There is a historical precedent which indicates women can perform particularly well in other areas of the military where mental strength and focus do, in fact, matter. The Soviet Union fielded female snipers and fighter pilots who scored scary numbers of confirmed kills because their female physiology. Those women, because they were smaller, were able to pull more G-forces in tighter turns because the blood had less distance to travel. They were also able to squirm into tighter sniper positions and wait for the perfect opportunity to take those tough shots. How about the medical field? I'm willing to bet a female's smaller hands have saved lives on the operating table when a male surgeon couldn't get his hand somewhere. There is absolutely room for and reason to allow women to protect and defend our Constitution. Some may disagree on the grounds of exposing women to the harsh realities of war, but patriotism knows no gender and acting upon that love of country does include putting your life at risk in its defense. I venture that it is a combination of the physical and mental needs of the mission. Having mental and physical tenacity, endurance, and focus behind the joystick of a fighter does not necessarily correlate to the same tenacity, endurance, and focus needed going boots on the ground down-range with a SEAL Team.