Organizing into groups

[Sniper-T]

The same as any man. work, defend, participate. Gender is irrelevant when there is work to be done.

IMO.

[mitunnelrat]

Somebody has to make the sammiches

Ok, I kid. They have to babysit too.

Oh boy...

In reality I don't see much difference in men and women. Its still dependent on individual qualities and skills. Medical skills (nursing) seems to be more common with women than men. Likewise home econimics/ domestic skills. Skilled trades? Not so much. Find the gaps in your group, recognize men and women commonly develop different skill sets, and fill in as needed.

I like to say "producers, not consumers." That criteria is sexless.

[jamesneuen]

Consuming is fine so long as your production is greater than consumption!!

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And at LadyHK, I never specify who does what. I know some women who are far better at weapons than a lot of men I have met. I learned how to shoe horses from a lady who owned her own mobile farrier shop.

[ElevenBravo]

Bad man go down with leaky hole, does not ask the gender of the trigger operator. (Or the make & model of the weapon, or the caliber, or if it was tacticooled out, etc..)

[robsdak]

women? women are nice. we need women. lot o things women can do, the same things i am going to be doing. as long as she is able bodied and willing to be here.

[Fatty]

As long as everyone in the group knows how to suck it up and stay positive, things will get accomplished.

Unfortunately the wife doesn't lol.

[realist]

Ah Fatty your gona go to hell for that one. Better make sure she doesn't find out you snitched her off..........you have to go to sleep sometime......

[Domeguy]

This has been touched on just a little bit, but what do you do in the situation on a group joining up with you. One is a badly needed member, maybe medically trained or mechanic, but the others in the group are completely useless. How badly do you need the one? Is it worth possibly emploding the group from within, just to get the one you need? Or if my wife and I stumble across your fortress. She is a nurse, about 20 yrs exp. and has about seen it all, and comes with quite a well stocked medical bag. But then there is the old, useless fat man with her. I have some useful skills, but everyday it is getting harder to get up in the morning. I have Parkinson's and Altzimers starting. My body is worn out and pretty useless, with my back and neck problems. Very soon I will just be a drain on your recourses. Do you just bite the bullet for the needed medical, or do you wait a week or two, and take me out hunting, and come back telling the tale of how I died fighting off 4 grizzly bears. Unfortunately, there is no body left to bury so they will just have to take your word for it.

[Fatty]

Don't worry realist. She openly admits that fault.

[eagle326]

This has been touched on just a little bit, but what do you do in the situation on a group joining up with you. One is a badly needed member, maybe medically trained or mechanic, but the others in the group are completely useless. How badly do you need the one? Is it worth possibly emploding the group from within, just to get the one you need? Or if my wife and I stumble across your fortress. She is a nurse, about 20 yrs exp. and has about seen it all, and comes with quite a well stocked medical bag. But then there is the old, useless fat man with her. I have some useful skills, but everyday it is getting harder to get up in the morning. I have Parkinson's and Altzimers starting. My body is worn out and pretty useless, with my back and neck problems. Very soon I will just be a drain on your recourses. Do you just bite the bullet for the needed medical, or do you wait a week or two, and take me out hunting, and come back telling the tale of how I died fighting off 4 grizzly bears. Unfortunately, there is no body left to bury so they will just have to take your word for it.

Dome Guy you know about other things such a solar and it's maintenance , working with wood and probably some other things we don't know about. We all can't be Mr. know it all. Even as we get older there are things from the old days that the younger one's don't know. So don't sell yourself short. You can do look out ; guard duty ;driver ; weapons maintenance ; reloading. The jobs may seem small but they free up time for those who will be doing the faster paced jobs. It's our ability to inter weave the old ways with the new that will make us stronger not weaker.

Everyone will eventually be in our shoes and they should be shown respect as teachers and negotiators for the some times heated arguments so level heads prevail. When the day comes that we can no longer be of service hopefully the group will do what they can to make your ends days peaceful. If I have to skip meals or sleep so you may rest so be it . It's not like you worked at being a slacker.

Eagle