[WKUHilltopper]

Sheesh...these guys never got into a fist fight in school??

[kjam22]

in 1976, boxing classes became mandatory for cadets of both sexes.

Both....Ha... as if there are only two.

[bgill]

West Point has bigger problems.

[Gay State Conservative]

Not that long ago...maybe 10 years ago..I saw a documentary (on PBS IIRC) about Marine recruit training.The cameras followed two platoons of recruits,one male and the other female.It was claimed that the two platoon were getting *exactly* the same training...no concessions for the women.

After one particularly rough day of training (the same training) they brought the cameras to several members of both platoons.The guys were clearly exhausted,sore and even a bit dispirited but every one of them made it clear that they would carry on.

The women were weeping like little girls.

Women in combat? BS! Women at the Service Academies? BS! Women in the military? Sure...in support roles.Nowhere near combat.

[Larry Lucido]

The instructor.

[Persevero]

How can a decent man enroll if, as part of his trading, he has to punch women? I am horrified. This is so horrible.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

One of my childhood’s most important lessons - getting punched in the face isn’t nearly as bad as it looks and is not a reason to back down from a bully. And after you take the punch, you get to hit back.

[x]

So do spies.

If you can flatten attackers like James Bond can, you've already blown your cover, so spies have to learn to take a beating.

[CatoRenasci]

At VMI in the ‘60s boxing was a requirement for all Rats (freshmen). You boxed others in your weight class - except a few smart asses who ended up in the ring with the instructors and were duly ‘instructed’.

Since women have been at VMI, I understand they box each other, not guys. I’m sure it will be the same at the Trade School.