elevenbee Member

Start weight: 188 (Aug. 1, 2014) Goal Weight: 160 Lbs to Lose: 28 08/01: 188 09/05: 10/03: 11/07: 12/05: 12/26: Goal!

Hi everyone; my name is Paolo and I've been on MFP since 2012. I'm 31, no kids, and I've been with my girlfriend for almost 2 years. I came on here after I gained a substantial amount of weight due to a thyroid disorder but I've stayed all this time to make sure I keep it off. I'm roughly 20 pounds from my new goal weight…

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flirt :)

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cute everything, lol

End of Watch... good call... that was tough

We are Marshall... especially since it was a true story. Black Hawk Down also, Remember the Titans , John Q, Man on Fire... and yeah... @Izzerial I also used to watch Buffy... I got choked up the episode (spoiler alert) her Mom died.

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Then in those countries where it's been the norm it won't be an issue, in the USA, it hasn't been the norm... ever. so yeah.. it's going to cause some people to blink.

That opportunity and ability is not the issue. That there needs to be the recognition, that culturally this needs to be done in a manner that doesn't rock the boat too badly. Acknowledge that prejudice exists, and it just won't go away if you give it enough time. Just because a woman passes doesn't mean she should be…

What? no. it's about how many slots are open in the rank above you. It's a points based system based on the schools you take and your performance... there's no bonus points exclusive to men from combat... arguments could have been made for the CIB as it's an infantry exclusive award, but now that there's a CAB that…

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Laces_0ut, do you even know what you're arguing at this point? or are you just trolling?

we meet again navy diver, lol... still NMT ;)

sorry navydiver... I'm an army man, lol j/k rejected on account of your male-ness ;)

First of all, the military wholeheartedly agrees with me; the implementation of this "integration" is to be gradual, for some occupations, assignment of females is restricted to only the Battalion level and not the line level. Also, women are still not to be integrated into Infantry companies. And second of all, as I've…

Held back? from what? do you even know how advancement in the military works? regardless, advancement shouldn't be made at the price of people's lives. and when your job is to stay alive while on patrol... that's what's at stake... so should it wait? yeah, damn straight it can wait. If you're going to do it, do it right…

can we get past the whole I can do what you can do bit? Ability isn't the issue with integration... it's about prejudice and culture that needs to be slowly changed.

Secondly, this portion you quoted was in response to someone saying that the repeal of don't ask don't tell is just done and everybody is fine with it... not the case at all and it's something lot's of people still struggle with and a lot of units are still cleaning up problems that have come from it. as I stated, there is…

really? that's what you got from my post? First of all, I wouldn't have a problem with it. But like I said, people are going to have to deal with the REALITY of the situation. Some female soldier may be the fastest, strongest and smartest. Guess what, that first female soldier at an infantry unit is going to get 0 respect…

not-shy... unshy? lol

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Yes, but not just male perception... just perception in general. But this is important as it causes a trust issue, that frankly could get people killed, really. Are you kidding me with this? I'm sure you thought that was a clever parallel you drew but that just demonstrates how out of touch you are with the reality of…

leighton and boobookityfu for a combined score of 20, lol

none shall pass!

who wears short shorts?

rascal!

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