Originally Posted by vagabond

I don't know much about what goes on in the military, but I am all for a positive message to men, women, young and old. If it means having an all female crew, then it's an all female crew.

I'll probably get excoriated for holding this belief, but I don't think men and women can ever be equal. We are different, with different temperaments, mental and physical capabilities. We approach problem solving in a different way, for example. There's always the outlier female who can outfly, outdrink, outparty any male, but those are not the norm. If we are to mean anything as a society, we will build systems that exploit different strengths, rather than try to fit a square into a round hole.