From: ikonoqlast@gmail.com   
      
   On Tuesday, July 29, 2014 9:30:50 AM UTC-7, Will in New Haven wrote:   
      
      
   > Women tank crews or mixed tank crews would be hugely advantageous.    
      
      
   Nope, which is why no one does it.  Tankers actually need physical strength   
   women don't possess for their various duties.  Setting up camo netting, fixing   
   tracks, and just loading the gun all require significant upper body strength.    
   France limited tank    
   crews to 5'4'' and less, but never used women.     
      
   Same for artillery, infantry, engineers and special forces.  MPs have been   
   brought up, but MPs are not combat units.  A cook can be told to pick up a   
   rifle and go on patrol, but that doesn't make cooks combat units either.  And,   
   a basic combat task is    
   picking up the wounded guy throwing him over your shoulder (you need one hand   
   free for your weapon) and carrying him back to the aid station.  Women can't   
   do that.     
      
   That country X, who hasn't been to war in the last century, does something   
   does not make it a good idea.  Country X is free riding on US defense policy   
   and doesn't need a capable military.   
      
   And Israel?  Nope, no women in combat roles.   
      
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