First they insist the sexes are different, then they insist they're the same. On and off, like tariffs.
2 days ago | 23
We all know women are not (on average) as strong as men, but we also know the army is about being effective not kind! Obviously they need to choose the people best suited to the job, there can still be plenty of roles where women will excel but for role needing physical strength we need men
1 hour ago | 0
If medieval China had this policy, the plot of Mulan would be very different.
1 day ago | 0
I don't think any woman wants to fight for the US, so. You're welcome to our Nordic armies!
10 hours ago | 0
Fantastic! If Women want to enlist, please go right ahead as long as they are made to jump the same hurdles as men.
2 days ago | 7
The Guardian
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The US army unveiled plans to require a fitness test with identical physical standards for men and women in combat positions after the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, ordered the elimination of gender-based fitness requirements in frontline roles.
The revamped army fitness test will be “sex-neutral” and force female soldiers in 21 combat specialties to meet the same benchmarks as men – a change expected to drastically cut the number of women qualifying for these positions.
The new test includes deadlifts, push-ups, planks, a two-mile run and a sprint-drag-carry exercise. For younger women, the standards jump significantly – deadlifting 140lb instead of 120, and shaving nearly 90 seconds off required run times.
The new policy appears to contradict findings from a 2017 study of US army soldiers that concluded “gaps in cardiorespiratory and muscular performances between men and women” should be addressed through programs that minimize their physiological differences rather than applying identical standards.
Soldiers who fail to meet the new standards twice consecutively face potential removal from the army or, according to Sgt Maj Christopher Mullinax, would be required to transfer to non-combat roles.
Read more ► www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/22/pete-hegse…
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2 days ago | [YT] | 97