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To: calljack

All I see is her distance running and SCUBA cert. That was me when I was much younger, so could I have been a SEAL? Not likely.

The SEALs want much more than that. The physical and mental demands are beyond what the vast majority of men can meet, much less a woman.


41 posted on 04/19/2025 9:46:49 AM PDT by omni-scientist
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To: omni-scientist

High level military training is much more than just being “strong.”

When my son in law was going through it he explained this way: In boot camp you just have to react, learn, and mentally endure. At the highest level it’s like sprinting 100 yards, jumping up through a hoop six feet off the ground while having to answer Jeopardy questions—at all the highest possible speed. You cannot miss a question, and you have to run faster than just about everyone else, and you can’t hit the edge of the hoop.

And do it all without sleep for the last week.

Of course he wasn’t being literal, but I think it likely hit the gist of what he went through.


49 posted on 04/19/2025 9:53:28 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
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