Ferocious Females in the Marine Corps

According to USAtoday, the United States Marine Corps, or more simply known as the USMC, has begun devising tests to create co-ed units to be sent out into combat around the world. It is believed that it would take approximately nine months to finish out the experimental tests, however, if all goes well, women will be able to fight alongside men in combat. This experiment was created to screen applicants due to the Pentagon's request that women have the ability to join all combat related careers by the year 2016. The breakdown of men to women is said to be around 25% women to 75% men. There are around 400 members in the new experimental co-ed units. However, this new concept has many questioning its effectiveness. Many people wonder whether women have the ability to perform the same jobs as males, for the same duration of time, with the same amount of weight on. I personally wonder this myself. Do not get me wrong, I am not saying that women are weak, as I know that women can be very strong, but the weight that soldiers carry can be from 97 to 135 pounds. This weight can be difficult for even a man to carry at times. Another personal question of mine is whether a women could drag out a man who has been wounded by an enemy's bullet. Could a woman pull a man out of the line of fire that weighs 180-200 pounds while she only weighs 130-150 pounds? I have no issue with women joining and fighting in the United States Marine Corps, but I personally think it would be better to have separated units instead of co-ed units.