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   Will in New Haven to Shawn Wilson   
   Re: Plausible Characters?   
   29 Jul 14 09:30:50   
   
   From: willreich_77@yahoo.com   
      
   On Monday, July 28, 2014 6:49:41 PM UTC-4, Shawn Wilson wrote:   
   > On Monday, July 28, 2014 3:30:55 PM UTC-7, J.Pascal wrote:   
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   > > > Excuse me, but in the 21st century combat jobs are limited to men as   
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   > > Only true if you don't count most of the combat jobs.   
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   > Infantry, Armor, Artillery, Special Forces, Combat Engineers, all men only.     
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   > What combat job do you think admits women?     
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   Women tank crews or mixed tank crews would be hugely advantageous.    
      
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   Will in New Haven   
      
      
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   > > > Some jobs require strength that women simply don't possess, and combat   
   infantryman is near the top.   
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   > > 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.   
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   > Until your mule breaks down/runs out of gas...   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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