Should gender be a consideration for guard duty?

Not at all. All military personnel are there to do a job. How it gets completed is left up to the management of the facility/unit. I don't see anything wrong with it.

NO if one has the skill they should stand guard Period

No, all soldiers should pull guard regardless of MOS or gender.

That's pure crap! If both are qualified, then do it...this gender stuff is crap...if you want the job then ya gotta learn to play with the boys...If the females can't handle the job, then get them back to finance because it's a life/death situ in wartime and you can't and shouldn't have to worry about who can or cannot do their jobs.

No. It wasn't in Afghanistan. If your unit trains for combat in garrison than keep it real.

In my opinion, you should just have the two females guard together to avoid he said she said bullshit. I also know that you shouldn't have to do this because these are supposed to be professional soldiers, but they are also lower ranks because of the duty and young and dumbass decisions usually go together.

A soldier is a soldier. The corporial of the guard may have to be more diligent as well as the sgt of the guard.

many years ago with female MP's on patrol with males, we occasionally lost radio contact up on Custer Hill. I'm sure today, things have improved.

No

I would expect my Marines to conduct themselves in a *somewhat* professional manner (firewatch gets boring).. I understand when you are dealing with 18-24 year olds some jack-assery has to occur some of the times but I don't think there is much to worry about here.

*edit* : Plus you have the OOD and SNCO checking their post every 3-4 hours no? This should mitigate some of the issues.