This retired military father of a little girl agrees with Ted on this issue. If she wants to join I will support her completely. But I cannot abide a government claim on my daughter (or anyone’s daughter) for the battlefield.
The idea that candidates are discussing this as an issue of "choice" or "rights", rather than military effectiveness, makes me ill.
By publicly opposing putting women in ground combat units, and backing it up with a comprehensive study, the Commandant of the Marine Corps gave conservative politicians the ammo to oppose Obama. It appears most of them are simply rolling over for the sake of political correctness/expediency.
Might as well elect Hillary or Bernie and just get it over with.