[Chgogal]

Survey respondents showed widespread support for maintaining physical standards regardless of sex. Men worried that relaxed physical standards, such as lower weight-carrying and physical endurance requirements for women, was a “risk to their team,” a deputy chief of staff for Army operations told the AP.

“The women don’t want to lower the standards because they want the men to know they’re just as able as they are to do the same task,” David Brinkley, the deputy, added.

Maintaining physical standards while opening positions to women has proved difficult for all branches of the military.

It's good to see that the military women do not want to lower the physical standards. It's imperative that the standards remain as is and IF a woman wants to go the combat route that she earns it the old fashioned way.

If I were a recruiter and needed to sign up women who had a snowballs chance of hell to pass the physical standards I'd look at competitive swimmers. They have the upper body strength and the cardio to pass.

[Vigilanteman]

FWIW, some Japanese warlords favored women ninja because of their superior acrobatic skills.