Conservatives argue that women weaken the military. Both miss the point. The military is only about Upper Body Strength because it was developed by men, to emphasize male abilities. For example, the Navy requires all members to pass a general physical fitness test once a year, running a mile and a half and doing push ups and sit ups for two minutes each. But these abilities are not needed for job performance.
Women are capable of meeting any physical standard required to do their jobs.
Lowering the standard creates the illusion that they cannot. Maintaining the male standard and admitting those women who choose to pass, as the liberals suggest, would result in extraordinary low numbers. The physical standards, like everything else, must be reexamined in the context of true gender equality. I doubt it. In my experience, women's abilities are just as valuable as Upper Body Strength.