I don't know about the idea that women become temporarily "male" in some way -- after all, Mulan made it through that sequence without changing gender but still became a prime soldier.
I like the instant training idea; I seem to recall thinking of something like that when I first saw the movie (our wedding anniversary in 1998, the day I posted We Belong to the FFML)...
-- Bob
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...The President is on the line
As ninety-nine crab rangoons go by...
I like the instant training idea; I seem to recall thinking of something like that when I first saw the movie (our wedding anniversary in 1998, the day I posted We Belong to the FFML)...
-- Bob
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...The President is on the line
As ninety-nine crab rangoons go by...