[citizen4reality]

It isn't about women being equal--it's about what works and what doesn't. I'm a vet. Women have a limited place in the military, in support roles, where they can often do an outstanding job, but that's it. Many (not all) female military personnel still freak when there is a spider in the bathroom, for God's sake. The sexual tension within a mixed unit deployed is also disruptive, not to mention death on marriages when deployments are prolonged and frequent. Placing women in combat units with result in decreased efficiency and increased mortality--ours. And I'm female.

[UCANSEE2]

Oh, I agree that American women should not be used in actual fighting roles in combat. It is nice to see a female agree this is the case, not just the males.

I was also responding to the earlier posts that it was not so much women in combat, but the families seeing their daughters (instead of sons) coming back dead that were the problem.