The Pentagon this week ordered the elimination of lower physical fitness standards for women in combat units, a move that is likely to hinder the recruitment and retention of women in particularly dangerous military jobs.
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The UK operates the same standard for both sexes. The other side don't field women's teams. Hence women in RN, RAF and artillery but no woman has ever passed Royal Marines though handful have passed "Combined Arms" to work with Commandos.
Have I been watching too many Netflix action movies? Is modern warfare only about brawn? Does a women’s ability to subdue a target depend solely on how many pushups she can do? In times of war, female warriors have always defended their countries as fiercely as men.
Maybe Hegseth should listen to The Daily podcast which highlighted that they’re running out of people to recruit to the military. They’re having to retire ships early and ground planes because there’s just not enough qualified people signing up. They need smart people, not buff people in todays army
The US military must rid itself of the evils of DEI (qualified minorities and women) to make room for the oppressed -- unqualified and incompetent white male alcoholics.
TBF, probably for the best
I don't think this DoD would prosecute sexual assault against female (or trans or gay for that matter) soldiers
Petey the Lush may even designate a medal for successful criming
Let’s get them out by any means we can think of Pete. Just like we lowered the standards for telling the truth (Hint, hint - no war plans were discussed)
well i'm glad this will do ABSOLUTELY NOTHING, since men and women have the same bodies. And Brains. and Interests too. and even they're bodies are the equal, meaning their the same.
They did away with (eliminated) lower fitness enlistment standards for women. Meaning they are no longer differentiating between genders for what it takes to qualify to defend the country. Some 250lb bonehead dude? Heck yeah. But a badass, fit 5’2” woman warrior? prolly not
Par for the course
I’d say listen to The Daily podcast about recruitment in the military. It points out that a lot of roles in the military now require people who are intelligent and computer savvy. There are many roles for many different types of people in the military now. Not everyone’s gonna carry a M4.
There's a lot of shallow bitching about my bullet example.
If you don't understand why being able to run from bullets is important, your opinion is invalid.
Also about all the different vital roles women play in the military...
I'm not asking about your other roles.
I'm asking about combat.
He wants only men in the military —- he said many times in many ways — the. only surprised people are the MAGA voters!! (Many of them women in uniform)
The order came down like a hammer: no more easy fitness tests for women in combat units. The suits called it equality; the grunts called it trouble. Dangerous jobs don’t care about politics, and this move might leave fewer women willing to take the risk.
Let’s tell it as it is. Pete Hegseth wants women to do wifey jobs, including holding their husbands’ hand when their husbands feel little and scare of doing jobs they aren’t not qualified to do.
So ... they ban transgender women from sports because it's supposedly unfair that women had to compete with (by their definition) men but in the military that's no problem all of the sudden. Fascinating...
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I don't think this DoD would prosecute sexual assault against female (or trans or gay for that matter) soldiers
Petey the Lush may even designate a medal for successful criming
Why? He wants the U.S. to surrender to Russian and Chinese aggression and abandon allies.
Gifting article. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/us/politics/hegseth-fitness-standards-military-combat-roles.html?unlocked_article_code=1.8U4.7g9g.XaHEM91FJayj&smid=url-share
A bullet doesn't care about your gender.
You need to dodge it, which might mean running a certain speed.
Lower combat standards for women means they have higher odds of dying in combat.
What am I missing?
Or is this a "let me die for my country" sorta thing..?
Or are they, like many other standards, created to only allow white men in?
Because honey, no one's running fast enough to dodge a bullet.
Par for the course
If you don't understand why being able to run from bullets is important, your opinion is invalid.
Also about all the different vital roles women play in the military...
I'm not asking about your other roles.
I'm asking about combat.
You expect people to let you do lots of stuff you're not qualified to do, don't you..
"Officials at the Pentagon told https://Military.com that the memo's push to increase standards for what Hegseth sees as close combat roles will consider physical fitness, body composition and even grooming standards."
Will males be required to have hair on their heads?💈