Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-7699236-20150618150629/@comment-26436507-20150620114438

Some thinly veiled sexism, rhetoric and pseudo-science in this thread to say the least.

No one is fully equipped to say how easy or difficult it would be to adapt the process as the full science behind the matter has not been adequately documented nor are we in a position to know the currently levels of knowledge around hormone replacement/supplimenting in the M41 Imperium. If we can do it 'relatively' easily now for people wishing to 'sex change' then why could the Imperium not potentially too...We will likely never know.

History, including pre - history (paradoxically), is full of examples of fighting women ranging from required at the time self defence with a spare bone around the proto - human camp fire to been allowed to join special forces and elite military units of today such as the US Navy SEALs, Army Rangers and various other, non - American organisations. Sheer strength and aggression doth a warrior not make. Controlled aggression and sufficient strength for the tasks more like. If this were wrong, you wouldn't see the Military/paramilitary/police/fire and rescue taking up the offer of females if they weren't able enough to perform the task. As with anything, I think it's more about setting the entry level where it needs to be and allowing the right candidate to reach that standard, not just assuming.

Blantantly sexism comments about food binges and unbecoming of a mature commentator as well IMHO.

The truth of the matter is probably more along the lines that in 1980's England, it was still alot more of a 'man's world' and for ease, following the custom at the time, fighting was done (overt at least) much more so by men. Games Workshop likely created some vague back story to make it tricky to combat this.

FYI too, power armour and weapons can be scaled so if a sister of battle can carry a bolter/heavy bolter a female marine could.