“””The Navy has male trainees do a minimum of 42 push-ups for a minimum score; women must do 17. Men (ages 20 to 24) must swim 500 yards in 12 minutes, 15 seconds; women (ages 20 to 24) get 14 minutes to accomplish the same.”””
I am told that when a female in the Marine uniform stands before me, that she is a full, 100% Marine.
If the female with her uninspiring girly abilities is a Marine, then what is the male, a super, super, super duper, Marine?
They mean to turn the US military into a Peace Corps that ocassionally fires shots at runaway vultures in third world countries who happen to want to recruit children to use guns.
The rest of the time these touts want the US military to ship nothing but food to Islamofascists so the Islamofascists can dedicate their GNPs to nuclear weaponry , and forming an AXIS of Islamofascist states.
Women have their place in the military, but its not in combat nor in any service that requires great upper body strength.
If a woman wants to be in combat, put the physical bar where it should be, and let her reach it. Some will make it, but not many. I mean : WHY HASN"T CHELSEA CLINTON ENLISTED LIKE DUNCAN HUNTER'S SON HAS, and is now serving in Iraq. Put your bunny where your mouth is Hillery?
O'BAMA, our black Irishman, why hasn't your wifey served in the US military, she wears the pants in your family?
What a couple of political morons.
I’ve been in the military for over 26 years. A few years ago, I got into a “discussion” with my mother in law about the double standards for physical fitness in the military. She told me it absolutely was not true and that women were held to the same standard. So, she MUST be right. ;)
Among other things, combat is an athletic event. As with other athletic events such as football, all other things being equal, the team with the most strong and most fast athletes will win. By placing women in combat units, a competitive disadvantage would be created. As an example, when operating in the field, munitions and supplies carried by women would have to be adjusted down to accommodate for most women’s lesser strength. So, this means that men would have to carry more, or the mission would have to be shortened. I will not complicate this discussion with the psychological aspects of men and women being comingaled out if the field on extended missions - I’ll save that for another day.
He’s just another Marine.