Infantry still demands strength and endurance, but contemporary service also requires adaptability, technical competence, and the ability to operate systems such as drones. Role-specific fitness and aptitude standards should apply to everyone who volunteers. Removing trained women from existing forces would deepen personnel shortages across specialties and could only be offset by drastic measures such as renewed conscription.
Notable Point · 3:31:18-3:36:29
Modern armed forces need broad recruitment pools
Modern forces need varied physical and technical skills and cannot afford to discard qualified women during a recruitment shortage.