[RightGeek]

More details at the link.

[CincyRichieRich]

Good. That’s a start.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Good. I want The Cream of the Crop defending America.

(Army Vet)

[lee martell]

Acceptable Standards going DOWN, three floors, five floors, bargain basement level, soon to be in the sub-basement annex.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

If some dingbat decides he's really a woman, does he have to retake and pass all the tests after he's gone through hormone therapy and had his manhood removed?

I hope so.

[PROCON]

It's obvious that the Military-Industrial complex and the Hetero-Normative, patriarchal, good old boys network is working overtime to prevent these smaller, weaker women from their rightful place alongside the big strong male Marines.

Remember, diversity is our strength.

Is a sarcasm tag necessary?

[2banana]

The irony of women being treated “equally” is that none will be able to serve...

[Sgt_Schultze]

No problem, there’s always the Rangers.

[lafroste]

My son reports to basic for the Marines in October. He has been working his butt off and can already pass this test. He informed me yesterday that he talked his current drill Sargent into teaching him hand to hand combat one on one twice a week for an hour at a time. Is dedication is ferocious.

[SamAdams76]

I was active in the Marine Corps during the early 1980s. The physical requirements were very demanding. We took PFTs every quarter. To get the top score, we had to run three miles in under 18 minutes, do 80 sit-ups in two minutes and do 20 pull-ups (not as easy as it sounds).

I got a perfect score once - and I think it was because my sit-up partner double counted a few of my sit-ups.

[VerySadAmerican]

That’s okay. The men Marines will carry their packs for them. /s

[familyop]

"All recruits to the Marines are required to carry out pull-ups, ammunition-can lifts, a three-mile run and combat maneuvers before they can be considered for combat duty."

Those are not the PT test requirements.

[Delta 21]

Pull-ups? Come on, sweety. they’re easy !

[familyop]

My mistake. Those are PT requirements now. Things have changed.

[familyop]

Here's the double standard.

Males--minimum requirements:

Age 17-26
Pullups: 3
Crunches: 50
3-mile run: 28:00

Females--minimum requirements:

Age 17-26
Flexed-Arm Hang: 3
Crunches: 50
3-mile run: 31:00

[MasterGunner01]

Good. Combat is an does not care if you are an affirmative action female combatant. Be at the wrong place at the wrong time and you can be maimed or killed like everyone else.

It should be noted that there are very few enlisted women who are clamoring to join ground combat units. The clamoring is being done by female officers who think a combat command on your personal resume is a fast track to advancement and promotion. Hint to these officers: combat does not respect gender nor rank. There maybe opportunities to fast track a career because of the casualties that engaged units are suffering. Sudden death has a way of interrupting your meteoric climb from 2nd LT to General.

The other people clamoring for women in combatant slots are your usual assortment of American military haters and liberals. Notice that none of them will ever try to go into the service — their lives are too precious for that — but they will gladly send others out to get killed for them. These are the most despicable and evil people alive.

[lurk]

Stay strong and politically incorrect, USMC.

[familyop]

Women are not required to do pullups. See my last comment.

And neither test should be difficult for men or women. I did far better than those minimums in initial training at 31 years of age for the Army at Ft. Leonard Wood (15:35 two-mile run after about 13 years of cigarette smoking, very nearly 200 pound body weight after losing much weight in initial training).

The three-mile run can nearly be walked to do it under 28 minutes—31 for the girls (maximum times for minimum run standards). They should be required to do a minimum pushup test, too—very important for fire-and-maneuver capability.

[familyop]

Correction of a mistake on my part in comment #22:

Females—minimum requirements:

Age 17-26
Flexed-Arm Hang: 15 seconds

[Instead of pullups.]

Combat infantry and light combat engineers (not construction) in the Marines and Army should be required to do at least 8 pullups for likely work, in my opinion (likely air mobile, AKA air assault, low walls, urban terrain, etc.).

[Alberta's Child]

No disrespect to the Marines, but I don't think you'll find a tougher regimen than what these guys go through:

Inspirational Hockey Video

I almost get physically sick watching some of these workouts. LOL.

[OldNewYork]

This will do until we can go back to the sensible rules of before.