Re: That's degrading...
Lots of attributes are needed in combat. Strength is only one of them. It makes sense to have a diverse force rather than those selected for a very small number of abilities. A force made up only of obedient heavily-built shallow-thinking men will be very good at taking a small fortress by frontal assault. This was excellent in medieval times, when all the targets were small fortresses. It might not always be best now.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
