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One of the best midshipmen in my unit is a female - she can beat most of the Marines in pullups, maxes push and sit easily, and destroys the other females (and most of the males) in our runs. Her GPA is in excess of 3.4; and I have little to no doubt that she would be as good as or better than most males in combat arms units.
There are some downsides, obviously, she's naturally more aggressive than the other females in the unit, and almost insanely competitive. There are other, non-physical issues which I won't go into here - none of which have any bearing on suitability for combat.
It takes a special kind of person - male AND female - to be good at a combat MOS. If a female wants to try it, I say let her, but no special treatment!
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Midshipman 2/c, USNR
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