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If women can handle the physical rigors of service, of course. I think it would take an exceptional woman to do it, but if they can meet the standard, why not?
As for the feasibility of having women in combat arms branches, I read a book a while back, but I forget the name now. The gist of the book was about Mexican drug cartels somehow starting a war with the United States, but one of the side stories is about how the armed forces were putting women in combat arms roles. They begin the program by putting qualified officers in command as platoon leaders and having them there for a certain amount of time before introducing enlisted females to get the other men in the platoon used to the idea of serving with females. It seems like a good idea to me.
As for the feasibility of having women in combat arms branches, I read a book a while back, but I forget the name now. The gist of the book was about Mexican drug cartels somehow starting a war with the United States, but one of the side stories is about how the armed forces were putting women in combat arms roles. They begin the program by putting qualified officers in command as platoon leaders and having them there for a certain amount of time before introducing enlisted females to get the other men in the platoon used to the idea of serving with females. It seems like a good idea to me.