This post was to draw attention of the need for a review of the Melee Specialist Role. now that more users are Beta-testing its abilities. I myself found the meLee Speciallist role too situational to be of any use. others seems to give more in-depth analysis and I would recommend Ludeon Studios to review the feedback:
https://www.reddit.com/r/RimWorld/comments/rqe1g7/melee_specialist_role_felt_like_an_afterthought/
The main conclusions are that the melee role needs to have some form of increased survivability.
Thanks for bringing the feedback and feature request to my attention, I'll forward it to the devs for consideration.