GI Jane Sound off on women in combat Why not? Women are just as capable as men Equality demands women have the same opportunity and responsibility for defending the nation Denying women combat service denies them an important pathway to career advancement in the military It's sexist to think fatalities among female soldiers are a worse tragedy than the same for men If women can meet the same standards as men, why not? Tanks, artillery, aircraft ... fine, but not infantry It will lead to women being drafted This is just one more attack on the family by the left Only a nation of cowards would do this Atrocities against women POWs, women returning crippled -- or returning in caskets -- will undermine Americans' support for a war We already have an epidemic of sexual assaults on women in the military -- why would we expose them to worse if they were captured by an enemy? Placing women in ground-combat positions does not make our military stronger -- it weakens us War is killing people and breaking things -- not an affirmative-action program Other View Results Loading ...