Menstrual Suppression for Soldiers and Astronauts

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Maybe there’s a woman here with recent military experience who can shed some light on this.
 
Honestly, this thread feels like a time warp back to the 1950’s (or earlier). People who are against women having equal roles to men have used this canard that menstruation keeps women from being effective for a long time. Its just not true.
 
Okay but I’m just saying, except in dire circumstances, a woman on a military base is going to have access to all of that stuff.

They might not necessarily like taking care of that so much around men but that is more of a 1st world thing. Women in developing countries have rags and such for that and nobody thinks anything of it. So maybe as a culture we could rethink if we should make such a big deal out of women and their periods or if perhaps we’re being a little snooty about it. It’s also not very difficult to maintain a certain level of privacy. Women also would feel more comfortable if there were some other women around besides just them, which there usually are. A fair number of women are in the military in various roles.
 
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That would be up to the flight surgeon not the individual pilot to determine if said pilot was up to the stresses of flying.

I don’t think having one’s period is a reason nor is it a disability. It is a perfect natural function.

I know a F18 pilot and she flies okay even on her period.
 
Are they going to hold inspections to make sure females took their menstrual suppression pills or had a device installed ?

In a time of war, things get really crazy and often there’s no time for having to replace a person because they’re not ready.

We’ve had it easy so far, but things keep getting crazier every year
 
Actually, the lack of proper sanitary products is a big problem in many countries. Many girls miss school because of it, and women may be limited when it comes to work opportunities. The risk of infections is also an issue.
 
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Also, I’m asking the question, not taking a position on the subject

However, being artificial contraception is prohibited in the Catholic Church, does this mean female Catholics can not serve without violating their beliefs ?
 
Again, it is up to the flight surgeon to determine if a particular pilot can fly or if he/she gets grounded.

I served in the Air Force where I got to know pilots. Even had the chance to maintain jets. This is how they operate.
 
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If you really want to come up with a list of reasons for why women are problematic for X, Y, or Z, you can. I can easily come up with a list of reasons why men are unfit. Men are more prone to violence and aggression and violent crime. Women theoretically make better students, better police officers, better doctors, better citizens. Then again they can also do all of the evils things that men do if push comes to shove.

Nobody is fully qualified for certain responsibilities as long as humans are humans. You work around it and plan ahead.
 
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So the pilot has to see the flight surgeon before being deployed ?

That’s fine in a relative time of peace, but what about in a war where the planes are ordered to deploy ?
 
In the military, the unit is only as strong as the weakest person.

They’re not treated as individuals but as part of a unit

At least that’s the way it was when I served in the USMC
 
No it shouldn’t. So called birth control pills can be taken for medical purposes. It’s use is licit in this context according to the Church.

I once took artificial birth control to correct a hormonal imbalance. The reason was for medical purpose not for birth control.
 
Yes, that is the procedure.

Having served during the Gulf War, that was still the procedure. Don’t want to send an incapacitated pilot up in the air now do you?
Especially at war.
 
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