[Ben Mugged]

They're just not ground pounding trigger pullers, by natural design.

A little light reading might be in order.

Brower, J. Michael. "Undermining Old Taboos: US, UK Studies Say Women Can Meet Physical Demands Of Combat." Armed Forces Journal 133.10 (May 1996): 13. This is a very short article wherein the author concludes that based on two new studies (US and UK), women are just as capable as men of similar size for training and enduring the rigors of combat. Both studies were conducted in 1995 with civilian women as test cases who were required to run with 75 pound rucksacks and perform various other strength training, resulting in improvements of over 33%. These results help defeat arguments that claim that women, because of their generally smaller stature, are therefore automatically disqualified from assignment to combat MOSs.

[Steel Wolf]

They're just not ground pounding trigger pullers, by natural design.

A little light reading might be in order.

Why? To read some study the Armed Forced ran to justify what they were going to do anyway? I was in one of the earlier mixed basic training units, and spent over a decade in the Army, including a trip or two downrange to OEF/OIFville. I've worked with hundreds of female troops under every condition, from boots on the ground to high pressure, senior level staff functions. There isn't any aspect of women in tactical environments I haven't had to deal with.

If you think that a "little light reading" is going to change my firsthand knowledge, and assessment of, the utility of female troops in combat conditions, allow me to disabuse you of that notion.

[freespirited]

This is a very short article wherein the author concludes that based on two new studies (US and UK), women are just as capable as men of similar size for training and enduring the rigors of combat.

LOL. Just as capable as men of similar size! So a woman who is 5'8" and 200 lbs is just as capable as a man of that size and weight. WOW. Now how about the author deal with the reality that most men are larger in size than most women.

The lengths some people will go to in order to demagogue this issue are amazing.

[BnBlFlag]

Watch "Full Metal Jacket". Is that atmosphere conducive to women?
Of course now the recruits have "stress cards" and the DI's have to pledge not to cuss in front of them.
The idea of women in combat is just another manifestation of the degeneration of our Society and our Country.