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Are women unfit for infantry duty?

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    Jennifer Griffin reports from Washington DC

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But controversial editorial today about women in con that ridden by a female marine captain is titled.

Get over it were not all created equal and Kathleen Katie attorney argues women aren't fit for infantry.

And that putting them on the front lines could even impact our national security interest in perspective we want to talk a little bit more about national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin.

As live Washington with more -- Hi Jenna ironically -- attorney has served two tours in combat so she knows what she's talking about.

The for the first time ever two women have qualified and volunteered to go through what it's known.

As the infantry officer course at Quantico this month this is a grueling 86 -- training course designed to weed out marine infantry officers.

Captain -- attorney -- played ice hockey and college she's squads 200 pounds and benches a 145 pounds she's already seen combat.

Two -- one in Iraq and an even tougher one in Afghanistan she ranked fourth out of 52 candidates an officer candidate school.

I read this article was five years ago when I finish the basic school and just you know just -- -- as an officer.

I would have fully supported integration of females into the infantry.

-- -- to combat deployments.

My perspective on this is completely changed.

Women will go through this combat endurance test which has elements similar to the hand to hand combat shown here in this army training video.

And captain but -- -- worries that as that the Department of Defense.

Looks at ways to level the playing field for women they may be harming female troops in the end.

To combat tours taught her she wasn't physically as capable as her male counterparts.

I found that I broke down.

And had muscle atrophy in weight loss at a much at a faster rate then and noticeable -- than my male Marines I found myself tripping.

Constantly in my legs buckling.

Falling during fire -- having a hard time responding to enemy contact as far as.

My response -- from when I initially got to country.

-- attorney -- believes women should be in combat as they already are serving on the front lines.

But she also wants an open debate not a politically correct policy decision about where they -- -- and not fail and -- interesting perspective from someone.

Who knows has experience strangest thing.

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