Should gender be a consideration for guard duty?

no it is not wrong. It would be nice if it ended there. But, unfortunately you have to watch your back and double check who is working with whom . I want to relate a story here. I commanded a BCT company back in 1975 and received an order from the Bn CO to send a male cook to a different company as I was receiving a female cook in return. It turned out the t the female cook and the other company Commander were caught having sex in his van at 1am in the morning. Though I did not like the solution that those above me decided, I took the transfer and in my initial meeting with her told her what I expected. However to protect myself, I made sure the 1SG was also in my office anytime she was so I had a witness to whatever might happen. It wasn't that I did not like females in the army back then, It was that because they were there, there was going to be problems as a result that I did not need or want. Also I was going to have to deal with the political correctness of the superiors over me as to how these problems should be handled. I only worked with 3 females during my time in the service but too many of the problems presented by these three should not have occurred but I had believed I had to be very careful in how I handled each one because they were female.

Spc. 4 Byron Skinner, I guess guard duty in the context of this question is yeoman work around a base camp or a fire base. This is generally no duty most units would take an 11B out of the field for. Putt ant troops from Finance Corp into an 11B ALC is sacrilegious and an insult to the !!B would would loved to be pulled back into base came for some guard duty, KP, latrine burning etc. Anything for a couple of hot meals, shower, a shave with water and to try an bum some fresh , unripped up clothes mostly of the former property of a departed KIA or WIA. Yes those replacement uniforms parts you get once belonged to a brother or now sister no longer with the squad.Doing Ammo guard or on a I've man night ambush patrol in an area that has been hot the past few nights's, that's a real dumb ass question isn't it. This is called Army recycling.

No if she wants to be an 11B then there should be know differences in gender

I think what the person is attempting to get at, is what happens when the woman accuses the man of inappropriate behavior and there are no witnesses?

What is the worry, it's already been done over and over again. It's not a new idea or plan. Leaders just need to ensure rules are followed and enforced and you would for anyone under any circumstances.

During the first gulf war I was a first sergeant of the 1015th AG Co Postal 1/2 of my unit were female the pulled duty just like my other soldiers when they came up on the duty roster they pulled the duty.

Back in the '80s, in Germany; we had duty to guard the motorpark. The company roster was probably 25-30% females. The guard was posted in 2s, and consisted of whoever was up on the roster, 2 sets of 2 rotated through the night. We thought nothing of it. We did field exercises the same way. I am surprised it is considered an issue 30 years later.....

Discipline. I don't think a standing order for soldiers to abstain from sexual activity while on duty or in a combat zone should be necessary.

No They are both soldiers and went to the same basic training

No they are soldiers. Treat them same if the mission is a success or failure.