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LiberalLoner

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3. We do not have the upper body strength of men. We just don't. I would not have met the male standards for
Tue Apr 22, 2025, 03:33 PM
Apr 22

Push-ups….i struggled just to do forty in two minutes…..

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Women are not wanted in the US military now. Irish_Dem Apr 22 #1
We do not have the upper body strength of men. We just don't. I would not have met the male standards for LiberalLoner Apr 22 #3
Pound for pound GenThePerservering Apr 22 #6
You're assuming women are 'weak' GenThePerservering Apr 22 #2
Wrong. orangecrush Apr 22 #5
THANK YOU!!!!!! 💙💙💙💙💙 LiberalLoner Apr 22 #12
Also, my understanding is that there are combat roles meadowlander Apr 22 #22
My understanding orangecrush Apr 22 #23
Civilian companies have to prove the fitness exam is consistent with actual job duties. Irish_Dem Apr 22 #4
All it is, is the Army Combat Fitness Test with an event removed jmowreader Apr 22 #7
"- tall soldiers throw the ball farther than short ones." 3catwoman3 Apr 22 #9
no, that is not the only change, there is a more impactful change: Celerity Apr 22 #10
This will impact few women Abnredleg Apr 22 #11
Well, the NYT author and multiple DUers disagree with that take. Time will tell. Celerity Apr 22 #14
They had originally planned to make the ACFT a single-scale test jmowreader Apr 22 #16
"Brain before brawn". Does that mean that women are too smart to be cannon fodder? Ping Tung Apr 22 #8
May god damn this mal-administration spanone Apr 22 #13
This isn't the win the Trumpsters think it is. Aristus Apr 22 #15
I would prefer it to be stated as a "gender" neutral physical test combined with an elocs Apr 22 #17
Men have greater upper body strength & heavier bones & height. Women have greater endurance... Hekate Apr 22 #18
Nancy Wake..and others... times when having a woman on the team is an advantage lostnfound Apr 22 #20
Yes indeed Hekate Apr 22 #21
This orangecrush Apr 22 #24
Sick bastards. Passages Apr 22 #19
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