What is your advice for Females joining the ranks of the combat jobs in the Military?

I think the women should be working in the office and admistrative jobs that are very honorable and important.

Train harder than your male counterparts.

While many of these posts offer very good advice for the recruits, many missed the what advice you need to accomplish the job of putting the right recruit with the right job.
I used to be in the Navy. The recruiters would send guys to become Navy Seals. They had to pass a physical test to go to that training.
One fellow had eye glasses. He was disqualified before he even did a push-up.
Guess how he felt? And I saw a lot of cases like this.
While as a recruiter you have to make your goals, know what the recruit needs to be able to do to accomplish the course. No one joins to fail.
Make sure these women are physically fit and meet the physical requirements needed to pass the course and do the job.
I know thy are coming out with a Physical ASVAB. Those guidelines seem a bit relaxed. I can blow them out and I am an old man who hasn't PTd in six months....
You may want to contact trainers in the programs and see what they think should be a base requirement (male and female) before having people sent to them.
If your sending people to programs to get a gold star and then they fail out, you are not helping them or the military.

Don't do it.

I joined in 1975 into a fighter sq. I was all of 17 years old, I decided early on put up shut up and get out of my way there is work to be done. Most respected me because I wasn't a baby and I didn't put up with the "flyboy" mentality, I didn't make them change I adapted to them. Hey I joined a male club and I didn't expect them to treat me any different. Later in my career this attitude served me well as I became a loadmaster, oh and by then I was also a Grandma!

Don't join combat arms unless you want your body destroyed, or you like being in a place that no one wants you there, you can compete with Men one on one in hand-to-hand combat, take the same PT test as men, because if you can't you will never have there respect, you don't mine being around a bunch of horny men, and don't forget a lot of pain and suffering. The list goes on but if this is what you want go for it, but remember this isn't a reality show.

I am a former battery operated grunt and I know times have changed but combat hasn't. It is hard enough to watch one of your fiends die, but making that friend a female I think would it would be harder to accept. As male Americans since childhood we have been tought to protect, watch over, and treat females with respect. It's not that a woman's life is more precious or valuable than a mans but our up bringing would be our demise. Woman have been placed in combat over the past 14 years and that was in support roles,I don't think it is a good idea at all.
Cpl. Anderkin

It's difficult to say, women are very strong where men are weak and vice-a-versa. Not sure if America is ready and believe me, I've seen women do very tough and mind boggling things...if women are willing to serve and want to put themselves in that predicament, then give them the chance. On the other hand, how will it impact or improve situations on the battlefield? Can women respond to an immediate threat? Can they casevac a man or women larger than themselves? Will they deter attention from the mission because of their sex? Can they withstand the long hours and physical exertions while in a patrol or convoy? Many questions to answer but I'm sure women can bring something to the fight. I look forward to finding out.

If that ship has sailed and then opinion on this matter is the same as this Administration. Political nightmare.

I was a Calvery Scout going on patrols were demanding enough, what about bathroom breaks? The need for privacy? I hope this as been taken care of.