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Physically and emotionally, few women will have the aptitude to join the combat arms, he writes in the Times. There are widespread concerns that the inclusion of women in the military will result in lower physical standards for all soldiers, as, they argue, women will be unable to meet current fitness targets.emale soldiers are allowed to serve in combat roles in other countries including the US, Australia, France and Israel, and commentators argue that Britain is lagging behind.
What must always be the overridingâif not exclusiveâcriteria for making any change in the U.S. military is that it make the Armed Forces more effective. Having women serve in 90 percent of military jobs they currently do makes sense. Women can and have made significant military contributions in all the positions where theyâve served. But there are some very specific combat related factors that would likely diminish the effectiveness of tactical fighting units if women were included. I fought in Desert Storm with an armored cavalry squadron.