I’ll be honest...I think it is too late. (In something like this, I hate myself for being defeatist, but...I don’t see how these things get walked back)
There is too much water over the dam. The purging of the warrior psyche from the military ranks has been going on since the early 90’s, in my opinion.
And the physical purging has been taking place unabated as well. The ranks of decision makers are filled with people who don’t see why women in combat is problematic. And those who don’t believe it implicitly, have careers at risk for not wholeheartedly embracing the liberal orthodoxy of the fallacious idea that women can do anything men can.
They can’t.
And while it is true that men can’t do everything a woman can do, being able to carry a baby to full term isn’t going to help when someone is trying to stick a bayonet in your abdomen. Having testosterone in your body and an extra 30 lbs of muscle will.
I agree about the purging of the warrior psyche. Heck, kids aren’t allowed to even play dodge ball anymore. Dodge ball is a form of combat training and combat. Seriously.
HR McMaster is still there, laying low. There are probably a few more around to form a core for rebuilding the military.