DOT and FAA physicals both involve hernia checks.
Now ... maybe this male doctor was getting overzealous checking the female recruits. That’s always a possibility.
Nebraska is not alone in allegedly having doctor(s) in a position of authority taking advantage.
There are a fair number of ‘overzealous’ male doctors. Not sure about the female docs.
The doctor grew suspicious when there wasn’t a nutsack to squeeze.
Women don’t have testicles that descend and cause hernias. Women get abdominal or femoral hernias. Neither of those require examination of the genitalia.
A femoral hernia will appear as a bulge near the groin or thigh