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K:
I hear what you are saying, but at what price to the program to open it up so that the few who might make it can try? There would inevitably be pressure from very high levels to let a certain number through the pipeline, and standards be damned. Are we that desperate?
I hate to say it, because you have the right attitude, but as you correctly observe, there are things that my body can do that yours can't. There is no way that you can pick me up, much less carry me, nor can you stand up or walk any distance with a mission weight ruck on your back.
As mentioned on another thread, the team is only as strong as its weakest link. You can be the smartest, most MOS proficient individual in the world, and if you can't haul your own weight, there is no room on a small team like SF for you. I can virtually guarantee that a female would be the last at rucking, the weakest physically, and almost certainly the slowest runner. That is why there are two sets of standards on the PT Test, with the females generally being allowed 3:00 per mile or more for the same distance. Shorter legs, smaller muscle mass and higher body fat, and less testosterone make this a necessity.
On a sidenote, there are no undeployables in SF due to pregnancies, sexual harrassment, sexual relationships between team members, or rapes of/by team members. No mixed sex units that I am aware of can say that.
I love women, have a daughter, and no, I do not want her on an ODA.
TR
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De Oppresso Liber 01/20/2025
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