Marines Delay Female Fitness Plan After Half Fail

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128. You believe the Marines care more about "gender equality" than getting good people.

I don't believe that. I don't claim to know much about combat but I think the people running the Marines do. I think they want good people and they know that there are many different factors that go into that. The Marines aren't going to fall apart because the upgrade of a single physical metric is delayed for a bit.

And what if an all-male Marine Corps were facing this same problem? Suppose they increased the minimum number of sit-ups required and found that new recruits were not meeting this new standard. Do you think they would say, "Welp, we just can't let these people become Marines. Time to close up shop!" Of course not. They're going to delay implementation of the new standard, look at their training methods, look at how the new standard relates to actual combat needs, and take whatever other steps are needed until they resolve the issue. Closing up shop would not be an option. But when it comes to women in the military, you seem to believe just closing up shop IS an option. And that's because you can't envision that women could actually be assets in the Marines.