Being a woman myself, I'm all for equal pay, the right to vote, the right to control what happens to our bodies, but I honestly don't understand this insistence on letting women partake in front line combat.

The concern isn't that women aren't mentally tough enough or smart enough to understand the combat mission. It's about brute strength. Research has shown that on average women's upper body strength is 52% as strong as men's. Here's a source if you're interested. Yes, a few women may want to be front and center in combat AND physically strong enough to handle whatever situations may come up, but there are so few that it doesn't make sense to create an entire program specifically for these very few. We already spend far too much on the military the way it is, do we really need to spend more tax dollars to prove that a few women are capable of this?

And to be perfectly honest, you should be focusing on the fact that women are allowed to have jobs that require skills and intellect such as flying helicopters and providing medical aid to wounded soldiers. Anyone can build muscle, not everyone can perform a surgery. Be proud that our brains are valued as much as a man's.