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Originally posted by aleph_null1:
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Originally posted by T-D-C:
I agree if the women in question can pass the EXACT same tests and qualifications as there male counterparts ...
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That said, the "tests and qualifications" should not be stupid or male-biased. Navy example: doing 125 pushups has all of nothing to do with anything, combat or otherwise.
It does mean that the only girls who can do 125 look like men, and often talk like them & take the same protein supplements as them. [/QUOTE]But if the job or assignment requires alot of strength and stamina then those pushups for example are requires to show that you have that strength and stamina.
If the Army wants wormen to take a front line role then they have to take the exact same tests that they put the guys through. If they take anything less then they are putting not only the women in danger but also the rest of the army unit who depend on that soldier.
Example. Your mate gets shot in the leg. You try to pull him out of the combat zone.
1) All those pushups and strength exercises and made it easy to get your mate up on your shoulder and carry him out.
2) The qualifications and tests were changed. A women ( or a guy) can't get that wounded soldier out of the combat Zone becase they are not strong enough.
It could happen.
Cheers!