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Originally posted by Kadath
I'm sure that anyone who has served can tell you that there are physical requirements for soldiers. While I grant Mojo_PeiPei's statement that women's PT is easier than men's, if we want to place women in combat roles, we do need to make the requirements the same. That may mean that there would be far fewer female than male soldiers, but if they can meet the same standards, why shouldn't they be allowed to serve in combat?
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I completely agree.
So long as physical and mental* standards are NOT lowered, I think they should be allowed to serve.
(*mental from the angle of withstanding what a woman POW would have to endure)