[vpintheak]

No, women will never be able to “hang”. Ever. Unless they are genetically modified. I have never found a women who could throw 120 lbs on their bak and go road march and keep up; a lot of men can’t! That is just 1 small reason why it’s stupid to even think they could serve in the infantry or combat arms.

[Secret Agent Man]

yes, many guys cannot. nobody cries foul or weeps for them. nobody changed the standards for them.

the enemy doesn’t either.

[trebb]

No, women will never be able to “hang”. Ever. Unless they are genetically modified. I have never found a women who could throw 120 lbs on their bak and go road march and keep up; a lot of men can’t! That is just 1 small reason why it’s stupid to even think they could serve in the infantry or combat arms.

Yep - they can develop strong legs, but the upper body strength that begins in the lower back just above the hips will never be able to compare. Without it, they are liabilities that make targets out of the men who will be torn between letting them die or risking all to protect them.