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Put women in this combat role, it needs to be equal and the same physical qualifications for women and men. >> can women handle that in the military? >> i'm certainly women could serve in this role admirably. i don't see why not. i don't think we should lower standards to do so. >> then our troops ultimately are sacrificed. >> absolutely. mission is essential before any other consideration. >> all right. and so this is across the board in all branches of military, right? women are not allowed to serve on the front lines in combat roles. >> that's correct. right. there are several jobs like inf...

Are there some advantage to having women on the front line? >> i think so. congress deemed right now is not the time for the women to serve in combat roles. as a military member, i respect that. the military will look for the right opportunity when women can enter the roles if they think it's appropriate. from a personal perspective there are roles that women can play on the front line that are critical, whether as interpreters or culture type of reference. or especially as front line troops. as long as a woman is physically qualified as a man, she should be given the opportunity. i don't beli...

As well as men? >> absolutely. and the army is currently testing a new combat readiness test and i fully believe this will be a fantastic way that the army will be able to assess whether or not women and men because not only are there differences between the genders but within, of course, and if somebody is capable of meeting the standards, then they should be able to do the job and anybody who cannot, whether they're male or female should not be in combat. >> professor, let me ask you this because one of the arguments the sergeant has is women if they're not allowed in the combat roles, they ...

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Gays openly serving in the military would bring positive mixed or no results. >> the finding suggest for large section of the military, repealing "don't ask, don't tell," though potentially disruptive in the short term would not bringhe change that many feared and predicted. >> when asked whether the repeal would have negative impact on combat operations or the ability of the military to function, 69% said they worked in the past with a coworker who was homosexual. 92% described the you want's ability to work together as very good, good, or neither good nor poor. concerns were high among chapl...