personal interest in your newest a fight for  Back off babe. I Don t Trust you or your motive s. A a they can to say it but i can. These men done to need you. Their Job is As dangerous As it gets without having a lady with a hidden Agenda in the Drivers seat. They Are the Best trained in the world and do myriad jobs that few Are privy to. They get in do their Job and get out More efficiently and effectively than any other military unit in existence today. And by the Way special forces do All of this without the Opportunity to whine to the Media and government brass every time something does no to go their Way. Don t you get it it col. Retired Linda Dumoulin or maj Diana Davis these men Are not grasping at straws. These men Are not suggesting desert storm was a picnic. Certainly no Man in his right mind would claim that a Jet or helicopter recognizes the gender of its Pilot. Perhaps you and the women you Are leading Are simply not listening i agree with the members of the joint chiefs of staff and the statement in John Harris article in the Washington Post reprinted in the stars and stripes on May 8 in which Gen. John Shalikashvil the chairman of the joint chiefs was quoted from his recent memo to defense Secretary William Perry. A that the unique aviation missions involved in carrying special operations troops a which require Low Alt Tudic flights and Landing often remaining deep behind enemy lines a justify excluding female  Shalikashvil also stated that aircrews flying special forces a Are fully integrated with special operations ground forces a who often must engage in direct ground combat in the execution of their  because i am not in the military and because i am not politically Correct choose to say it straight up ladies you Are not Welcome. You do not belong in certain areas of the military specifically special forces. Nothing personal. Just do your jobs with integrity and Pride and Stop the landslide of always wanting More. In the real world a out Here where women done to have brass shaking in their boots every time we say a equal Opportunity Quot a there Are those of us who quite simply still enjoy being a woman. We Are beyond the word a a equal because we Are women who Are comfortable with who we Are and what we do. Take a Good look at the gender circus you be Ere ated in the military. Lighten up. No matter How hard you try men Are still men women Are still women. And there Are still men out there who can do certain jobs better than you can. I do not question the capabilities of women pilots in the military. However until is. Pilot can endure the rigorous constant training of special forces live the life and perfect the skills that Are second to none in the world she has no business providing these men with a ride to work. Any Lack of training and skill in special operations May create a deadly distraction. And these men done to get a second Chance. They do it right the first time or they come Home to us in a casket. So Tell me ladies. When is enough enough when do you win when Are you equal when will this incessant whining Stop at least Stop the rhetoric Long enough to hear this i do not want to Bury my husband or a Friend because the government brass thought it a a unfair to deny a Job Opportunity to a woman. Lynnetta Bukowski lives in gaols. Italy. A Send in your column plus photo of yourself to be our guest sunday Magazine the stars and stripes Apo 09211 or Postrach 11 14 37, 0-64278 Darmstadt Germany contents from the cover. 4-7 the full of . Simpson. Sidelights. 9 Andy Rooney remembers w a and London. Odds amp ends. 10 Enna Bombick on avoiding advice. In tune. U hut Over Rush Lima wish. This weeks films. 12-13 military circuit outings. Chuck i Lnch raves car  television listings 14-17 locals Cable and satellite schedules. Home entertainment.18 i Tlam of for father. 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