Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for February 10, 2010
February 09, 2010
February 11, 2010
Transcript:
Woman: You don't like being queen for a year, Mel? Melissa: Hell, no... it drives me crazy! I work hard at being taken sriously. I'm the most squared away soldier you know! This kind of unwanted attention is oppressive. It's disrespectful, it comprises readiness! Woman: I dunno. They look ready to me. Melissa: Dude. Be a sister, okay?
Having been in a combat zone in a unit comprised of men and women, I would much prefer someone like Melissa at my side than her friend. We had too many “Iraqi Princesses” and “Kuwaiti Princesses” with all the attendant drama, lack of discipline, and lack of focus on the mission.
Edit for additional thoughts. Of course if we didn’t also have males who contributed to the situation, and if we would have had officers who were actual military personnel instead of weekend warriors, it wouldn’t have mattered.