Barbara Leed : Research on women in infantry has hurt operations , women 's promotion . Leed : Getting women into the physically demanding infantry poses challenges . Women are already in combat ; she argues , the ` ` front line '' and ` ` rear line '' no longer exist . Williams By the numbers : Women in the U.S. military . : Research into women in infantry might show that some limits might be appropriate .
Barbara Leed : Research on women in infantry has hurt operations , women 's promotion . Leed : Getting women into the physically demanding infantry poses challenges . Women are already in combat ; she argues , the ` ` front line '' and ` ` rear line '' no longer exist . Williams : Research into women in infantry might show that some limits might be appropriate .