And the fact is they can't meet the physical requirements that combat demands.
If you are in the Infantry, you have to carry that load, both enlisted and Officers.
“And the fact is they can’t meet the physical requirements that combat demands.”
Few is different from none. The key here is that there should be a common standard set, and if you can’t make the standards, then you shouldn’t be there.
However, with the liberal mindset, they tend not to understand that the majority of soldiers will be men for a number of reasons, one is that a small fraction of women can make the standards.