everything else previously open only to men. the service member who is sued the defense department for this right welcomed this decision. we cheered, we clapped, some cried a little bit and i was one of them. it s been a long time coming for us. notably absent was chairman of the joint chiefs, general joe dunnford oversaw a study that found male-only infantry units shot more accurately. could carry more weight and had lower injury rates. congressman duncan hunter is a marine who served in iraq and afghanistan. the marine corps has looked at this extensively. they re the only service that has done so. they came away with conclusions that it makes the fighting unit less effective.r special operat commanders have expressed skepticism. i think we need to ask ourselves as a society if we re willing to put women in front-line combat units to take the first bullet on target. or willing to cause every 18 grld girl to sign up for
would be real leery of him playing, and that sounds in some respects, i m almost glad i don t have a son, because of the pressures he would face, but also the physical toll that it could possibly take on him. the nfl says concussions are down and our poll showed 41% believe the nfl has taken meaningful action to reduce or prevent concussions. another 20% say the league has not done enough. 38% just aren t sure. so this sunday, super bowl inspires your child to play, what should you tell them? is it safe? i m joined by john butler, pop warner s executive director. let me start with you. tackle football. when is it safe, and is it safe on the pop warner level? we certainly believe so. injury rates are very low. starting in 2010, we were the first national youth sports organization to enact our own concussion rule.
and then in 2012, we were the first football organization at any level to enact rules that limit the amount and type of contact we allow in practice. we believe well, we know injury rates go up with age as kids get stronger, faster, develop more force. but certainly at younger age levels we believe it s relatively very safe. you know, on the equipment front, i played pop warner football, and i can remember them grabbing for a helmet somewhere in the back of some rusted-out shed, and that s how equipment was handed out. looking back, i m thinking, boy, that wasn t the safest of equipment and the pads would fall out the ear pad wuss fall out of the helmet. what has pop warner done to make sure that on every level, every
to can your employer be looking out for your health? we re at this kind of bedrock place. is it possible to create a situation in which your employer can be looking out for your health credibly and b, when the violence of the game is part of what is making the money for that employer. there s violence in a lot of workplaces. people lift up boxes hundreds, thousands of times a day. they re running a marathon every day. truck drivers, warehouse workers, people, nurses have incredibly high injury rates. these are like professional athletes. the employers are not blif v living up to their responsibilities to prevent the injuries. and the nfl talks about things like good, clean hits and teaching best practices in tackling, but it s a possibility that the sport of football might carry so many risks that not only is there a way to eradicate all head injuries, that s the argument they make, but it is possible that a significant number of people who play, no matter what you do or how much t
focused on these issues. we are concerned with safeguarding the brains of these players. but the question comes down to can your employer be looking out for your health? we re at this kind of bedrock place. is it possible to create a situation in which your employer can be looking out for your health credibly and b, when the violence of the game is part of what is making the money for that employer. there s violence in a lot of workplaces. people lift up boxes hundreds, thousands of times a day. they re running a marathon every day. truck drivers, warehouse workers, people, nurses have incredibly high injury rates. these are like professional athletes. the employers are not blif v living up to their responsibilities to prevent the injuries. and the nfl talks about things like good, clean hits and teaching best practices in tackling, but it s a possibility that the sport of football might carry so many risks that not only is there a way to eradicate