Female reenactors as soldiers?

[Appius Solanius Pertinax]

peopel can do what they want as long as they don't expect us, the audience, to pay for this travesty.

Feeling like flamebaiting today, eh? Try to remember your manners, will you? There's a difference between voicing an opinion and being rude

So I'd like to use this opportunity to thank everybody who contributed to this debate, both for sharing their views and for keeping the discussion (more or less) civilised and on topic. My experience with organizers of various events is mostly that they don't want females in male roles, so I'm happy to hear that so many people here think it *can* be done. Maybe, as time will go by, the situation will develop in the direction I'd prefer it to.