And while national military forces have historically resisted the full participation of women soldiers, female talent has found plenty of scope in revolutionary and terrorist groups around the planet.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
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.
Women are needed in the military because there aren't enough soldiers, and we're seeing more women serve.
Much of the demand for women in combat comes from female officers who are eager for medals and promotions.
I think women are too valuable to be in combat.
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.
Every country that has experimented with women in actual combat has abandoned the idea, and the notion that Israel uses women in combat is a feminist myth.
Forcing women in or near land combat will hurt recruiting, not help.
It's mainly a few elite women who benefit greatly from standing with the forces that keep women down.
The brave and capable women who served in Iraq and Afghanistan have performed admirably.
Putting women in military combat is the cutting edge of the feminist goal to force us into an androgynous society.