https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/01/24/demilitarizing-the-military/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 11:27:00 -0400<![CDATA[Cemetery Ridge in Gettysburg, Pa., Bastogne in Belgium, and the Chosin Reservoir in Korea rank among the most hellish and brutal environments ever created by man. The idea that women in the ranks could have repelled Picket’s Charge, or the XLVII Panzer Corps, or the People’s Volunteer Army’s 9th Army just as well as men is more hope than anything else. I pray those hopes won’t ever be tested in equivalent environments, but if history is any guide, the test will come, and no amount of social justice can replace steely courage, superhuman endurance, and ironclad bonds of brotherhood.]]>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 21:40:33 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/01/24/demilitarizing-the-military-n280866