Chivalry is a virtue, but only when exercised responsibly. Unfortunately, men have so gone overboard in their chivalry that many women no longer realise that they are the weaker sex. This has resulted in women engaging in behaviour not conducive to their well-being or that of society.

Cory Bernardi and Andrew Hastie’s reservations about women assuming combat roles represents the possibility of gentlemen exercising their chivalry in a more responsible manner, one that gently reminds women not to forget themselves.