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My biggest concern has always been that if no women make it or even just not what is considered enough then there will be pressure put on the military to lower standards to meet that goal. And unfortunately even if SEALS SF and Rangers resist that pressure eventually a commander will come along who values his career over doing what's right. I just hope that when that day comes they will simply lower standards for the women and not the men. I would much rather go to war with a few women who didn't meet the standard then a bunch of guys as well. Most likely though in the name of fairness the standards will be lowered across the board.
There are a few other issues I have with allowing women into SOF but that is the main one. And as an SF guy I think my organization as well as MARSOC, will have the most issues with women due to the fact that so much of our job entails working very closely with men from countries that have very different ideas about equality.
Perhaps a better solution for women wanting to get into special forces would be a female version of the Seals program. They would face the same tough mental challenges, but not all of the same physical challenges, and would not be expected to deploy on some of the more extreme physical missions the men are deployed on. They could still be quite effective and deadly. I believe the Israeli defense Forces have some female special forces.