Posted on 04/01/2002 11:06:47 PM PST by JohnHuang2
Sadly, the feminization of America's men and military is in full flower. At the local school level, many ROTC programs have been dropped and Riflery is not a sport offered any longer--too un-pc and too high an insurance liability Our children don't know the rigors of physical fitness because they get home late from daycare and then watch tv--no outside play. At our elite military institutions, everything has been reorganized to kow tow to a feminist agenda. I live near West Point and in the last few months have spoken to women who teach there who bellyache about how there is still an old boy network and they need to become more contemporized. I calmly say fine as long as it doesn't impact the soldiers on the battleground and since women don't measure up physically which is what counts in battle, why should they be the benchmark? Sigh--these people don't like my observations. V's wife.
The problem with that it would create resentment between different units. Soldiers would look down on the less physically fit, even if they had higher rank. Also all soldiers need to be able to pick up arms and fight. The PT standards are the minium fitness level. I would hate to see us lower it even more.
There are disadvantages, but different MOSs already look down on others. Of course, the minimum standard would be the minimum to fight, but if you want to get into infantry, better train some more. There are already extra tests to get into certain outfits, like the Special Forces, I'm just extending the idea.
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