>From Bill's citation, here's what one of the successful enlisted women (whose pass rate is 34%) had to say:
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>But Pvt. Nisa Jovell, who passed with flying colors, tells Martin that women are not meant for the infantry. "We are not built for it, and I'm not saying we can't do it, what [men] do, but our body structure is different." Jovell says women's hips make it more difficult for them to carry the heavy loads required for combat. "The hip problem is definitely a big deal."
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>In combat, Marines are frequently required to carry a pack that, according to Brig. Gen. Smith, "very likely exceeds 100 lbs., and probably gets up above 130 lbs. in some cases." That's more than Cooling weighs.
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>So Bill produces a citation with gems like the above and you respond with "the" female officer who manages to pass, as if the exception proves the rule. Then you double down on the attacks.

>To justify your attack on Bill you need to successfully rebut what one of the successful women themselves had to say- including the need to carry a pack that weighs more than she does. But you studiously ignore that as you pursue Bill personally.

Yo I just sighted one example. There are plenty of women in combat positions.
http://www.servicewomen.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Women-in-Ground-Combat-Arms-Fact-Sheet-2-1-17.pdf
All I did was point out the Innuendo chauvinism of the statement just as I pointed out the Innuendo racism of another comment in this same thread. If one doesn't want to be called out for sounding like a racist or a chauvinist then I suggest they don't make Innuendo comments that sound that way.

>My only comment about this amazing woman, is Bravo for passing. My expectation is that any woman who does pass is a far fiercer individual and soldier than strapping male colleagues with all the physical advantages that some think can be pretended away.
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>As for the officers who were defeated by a rope climb on day 1: some of your enlisted colleagues made it, so go away and practice the rope climb. And eventually there will be a cadre of female officers who overcome biological adversity to prove their case to the world. At which point, Bill may cheerfully change his mind based on what he sees in real life, not simplistic slogans.