Thank you. Definitely not questioning if women took part in armed forces in UK. I've seen enough WW2 movies. It does makes sense in a wider sense of leadership. I took it for granted they tested only for combat related teams which prompted the question.
Though less of them, there were women combat related teams. Special Operations Executive was a special forces organization with women. British women were also in anti-aircraft units. The limitation was on frontline combat. They still engaged in combat on the home front and behind enemy lines.
