From: leszek.karlik@gmail.com   
      
   On Tue, 29 Jul 2014 00:49:41 +0200, Shawn Wilson    
   wrote:   
      
   [...]   
   >> > Excuse me, but in the 21st century combat jobs are limited to men as   
   >> > well.   
   >> Only true if you don't count most of the combat jobs.   
   > Infantry, Armor, Artillery, Special Forces, Combat Engineers, all men   
   > only.   
      
   Tell that to the Israeli. :-)   
      
   (I know, I know, the US Armed Forces are the armed forces and the rest   
   of the world doesn't count. Who ever heard of, say, Swedish armed   
   forces?)   
      
   > What combat job do you think admits women?   
      
   Infantry, armor, artillery, special forces, even submarines. Just not in   
   the US.   
      
   [...]   
   >> Yes, it is.  But give each squad a robot pack mule or three or have   
   >> infantry be "mounted" or have a great need to reduce the total size of   
   >> your power-suited spaceship boarding parties to fit through standard   
   >> spaceship corridors, and strength might become a secondary concern.   
   > Until your mule breaks down/runs out of gas...   
      
   Warriors care about "ugh, I will kill you with my bayonet when we run   
   out of gas and bullets!".   
      
   Soldiers care about logistics, so they don't actually run out of bullets   
   (and gas, for the mule).   
      
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   Leszek 'Leslie' Karlik   
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