[Wuli]

I think there is little doubt that in general men and women have differences in physical abilities, endurance and other things.

I think there are also exceptions, on both sides - men who rank below the male-average on “combat readiness” tests, and women who rank above the female-average on those tests.

I think it likely that not all male enlistees as well as not all female enlistees are those exceptions (though I may be wrong on the later).

I think some portion of female enlistees are not exceptional, not above average for females in general. What portion? Who knows?

I think that means that gender-mixed teams will not match performance of all male teams no matter what,

UNLESS the male team is composed not of the most general male enlistees, but is somehow composed with a larger than average complement of males of below average combat readiness ability.

Then again, we could be wrong, IF, IF, IF the females most inclined to enlist and land in “combat” roles represent a larger than average (as far as the general population) share of females with above average physical abilities.

Am I trying to make a case for women in combat? No. I am stating questions I hope and expect our military officials are grappling with.

More than merely allowing women in combat, my preference is that no standards be lowered or changed in order to accomplish that. I think as long as that remains the case, there will be a minority of women who will be exceptional, above average compared to females in general, and some who will match the average performance of males, even if they don’t match the highest male performance.

[ExTxMarine]

Am I trying to make a case for women in combat? No. I am stating questions I hope and expect our military officials are grappling with.

I just wish the hell they were NOT grappling with these questions and issues, because we do not have a shortage of able bodies males to send to do the job.

More than merely allowing women in combat, my preference is that no standards be lowered or changed in order to accomplish that. I think as long as that remains the case, there will be a minority of women who will be exceptional, above average compared to females in general, and some who will match the average performance of males, even if they don’t match the highest male performance.

And even if the only females who make it to combat units, by being exceptional, are still going to automatically lower the unit cohesion, require additional supply chain issues, etc... This entire BS line of thinking is because the Liberals want the U.S. Military to be "diverse"!

The U.S. Military only needs to be as diverse as necessary to accomplish the combat mission - NOT satisfy some woman, man, liberal, conservative, or other feelings-based diversity test! Waste of time, money, energy, and effort, all to result in more DEAD Americans during combat!