[piytar]

You didn't read your studies carefully. Women can handle slightly more Gs at the same weight. So a 190lb. mam will still be able to handle more Gs than a 140lb. woman (since women tend to weight less than men, even in the services). So, yeah, not even in fighter planes...

Now that I didn't know -- missed it.

So the Israelis have female fighter pilots for the same stupid PC reason? Or is it cultural -- (almost) everyone serves, some women choose Air Force, and some of them qualify to fly? Are their standards lower for women?

[Mr Rogers]

“So the Israelis have female fighter pilots for the same stupid PC reason?”

Probably. Israel is a pretty liberal place. And women are highly qualified to fly most planes. Many make outstanding pilots. Fighters are a somewhat different animal. I don’t know how much dogfighting actually goes on any more or how much weight is put to it.

I’d bet it IS still true that women pilots are more likely to get out early or be put in fast-track staff positions than men, and that experienced pilots are an expensive asset to lose.

All things said, the modern military doesn’t give a damn if women on average are worse fighter pilots. Heck, our political leadership thinks women have penises...