Re: [semi OT] Women wargamers

At 09:20 13/09/98 -0400, you wrote:
>thus, it is no longer the archetypal/stereotypical big, heavily built,
tough-arse bruce willis type who makes a good soldier, but the
physically
inept but quick-thinking nerds. revenge is sweet!
>
>of course, this is already true in many/most branches of the infantry,
especially special forces, engineers, etc.
>
>Tom

	The US and the Brits did studies of infantry action from WWII
(the US
maybe later as well). One of the things they found was that your best
grunt
had the education to go on to university and was often already there.
Such
soldiers fired less ammo and killed more of the enemy than other members
of
their units (this is generally speaking).
	If this is the case in warfare now, then by removing physical
requirements
(ie using power armour) you make it possible to select your infantry in
the
same way you do fighter jocks. Just don't ever expect the military to
drop
physical standards altogether and for there to be enough people with the
"right stuff" to fill your battilons.

	Tony.
	twilko@ozemail.com.au