The Army Combat Fitness Test is obviously sexist, and must be changed.
(I was going to add the /s tag, but I wouldnt be at all surprised if the test is modified to fix this problem.)
.....this article is a blinding flash of the obvious.... gee; I wonder how many women infantry troops pass this or similar Combat Fitness [sic] Test in China’s Peoples’ Liberation Army...?? oh, wait.... the only PLA troops I have ever seen on the evening teevee news appear to be young, very fit, grim-faced males who look like they could kick azz and take names at a moment’s notice....!!
This former soldier agrees with your comment.
It is no secret that sexism is a problem in the military. What this test makes clear is that said sexism knows no bounds, and with the capricious stroke of a pen, those men have found a way to wash an entire gender from the ranks. If 84% of women are failing the test, the problem is not with women soldiers; its the test.
I was flabbergasted when I read that.
While searching on this subject I found an article suggesting exactly that.