[onona]

But wait ! What happened to no women in combat positions ??

That's a little sarc for the US peeps.

[Wyrd bið ful aræd]

There are two "co-ed" infantry units in the Israeli military. The Caracal Battalion is one of them. However, they're more like heavily-armed border patrol than direct-action infantry units, and their record reflects that (in that they don't see a whole lot of action). They're assigned to the Egyptian and Jordanian border areas, the only two Arab countries that have peace treaties with Israel. Earlier this year (or last year, can't remember exactly) the Israeli military reviewed their policy and then maintained that women cannot serve in combat units.

[grobdriver]

As illustrated in post #12, American women are far, far different from Israeli women.

While we may have a few worthy of the IDF joining our services, for every one of them, there are a hundred of those in post #12 joining and demanding equality - without really being equal.

Been there, saw that.

[IronJack]

Considering what we’ve seen on this thread of American women, would YOU recommend deploying them in combat?

The difference between the US military’s promotion of women into comabt roles and the IDF’s is that the latter trains their female soldiers right beside the men, with no lowered expectations or accommodations.