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I've edited the section that mentions Kelly Flynn because it's not fair or respectful to the hundreds of women aviators who earned their positions fairly to hold up an isolated incident as representative of their collective skills and professionalism. If it can be shown that Captain Piro, Lt. Parker, or any significant percent of the hundreds of female combat pilots in the service today got to fail multiple times before earning their wings, then that should be cited as fact. Otherwise it's just innuendo, and these dedicated Americans risking their lives for us deserve more respect than that. --[[User:DinsdaleP|DinsdaleP]] 15:34, 1 May 2008 (EDT)
I've edited the section that mentions Kelly Flynn because it's not fair or respectful to the hundreds of women aviators who earned their positions fairly to hold up an isolated incident as representative of their collective skills and professionalism. If it can be shown that Captain Piro, Lt. Parker, or any significant percent of the hundreds of female combat pilots in the service today got to fail multiple times before earning their wings, then that should be cited as fact. Otherwise it's just innuendo, and these dedicated Americans risking their lives for us deserve more respect than that. --[[User:DinsdaleP|DinsdaleP]] 15:34, 1 May 2008 (EDT)
==Should this Article be Renamed, or just Restructured?==
The more I think about it, it seems that the original purpose of this article was to present an opinion piece that would show women to be unsuited for close-combat positions in ground forces. It's obvious that women have been and will continue to serve in all branches of the military, and will always be appreciated for serving their country. There's a lot of value in having an article titled "Women in the Military" expand on the history of how women have served since the Revolutionary war, and the changing nature of how they've been able to serve.<br />One section of the article could then be titled "Controversy over the suitability of women for combat roles", and Ed's points expanded on there. --[[User:DinsdaleP|DinsdaleP]] 20:48, 1 May 2008 (EDT)