text: He has served ten years in the Army and is a skilled fire controller in a million dollar battle tank. His rank is Sergeant and he is willing to lay his life on the line for his country 24-7. His pay is about $25,000 a year plus a few hundred dollars for incidentals.
  She has served ten years in the Air Force and is a skilled pilot in a multi-million dollar aircraft. Her rank is Captain and she is willing to lay her life on the line for her country 24-7. Her pay is about $47,000 a year plus a few hundred dollars for incidentals.
  He stands out on grass for about five months a year and throws a six dollar ball around or hits it with a bat while he spits, scratches and rearranges. His pay is $189,000,000 for ten years - or maybe it's $252 million. And he needs steroids to do it!
  2 posted on 02/15/2003 12:01:24 AM PST by SAMWolf (To look into the eyes of the wolf is to see your soul)
  'Today, over 200,000 women serve in the armed forces, comprising more than14 percent of the total force. About 80 percent of the jobs and more than 90 percent of the career fields are open to women. Sadly women still face barriers. This should not be. Nor should it be a religious, political, gender based, protective, feminist, emotional, rhetorical issue.
  The pure and simple point is that all jobs should be open to women and men - if and only if - the women and men are qualified, capable, competent, and able to perform them! Nothing more, nothing less.'
  -- Captain Barbara A. Wilson, USAF (Ret).
  3 posted on 02/15/2003 12:01:42 AM PST by SAMWolf (To look into the eyes of the wolf is to see your soul)
  ...And who does the public lionize?
  Is it that gutsy tanker Sergeant?
  Is it that skilled pilot Captain?
  Yeah, that's a real American role model! </sarcasm>
  12 posted on 02/15/2003 12:32:31 AM PST by petuniasevan (USAF B-52G crew chief Barksdale AFB 1984-1988)