Sage Santangelo, a female second lieutenant complains that the Marine Corps is not treating women fairly in the testing for infantry officers. She contends that she failed on the first day of the Infantry Officer Course because she wasn’t prepared by the Corps to pass the test. I might mention that 26 men also failed on the same day.
The problem appears to be that male and females are different, when it comes to physical skills one must have in a combat role. Even in the annual physical exam, women must do 3 pull ups compared to 20 for males. That’s because women do not have physical strengths that men have. Oh, sure you might find one or two that could meet the standards for men. In a combat role, it gets real important real fast to be physically able to do task required. Your life and the lives of others depend upon it. Guess what? Your enemy isn’t going to give you a pass just because you are female.
Those that cry foul on the training policies scream that women are just as strong as men. They have the strength to go through child birth. That isn’t real important when you’re trying to climb an obstacle to reach cover from being shot.
In case you’ve not noticed, men and women are different. They were created that way for a reason.
It’s the difference that makes the difference in a marriage too.
PMO
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