It's a legitimate question, and very worthy of discussion on FR. For several years, the U.S. has had to debate the merits of women in combat in the abstract. Now we are facing the realities that accompany such policy changes. Many here say that the all-volunteer force renders the question moot. I disagree. If women can prove themselves in combat roles, it effectively opens the door for an equal-protection lawsuit to include women in draft registration, and hence any future draft.
I'm pretty much against putting women in combat roles, volunteer or not. I'm definitely against drafting women into combat roles.
Haven't the Israelis proscribed combat for their female soldiers? This was after using them in combat and then having second thoughts.