To ensure that all support units in a brigade (combat or combat service) will always be positioned in a rear location is a consideration that commanders should not be burdened with. For instance, as I understand, women now fly the Apache. If a woman is crewing an Apache, should the commander have to take that into consideration when employing her aircraft for a given environment?
Not if she's been rated to fly it. It's an attack aircraft.
It's my understanding that women fly combat aircraft. I could be wrong that they are unrestricted, but IIRC, I saw footage of them on AC-130 gunships, Spooky and Spectre types, and stories about their qualifications, or lack thereof, for flying off of aircraft carriers. But I'm just a former grunt. Any corrections will be appreciated.