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To: Theoria
“And while we are at it. Lets end females in the fire department. . .”

Lets.

Lt in a fire department I know had to change the one-person carry test to a two-person carry because that test failed all the women applicants. Lawsuit and everything changed. Now if some 200lb guy is passed out in a fire, and a lone female fireman is there, in all her gear, you want to bet your life she can do the job of dragging you clear.

“Weak Link” by Brian Mitchell chronicled the easing of standards in the military, from changing a two-person litter carry task to reducing the blast radius of hand grenades because most females couldn't throw the darned thing far enough to be clear of the lethal radius.

Read the book and be appalled at the lowering of standards all in the name of gender equality.

79 posted on 04/21/2014 1:09:10 PM PDT by Hulka
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To: Hulka

Now you got me curious: what is the lethal blast radius of a typical hand grenade, and what was the distance to throw one (before and after the “equality” in the military requirements)?


83 posted on 04/21/2014 1:14:41 PM PDT by FourtySeven (47)
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