Israel has experimented with women on front line roles. The determination they made was that while some women could meet and/or exceed the qualifications for a front-line soldier, there was an impact on the men they worked with. Specifically, the male soldiers tended to react impulsively if a female solider was injured near them.
Apparently while it's relatively easy to train men to kill, it is very difficult to train them to ignore the protective instincts.
So it's a touchy subject, overall. I'm kind of torn. It's not an easy issue to handle.
Side note, I think we could have female SEALs, but it would probably be best if male and female seals were placed in separate teams.
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