It bothers me, not as a civilian, but for the military personnel who will be part of an under-performing unit which will place all of their lives as well as the mission at risk.
Grr. How did we get here?
People mistake this reticence of mine on this subject as a lack of respect for women, if not outright sexism. It isn’t, I have plenty of respect for competent and tough women. But this has nothing to do with competence and toughness. It has to do with an environment where you need every little single advantage you can get, and a 25% reduction in physical strength is a dramatic reduction that shouldn’t be there when the time comes and it is needed.
I don’t blame women who may seek this path to advancement or service, since if I were in their shoes I might do the same.
I blame the people who allow it.
I could care less if a woman can perform to (what used to be) the standard for these tip of the spear combat roles. The vast majority cant and the university trained leftist social engineers force the standards down until enough can to claim a win.
Its a deconstruct of our Christian culture where we traditionally hold women in a position of high esteem and safety for the good of our society. That effort has been in play for over fifty years. The long game of incrementalism is paying dividends against our core values and beliefs as nation founded on Christian principles.
Communists win again.