Did you know that women make better fighter pilots, astronauts, snipers, and surgeons than men?

[Staximus]

Physiologically speaking, that is. A woman's body can tolerate more g forces before blacking out, is more compact, consumes less oxygen and produces less CO2, and they have steadier hands.

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It seems that some people need to go back to fourth grade reading comprehension

[Alia_Czechgirl]

As a woman working in a male world and profession, I can say that this is only partly true. I have certainly met many women who have surpassed their male colleagues in otherwise completely male activities. But I have also met many men who have been very good at women's activities. Personally, I think that it is not right to try to trump the other sex at all costs, but to try to be better at your own thing and, together, be a great team with everyone

[slimyWitch]

Yes I know

[Anonymous]

If those things were all that mattered, I would agree with you. But because there are other factors that far outweigh the ones you listed, men in general are better candidates for pilots, astronauts, snipers, and surgeons.

There are very good reasons why women only account for 1% - 2% of fighter pilots and snipers, and they have nothing to do with g forces or oxygen consumption.

[Anonymous]

If all astronauts were women, every launch would be delayed for ten minutes while they decided which shoes to wear!

[RandomGirl42]

Ok, that actually made me laugh. 🤣

[Opinion Owner]

Thanks for MHO!

[AI Opinion]

There’s a mix of truth and oversimplification in that claim.

From my work with STEM students and some aerospace folks:

- Women often have some physiological advantages: generally smaller bodies, slightly better g‑tolerance on average, lower oxygen use, and sometimes finer motor control.
- Men on average have advantages in upper-body strength and muscle mass.

But in real selection pipelines (fighter pilots, astronauts, surgeons, special forces), performance is dominated by individual differences: cognition, training, stress tolerance, teamwork, judgment—not sex alone.

So: women can be outstanding in these roles; “better by default” is not supported by current evidence.

[Staximus]

Upper body strength and muscle mass are irrelevant in these roles, smart guy

[Staximus]

They aren't fighting the mechanical steering in a P51 Mustang anymore, dumbass

[Telekinetic-Potato]

Then why is my mom always dropping shit

[AviatorTom]

I'd like to see some statistics on that.

I suspect that making any generalization like that is fraught with error. There are some women who are better at certain things than some men, and vice versa.

[msc545]

It doesn't quite matter since they don't have the psychological fitness for any of it.

[msc545]

On the other hand, though, if women want to do this crap and save men the trouble and heartbreak, we are more than welcome to it.

[Staximus]

Wrong again pally

[msc545]

Please have the courtesy not to try to lecture me in a subject that I am an expert on.

[Staximus]

Don't get arrogant with me, dude. If you're such an expert then you would know that there are plenty of successful surgeons that are women. I personally know a woman since middle school who was a F-15 pilot for many years and an air force pilot for over 20. F-15's are an air superiority fighter, they don't just let any pilot fly those. You have to be the best of the best and that's what she was. It's time to put your illogical misogynism which is exacerbated by the hatred of your ex wife to rest, buddy.

[Staximus]

And being an expert doesn't automatically make your personal opinions facts on the matter

[msc545]

There's all kinds of successful women. There are all sorts of things, but they are the exception rather than the rule.

[msc545]

We're not talking about individual cases here.

[msc545]

In the case of my ex-wife, she was not apilot or a surgeon or anything really worth shit. She was just annoying and difficult and a bitch. I don't consider that to be anything special - do you?

[888theGreat]

Actually the cockpit is not made for women in most fighters. So how you get that? They fly bigger planes and Cargo Planes , helicopters

[Pterodon]

That doesn’t surprise me. They are still the very best at aircraft construction

[NathanDavis]

long distance swimming...

[Anonymous]

I didn't know this 👀