Here's Major Lyudmilla Pavlichenko, after finishing her Masters in History, she managed to make a little of her own by sending over 300 Germans to early graves. If they are capable, I welcome patriots of either gender...
I did read an article today about a guy describing conditions in long term troop transport vehicle missions. He said that during the battle of Baghdad he and his unit were crammed into transports for 12-14 hours at a time that didn't stop for bathroom breaks, and you had guys peeing into bottles and defecating into used MRE bags, often by troops who had dysentery. He wondered how women and men would react to that situation in a mixed sex unit.
The Israelis have women in combat, so that's a plus.