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Many issues regarding a women's effectiveness in the field still rise. Questions such as: What if she gets pregnant in the field and has to leave the team, Will menstrual cycles or PMS effect productivity and effectiveness on the battle field, and some even venture into the question are women mentally prepared for the horror scenes of war? To answer the first question, women in the military take less time off for maternal compared to their male counter parts who lose time due disciplinary problems. Women on the battlefield have been proven valuable in the war on the middle east, due to the the fact they can retrieve intel from women who would not talk to male soldiers. The physical fitness test in the military is usually based of a combination of age and gender, then ranked accordingly. Secretary Carter claims that the scoring for combat fitness standards will not be lowered, if a women wants the spot they must meet the same qualifications as their male counterparts. Gen. John Kelly, USMC, states that his biggest fear is that the standard is lowered to accommodate more women in combat. Secretary Carter replied “Equal opportunity likely will not mean equal participation by men and women in all specialties.” Meaning they expect less women to make the switch to direct combat roles. In 2011 women made up 14.5% of the US armed forces. Most in the medical field or administrative staffs of the military. The remaining women were in supply units, intelligence units, or electronic tech units. Since then 90% of jobs in the military are open to women. Also the problem arrives to politicians that "the height of a males sexual desire," might increase on the battlefield.