With RDM at 99 you get +25 STR and +20% double attack (if your enhancing is 500), mix it up with a good weapon and many different gear set ups and you could melee with no problem in salvage. With Requiescat and death blossom you could even go with a mage subjob. Not that RDM will substitute a DD in any way, but the added damage will help out.
Edited, Jun 26th 2013 6:25am by Solonuke