Marines Delay Female Fitness Plan After Half Fail

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136. Yes, I have a lot invested.

I'm a tax paying citizen who thinks our military is entirely too big. If we are going to deleverage our empire we will have to contract our military.

Three pull ups do not a Marine make. My first post in this thread (#74) was about how hard it is to carry sixty pounds on your back. I had to Google that information although I recall a few years ago about the problems soldiers have had with combat loads reported in the news.

This thread seemed to have concerned itself overmuch with the "three pull ups" issue when I thought a larger context would help.

There are lots of things women can do in the military. I have already pointed out that there are female aviators. There have been female fighter pilots for years. And yes, the Marines have airplanes.

The human mind is a marvelously malleable thing. Even though evloution and epigenetic development makes some distinctions between genders, people can be trained to go far beyond the boundaries of their bodies, environment, and socialization. But our bodies are governed by the laws of physics, and there is no way in hell a 110 pound person can carry sixty five percent of his or her weight and be effective. There are simply some things some women won't be able to do because they aren't strong enough. If a man fails to make the cut, well, that's the breaks. The same should hold true for women.