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... and so is Parker. The physical differences between men and women on a gender-wide basis don't matter, because the military is perfectly capable of determining how capable each individual solder, man or woman, is. Surely some women are more physically capable than some men, and there are no reasons to keep them from combat positions they're qualified for just because of that sweeping generalization, and no male soldier (unless he's plain sexist) is going to resent that woman's presence. I don't know whether the milltary is actually gender-blind in this respect, but it should be, and it would make the gender-based claims irrelevant. And furthermore, the military should be good at finding front-line positions for less physically capable men and woman that don't require the highest level of strength and fitness, anyway.
