The first three women to successfully complete the Marine’s Combat Endurance Test (CET) have been asked to leave the rigorous, infantry officers training course for failing to meet the physical standards required.
The Christian Science Monitor has details on the three, trailblazing women:
They were physically disqualified from the training last week for falling behind in hikes while carrying loads of upwards of 100 pounds, says Maj. George Flynn, director of the Infantry Officers Course (IOC) at Quantico, Va.
Earlier this month, the women had successfully completed the Combat Endurance Test, the first hurdle Marines must pass to become infantry officers – the quintessential front-line combat job. That accomplishment qualified them for the remainder of infantry officer training, the IOC.The Monitor points out that it wasn’t just these three women who failed, but three men also dropped out at the same stage.
But, according to an analysis done by the Washington Free Beacon, there are interest groups in D.C. that are trying to get the Marine Corps to change the standards in the training course to help pave the way for women to fill combat roles:
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Wonder if our adversaries will accommodate us by lowering their standards?
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DeleteTo use a line from the movie, The Lion King; "I'm surrounded by idiots". They are clueless, even if you never see combat, being in the combat arms does take a toll on your body. And it will in due time come back and bite you in the ass. Sure, a young troop can take repeted jumps out of an airplane and hump a 75 pound rucksack for mile after mile. No problem. BUT, fast forward to 20-30 years later, he will pay the price for all those years of abusing his body. And I do know what I am talking about, I work at a VA hospital and see the toll all those years of being in the service exacts on the body. Ladies, if you want to be one of the boys (in combat arms) you are are idiot.There are times when being discrimated against because of your sex, is a good thing for you.
ReplyDeleteLadies, if you want to be one of the boys (in combat arms) you are are idiot.There are times when being discrimated against because of your sex, is a good thing for you.
DeleteHear! Hear! Actually that's so good it deserves a third HEAR! :)
Uncontrolled, Raging PMS is not a substitute for cold, calculating testosterone. I don't care how many Tomb Raider movies they make.
ReplyDeleteUncontrolled, Raging PMS is not a substitute for cold, calculating testosterone.
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TANSTAAFL: There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch.
ReplyDeleteDo you want your flank covered by someone for whom the standards were lowered?
Or the people answering your 911 call... oops...too late.
or the fireman, teacher, all those in jobs because of quotas, as Fred wrote so well about today.
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