Yes. Include everyone. Men , women, them, theys, and them.
That’ll make it real for a lot of the kids.
Yup. And its fair and equal treatment.
And there will be plenty of non-combat places to put them as well, there are multiple people behind each infantryman supporting logistics and support. They can do needed logistics in an office or warehouse, they don’t have to go to combat. In fact they should not be put into squads because they reduce squad mission capability and morale. But they can be useful in support roles and not reduce fighting ability.