Probably the reason why the book had that statement. The whole "You should be happy doing what you want, regardless of what people think of you."
There's also...
Where he believes there should be more emphasis on family by both sex.
Still, the rest of his argument is terribad. Very.
I'm pretty sure military men are trained to tune their emotions and have equal regards for everybody, regardless of sex.
It like a slap in the face to the miltary, he may of not tried to but to some he called the men and women of the milatary weak