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If they can meet the same standards as the men, they should be able to fight and die alongside them if they want. There will be adjustment issues which will be slow to overcome. There always are in sizeable changes. Cultural, psychological, behavioral, etc. But ethics aside, a little estrogen might be a good thing for keeping soldier behavior more balanced and less likely to get carried away. Granted, female abuse in the military is its own can of worms which may get worse before it gets better.

On a side note I think physical strength is a bit overrated when modern combat is more about superior technology and training than how many pushups you can do or miles you can run.