For Those who Believe in Women Not Wearing Pants

[David of Derby]

A proper military uniform has a female version. British Number 2 Dress has a skirt for female soldiers.

That sounds real suitable!!

It's eminently suitable for its intended purpose. Look up "Number 2 Dress."

Yes, British soldiers wear trousers (not pantaloons) in the field. Even the women.

My comment was rather tongue-in-cheek. Sorry to be so subtle...

[LadyRaven]

A proper military uniform has a female version. British Number 2 Dress has a skirt for female soldiers.

That sounds real suitable!!

It's eminently suitable for its intended purpose. Look up "Number 2 Dress."

Yes, British soldiers wear trousers (not pantaloons) in the field. Even the women.

My comment was rather tongue-in-cheek. Sorry to be so subtle...

No problem, I wasn't looking at your mouth at the time I posted and I must have missed it...

[David of Derby]

No worries...

[georgesbluegirl]

I don't think I even knew that some people had a problem with women wearing pants...

[David of Derby]

I don't think I even knew that some people had a problem with women wearing pants...

It does seem pretty out there. The only problem I have with women wearing trousers is the ones who won't wear skirts at all!

[georgesbluegirl]

I don't think I even knew that some people had a problem with women wearing pants...

It does seem pretty out there. The only problem I have with women wearing trousers is the ones who won't wear skirts at all!

Why?

I mean, some women just don't like them. I do, and I wear skirts and dresses with some frequency, but I would understand a woman who prefers not to or doesn't feel as comfortable in them.

[LadyRaven]

I don't think I even knew that some people had a problem with women wearing pants...

It does seem pretty out there. The only problem I have with women wearing trousers is the ones who won't wear skirts at all!

Why?

I mean, some women just don't like them. I do, and I wear skirts and dresses with some frequency, but I would understand a woman who prefers not to or doesn't feel as comfortable in them.

Women who do not ever wear clothing made specifically for females usually are not ultra feminine, they fit somewhere on the scale between tomboy, take it or leave it or mildly feminine. Some men like women who are very feminine (ingenue, soft, lacy, etc) and the personality type that is such usually will wear a dress or skirt every once in a while at least. And some men like women who have the contrasting elements to their persona ( the whole leather or jeans one day, lace the next thing). They too will wear the items at least once in a while.

I used to feel uncomfortable in them a long, long time ago, when I was little. Now I feel the exact opposite. I enjoy the freedom of movement a skirt or dress gives and it makes me feel feminine, pants make me feel like a grunt (or an unsex at least) and now that is the only time I wear them (womens pants to be sure) at all. I would prefer not to but it seems like an uphill battle to keep people from looking up your dress when you climb for some reason.

[Guest lovinghim4ever]

Sorry, I haven't read every post in this thread, but I want to share a small testimony . . .

I don't wear shorts very often simply because of personal preference. However, I struggled with this when I first got saved. A very loving couple took me in and began to mentor me in the things of God. They did not believe women should wear shorts, so they taught me the same. I never agreed with them, so I asked GOD what He thought.

To make a long, long story short this is the basic conversation I had with God . . .

Me . . . "Why can't I wear shorts if they are decent and modest?"

God: "I never said you couldn't."

Me: "But God, my friends who love you dearly are teaching me that I shouldn't wear shorts, and I don't see anything wrong with wearing shorts. What should I do?"

God: "I never said you couldn't."

Me: "But God I trust these people . . . "

God: "I never said you couldn't!"

God Himself never told me I couldn't wear shorts, but I was making a big deal out of it because of what my friends believed.

We have to know in our own hearts what God wants for our own lives.

Philippians 2:12 says, "Work our your own salvation with fear and trembling."

Everyone is entitled to their own beliefs and their own convictions. Just because God says that something is wrong for me does not automatically make it wrong for everyone else. The key is to have a mature and teachable spirit that is not easily offended. There will always be someone who disagrees, but it is not our job to pass judgment or be offended. It is our responsibility, as Christians, to point out (without a judgmental attitude) what we believe and why, then let God do their convicting and their convincing.

[buckthesystem]

I could be wrong, but I think those who are against women wearing pants are also against women in combat, so it's probably moot. As far as women in the military in non-com roles (which might be what you're asking), such as nurses or clerks, I don't see how wearing skirts in those jobs would get in the way.

However, do you mind if I take this into the civilian realm and ask about female police officers?

I was talking to a policewoman who is rather on the large side, a couple of weeks ago, and she was not happy at all. She was saying that the largest size they had in womens' police trousers was a size 16 and she normally wore a size 20, so until they got some new supplies she had to wear mens' trousers.

I didn't realise it for ages, but mens' trousers are quite different than womens', they are a totally different shape and large women look really quite yukky in mens' trousers, also in womens' trousers for that matter. Short answer, be real, wear what you look good in and what you feel comfortable in.

So if you don't want to wear trousers, stay out of the police, military combat, the fire service and even the post office (apparently the women posties have to wear mens' shorts).