Yes I agree, there are female troops the world over that are excellent.
My point was, is this announcement simply a cost saving exercise to bolster the front line capability by utilising women in the role due to the poor uptake to the reserves and the many cuts they Army has had to suffer.
I.E a penny pinching wallpaper job, done on a cost cutting basis to try to appear on paper that the front line strength has not reduced by the numbers people think, and therefore allowing them to both save money by not recruiting replacements and allowing the numbers to further degrade.