When I hear arguments like "Women aren't (and haven't been, historically) in the infantry; that's why they shouldn't be allowed to be in the infantry" or "The infantry won't work with women in its ranks because women aren't in its ranks now and the infantry works" I'm left contemplating the mind bending circularity of such arguments; indeed, like all faulty arguments, these two, perhaps the most commonly seen, leave a lot left unsaid given that they're so circular.

It's hard to debate a group of combat infantrymen on the question of whether or not women should be allowed to enter their ranks. Apparently, having credibility to weigh in on a moral issue only comes after having been an infantryman--at least to some people out there.