are you kidding me? norwegian high command is litterally begging them to join due to the whole equal opportunity thing being a huge PR boost for an unpopular part of norwegian society. and it's working. The fact of the matter is though, that most girls can't carry a 70 kg backpack for 10 km up a 40 degree slope. They either can't take it physically (a lot of them leave under the excuse of back pains and such) or mentally, (2 girls I saw break down in tears during marches, not a pretty sight)
And like I said its the same story all over. Girls join a combat unit, discover that they can't take it and leaves voluntarily. This is something nearly all the officers and Squadleaders I know have experienced frequently.
Like I said there are exeptions, and I'm fine with them joining but I'd rather have more male recruits(a lot of whom don't get to join because the girls are prioritized regardless of physical ability).
And they're not even held up to the same standards as the boys, the physical requirements are significantly reduced for girls in terms uf pushups, pullups lap times and the like and yet they still wash out. The ONE girl I was talking about managed it because she could actually keep up with the boys and she earned a ton of respect because of it and she was a great squadmate
She did cause a bit of drama though, but she wasn't one of regular fieldmattress that we get way too often.