[OldPossum]

Excuse my ignorance, sir, but what combat roles—and we are excluding support jobs here, as outlined in the article— don’t involve strength and endurance?

[j. earl carter]

I have no idea if there are any combat roles that don't involve strength and endurance right now, and I definitely don't know about the future. My point is that I don't think this should be the reason for excluding women from combat.

The reason we should exclude women from combat is because men and women are not equal. As a society, we have decided that men and women should be treated equally under the law. I'm just saying that society should reserve the right to make exceptions to this law, with combat being a good example.

[exDemMom]

Excuse my ignorance, sir, but what combat roles—and we are excluding support jobs here, as outlined in the article— don’t involve strength and endurance?

Indeed. Please explain.

When I think of combat roles, I think of infantry and heavy machinery. Maybe a woman could drive a heavy armored vehicle, but could she change a heavy armored vehicle tire or do other field repairs if it breaks down?