[skeeter]

Average weight carried by an infantryman in Vietnam, 80lbs.

Dunno about now, but the army will be hard pressed to find 10,000s of women who could carry this into battle.

[castlebrew]

‘Average weight carried by an infantryman in Vietnam, 80lbs.”

...Today, that’s just the basics, before patrol ruck and basic load of ammo...

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Seen several what if’s but not often brought up in this discussion is the failure rate of women in various military disciplines, especially ones where heavy physical work is involved. Start off with training costs money and resources. Long ago I heard what the failure rate of men was but don't remember specifics. It was less than 10%. Screening out helped. In my first year in the USAF, several jobs that were previously closed to women were opened, many in maintenance. Long story short, women's failure rates in many of those jobs was 70 to 90+ percent. If it was an experiment, it would have failed. Found out that the USAF was trying to track the numbers but was directed to stop looking as the results were abysmal. Comparing notes with others in maintenance over the years and found out of an average group of 14-16 women, only 2 would be around six months later.

[ansel12]

Average weight carried by an infantryman in Vietnam, 80lbs.

Winter warfare is heavier than Vietnam.