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his answer is true at scale, but doesn't account for nuances or smaller armies". example: when i went on WW2 tour, i learned the "night witches" were an all-female soviet bomber and sniping regiment that the nazi's feared. war has always been gendered and coded as male with females positioned as caregivers and supporters — and most women aren't interested in combat roles. that being said, they do have interest in non-combat military roles. women may not be as physically strong, but they're typically better at impulse control, situational awareness, etc.; % of women growing in surgery (precision), intelligence analysis, etc. emerging defense tech increases pool of non-combat military roles. if war can be fought with autonomous and AI-powered systems and remote combat, it changes who is best positioned to excel at it. will be interesting to see if there is a shift, but also need to be mindful of employees at defense tech vs. actual enlisted military members.
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That’s a regiment btw, army is defined by largest force in a country In that case not even middle eastern countries would qualify— nonetheless women have played a role in war, maybe most strategically important were code breakers Generally speaking it would be like talking about the male role in child birthing tho
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yeah, agree with everything. tried to highlight that nuance with "true at scale" but you definitely know more than me.
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I don’t know that much— just looked it up. A lot of people deeply appreciate their effort in nursing and logistics Nursing is actually pretty honorable and a lot were on the front lines. Killing people isn’t as honorable as it’s made out to be, just a duty and sacrifice
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