[jmacusa]

Maybe so. It is acknowledged men have more upper body strength . Still, when I studied martial arts I saw plenty of 130lb. women black belts kick the crap out of men twice their size who were also black belts without any standards being lowered. But combat obviously isn't a karate match. I would say why lower the standards? Keep them were they are and see if women really can hold their own.

[rollo tomasi]

"I would say why lower the standards? Keep them were they are and see if women really can hold their own."

Apparently you do not understand the administrative workings in the military. If a Commander is not pulling enough "numbers" that the civis in the Executive Branch expect, the Commander's career is over. What is a Commander to do? Keeps the standards the same, lol.

Also, front-line training/combat is very graphic at times, should we accommodate the females privacy at the expense of proficiency of the unit? History is not on the side that whines about equality, females are just granted special rights that are not afforded to their suppose equals in the military (My 0-5 AF wife tells me this all the time, btw). Your tag-line combined with your arguments is very convoluted.