[oh8eleven]

don't think women in combat will be given a task that required them to lift over 200 pounds
The task wasn't given to men either. There's an ammo loading system on the gun that is powered by hydraulics.
But they the guns were so old, they leaked out all the hydraulic fluid and we had no choice but to load manually.
But to your point - if women want to be just like men, why shouldn't they be given the same tasks as men????

[luvbach1]

But to your point - if women want to be just like men, why shouldn't they be given the same tasks as men????

My point was that they should be but they won't be because, except in rare exceptions, they can't perform certain tasks adequately. It won't matter what 0bama wants, or the command wants. It won't be fair but in combat they won't be given those tasks if it will jeopardize the mission or effectiveness of the unit. If they are given them anyway, it will do just that. This is in no way to denigrate women, it's just an irrefutable fact that they differ physically from men except for a few very exceptional females.