Do you think readiness includes the fact that only men should be serving in combat roles? We talked about this recently. I think my stance has been The standards need to be universally high, and I mean at the male standard, high. And if that excludes females, then so be it. That's not the intent, but it could be the effect. And that's okay. (23:48–23:54)
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Asserts that military standards should be universally high, equivalent to male standards.
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