Pentagon says women in all combat units by 2016 – CNN.com.
“There was concern for how women might handle some of the more taxing physical demands of combat across the board and for how men might view the presence of female troops in tight-knit elite units.”
Forget their gender, if a person a can perform a job, let them.
…As for the possible discomfort of men in the ranks? Well, if the troops can’t follow orders then they need to get the fuck out of the military. Period.