Annoy Mouse,
“the article sure gave me a new perspective about women aviators in combat roles”

On carriers (or other ships), everyone is potentially involved in damage control/firefighting, even pilots. (In a second, after a missile hits or a mine explodes, a ship is suddenly fighting for it’s life, and radar operators are now carrying casualties up ladder, lugging around pumps, shoring up bulkheads with large timbers.) That will potentially involve much more physical activity, including upper body strength, than the typical “day-to-day” work. I question whether the average woman in the military is capable of that. They have lower physical standards for the women than the men. At some point I believe that will result in people dying unnecessarily. But the military will very likely be forced to cover that up if it does happen.