I can go along with women not serving as frontline infantry, but why shouldn’t a woman pilot an F-16?
I still recall seeing a clip from a ground support mission some ten years ago, wherein the female pilot, after vaporizing a convoy, said “When you meet Allah, tell him you were killed by a girl!”
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Simple. Sometimes they crash behind enemy lines. Think of the propaganda tools you are handing the enemy. I am sure they are the equal of the men in the air. As POW’s they are propaganda tools. Think of how an enemy could mess with some of the light weight IQ soccer moms and college students. Not worth it.