The military has been actually remarkable at dealing with race, but gender is an issue.
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Whether we like it or not, gender differences matter in a combat situation.
The Army confronted racial integration when it was still unpopular in society. It has been struggling to more fully integrate women. Its troops, after all, reflect society.
This is still a man's profession, with a lot of men who intellectually and emotionally have not accepted that the military could be women's work.
Putting women in military combat is the cutting edge of the feminist goal to force us into an androgynous society.
Gender is probably the most restricting force in American life.
I have no problem with women in the military, if that's what they want to do.
My decision to register women confirms what is already obvious throughout our society-that women are now providing all types of skills in every profession. The military should be no exception.
Combat duty is strenuous and physically demanding, and I'm not the first person to notice that men and women are built differently. And while many will argue that women will only be allowed into combat arms units under the same requirements as their male counterparts, count me as skeptical.
If we want the most effective fighting force, we need to pick the most qualified capable man for the job, even if it's a woman.
A lot of newsrooms have thought very carefully about how they cover race. I don't think the same conversations have gone on regarding women.
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