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In the military, physical fitness outranks gender ‘equity’
The Hill ^
| 08/03/23
| THOMAS SPOEHR
Posted on 08/04/2023 4:31:39 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Physical fitness is a cornerstone of military readiness. Historically, this quality has helped American servicemembers fight and win over numerically superior enemies.
Nevertheless, Congress has rarely taken much interest in a service’s military physical fitness testing — until now.
On Thursday night, the Senate approved its version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Section 557 of that bill would scrap the current Army Combat Fitness Test and replace it with the old Army Physical Fitness Test. Meanwhile, the House version of the NDAA proposes requiring a gender-neutral fitness test for combat arms positions.
In both cases, the issue is to ensure that fitness standards are not compromised for reasons unrelated to war-fighting.
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TOPICS: Editorial
KEYWORDS: army; physicalfitness
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To: MinorityRepublican
It’s sad to see what our military has become. We are now the laughingstock of the planet thanks to the kkkommiecrat party.
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posted on
08/04/2023 4:33:14 PM PDT
by
No name given
(Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
To: No name given
The true problem is/was the 19th Amendment.
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posted on
08/04/2023 4:35:49 PM PDT
by
EEGator
To: No name given
Started with the clintoons and don't ask don't tell.
The Left has long known they need control over the military....especially when it falls apart in this country.
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posted on
08/04/2023 4:44:18 PM PDT
by
ealgeone
To: MinorityRepublican
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posted on
08/04/2023 4:46:55 PM PDT
by
SkyDancer
(If At First You Don't Suceed, Well So Much For Skydiving ~)
To: MinorityRepublican
But the inadequacies of this test proved glaring in Afghanistan and Iraq, where soldiers frequently suffered exoskeleton injuries as a result of their lack of holistic fitness.
In Afghanistan and Iraq, there were many back and neck injuries, not because of inadequate fitness, but because the human body was not designed to carry all the body armor and 100-pound loads.
Ukrainian and Russian soldiers are not wearing all the body armor and enormous loads US soldiers have been carrying in recent wars. The armies in Ukraine use common sense, balancing mobility and soldier health with protection.
To: MinorityRepublican
Fitness schmitness...who needs it when we have brave Majors like this...
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posted on
08/04/2023 4:53:05 PM PDT
by
ProtectOurFreedom
(We are proles, they are nobility.)
To: ealgeone
The Left learned their lesson when they were defeated by Franco in 1938 and Pinochet in 1973: never overlook the need to control the armed forces.
To: EEGator
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posted on
08/04/2023 4:59:20 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: Wallace T.
Add to that list Hitler, Stalin, Mao, Castro, the little urchin in NK, Mugabe, etc, etc.
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posted on
08/04/2023 5:02:13 PM PDT
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ealgeone
To: MinorityRepublican
Hi.
In war you must be as physically fit as possible or you will probably die.
A U. S. Army general once said that a gallon of sweat in training equals a pint of blood on the battlefield.
Who was that general?
Hint: Armor.
5.56mm
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posted on
08/04/2023 5:06:18 PM PDT
by
M Kehoe
(Quid Pro Joe and the Ho have got to go)
To: ProtectOurFreedom
Is he (?) in the US military?
5.56mm
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posted on
08/04/2023 5:07:54 PM PDT
by
M Kehoe
(Quid Pro Joe and the Ho have got to go)
To: Right_Wing_Madman
Different war. Right now it’s mostly artillery in Ukraine.
To: ProtectOurFreedom
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posted on
08/04/2023 5:13:32 PM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
To: ProtectOurFreedom
This major, one of Milley’s Marauders, strikes fear in the hearts of radical Muslims around the globe.
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posted on
08/04/2023 5:14:23 PM PDT
by
DaBroasta
("An armed society is a polite society" Heinlein)
To: M Kehoe
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posted on
08/04/2023 5:14:52 PM PDT
by
ProtectOurFreedom
(We are proles, they are nobility.)
To: MinorityRepublican
I will be happy if I am wrong, but it seems like a load of crap, bureaucratic blather to say they are addressing the issue.
I guess better than doing nothing, but we shall see.
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posted on
08/04/2023 5:17:40 PM PDT
by
rlmorel
("If you think tough men are dangerous, just wait until you see what weak men are capable of." JBP)
To: MinorityRepublican
Different war.
But everyday activities for an infantryman are about the same.
To: M Kehoe
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08/04/2023 5:19:41 PM PDT
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jpp113
To: jpp113
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posted on
08/04/2023 5:37:14 PM PDT
by
gundog
(It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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