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She will do a modest jump down with her gear on and break something, or simply walk too long with her backback and equipement on and develop a stress fracture.
Women have lower bone density.
Women are more than 30 times more likely to blow-out a hip ligament under a heavy load. Like, say, marching with a 90 pound pack.
Having women in combat roles either means eating the injury rate or accepting them having men carry their gear for them.
This is exactly what happened to an ex coworker of mine. She had tried to join the Aussie army and they had to go on a hike with heavy backpacks, but that was all it took to fracture her spine. Now she has some fused bones or something. Amazing.