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Originally Posted by The Reaper
We could start by getting rid of the double standards on the PT Test then.
Since women can do everything men can now. 
TR |
Sir,
I can't disagree with you on the PT point. I can tell you I've seen 2 females in my time who scored over 300 on the old scale back when you had to run a sub-11:54 to max the two mile. Their pushups and situps were impecable and they ran like deer. They could also change a roadwheel and move track around easier than some of our thinner male soldiers.
I just don't see hundreds or thousands of women lining up to become infantrywomen. i think the number will be in the 10s. Some of them will meet the institutional requirements and some will not. Those that do will serve, and those that don't will be directed elsewhere - just like we do with our male soldiers who can't meet the standards.
Also, this is the same subject as this week's Army Times cover story.