I'm a ground pounder and in a trade where no females are allowed. We still get the odd female clerk or mechanic who volunteer to go with us so they can search other females, but they are few and far between. They share the same risks we do and get injured and killed the same way we do, plus they are all volunteers - no politician can force them to leave the camp gates.
You can't afford distractions and they've proven themselves time and again.
I'm definitely pro-female - some of them have got more guts than some of the guys I've worked with.
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