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Based on talking to military personnel, I was under the impression that physical readiness wasn't the primary concern with putting women in more direct combat roles. I thought that there were two major problems: one being the effect on morale and support for a war when large numbers of women are coming home in bodybags; the second being the impact on a unit's internal dynamics when you deploy women alongside them.
As for physical standards, I trust the military not to put anyone in harm's way who isn't very fit and well trained. Whether those high standards should be exactly the same for both sexes is a decision I leave in their capable hands.
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