[Sunny_01]

Name, rank and number is what soldiers etc give in times of war, we are not at war with Iran. During this kind of situation the brief would be to keep them happy and do all you can to preserve your own life and safety. The only thing they would be told is to ensure no classified information is passed on.

Gone are the days when normal everyday troops would be expected to say nothing. I think this shows that as a team they did what they had to - to ensure they all returned home. Kind of why prod the bull!

As for women on the front line, well my hubby is with you on this spacebandit. He was a serving soldier in the first gulf conflict and feels that he would have felt naturally more protective towards a female troop member. He also feesl that should they be captured during wartime along with male colleagues they would make them more vulnerable. He thinks that if they were tortured the best way to get the men to talk is to subject a woman to interrogation in front of the men who would naturally want to protect her, and would be more likely to give away sensitive information if this were to happen.