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So what do you think? A good idea?
Personally, I see nothing wrong with it in Guard units, as I think it is everyone's right to be able to defend themselves and their home. Is it going to be cost effective in the main military?
Also, my biggest concern is standards. There are probably women out there who could exceed the performance of a lot of men in the military, but on average, women are physically far more disadvantaged. Are they going to lower standards to let more women in? Is a wounded 200+ lb. guy with a full kit going to have to worry that his comrade is not going to be able to drag him to safety?
Also, you have another serious problem that is unique to women: pregnancy. What happens if 6 people in your unit get pregnant and are unable to continue serving in combat? I can see that creating lots of problems.

So what do y'all think?

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