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Old 01-23-2013, 10:35 PM
 
Location: Portland, OR
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It's obvious that you don't understand.

Perhaps you should read the entire sentence.
Perhaps you should read where we should be held to the same standard regardless of age, a post way before that. So then I flipped it to you, should men and women be held to the same standard of 75 pushups? If so, a lot of women will be quitting the army. It's not like we're asking women to lift the same weight as men, we're just asking them to carry their own.
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Old 01-23-2013, 10:40 PM
 
Location: Albuquerque, NM
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Perhaps you should read where we should be held to the same standard regardless of age, a post way before that. So then I flipped it to you, should men and women be held to the same standard of 75 pushups? If so, a lot of women will be quitting the army. It's not like we're asking women to lift the same weight as men, we're just asking them to carry their own.
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Do you believe in equality?
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As for the training requirements, women should certainly have to meet the same requirements as men if they are training for the same positions. And those requirements should actually be related to the duties of that position.
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you come off as either an imbecile or a misogynist when you make a big deal about women not having to meet standards but say nothing about the difference in age.
How is holding women to the same standards as men misogynistic?

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Old 01-23-2013, 10:43 PM
 
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They're physically insuperior to men.

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Old 01-23-2013, 11:45 PM
 
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Why do the standards change depending on age?

Why aren't people all worked up over that?
My father retired with more than 30 years, he was supervisor in the motorpool where he spent his entire career. Do you think it would be wise to get rid of people like that because they can't do as many push ups as a 20 year old?

As far as the women go I don't think they belong in active combat roles unless they can physically perform as well as their male counterparts.
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Old 01-23-2013, 11:48 PM
 
Location: Albuquerque, NM
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My father retired with more than 30 years, he was supervisor in the motorpool where he spent his entire career. Do you think it would be wise to get rid of people like that because they can't do as many push ups as a 20 year old?
So, there may be reasons to lower the standards?

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As far as the women go I don't think they belong in active combat roles unless they can physically perform as well as their male counterparts.
How about if they can perform the necessary duties even if they can't do as many pushups as their male counterparts?
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Old 01-23-2013, 11:50 PM
 
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in today's world, what is brute strength required for?


Taliban dying! Artillery fire in Afghanistan (Pech river Valley) - YouTube
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Old 01-23-2013, 11:52 PM
 
Location: Albuquerque, NM
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Taliban dying! Artillery fire in Afghanistan (Pech river Valley) - YouTube
I don't see anyone doing pushups or situps
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Old 01-24-2013, 12:04 AM
 
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I don't see anyone doing pushups or situps
The Marines are so stupid for making people carry 100lbs of gear in Afghanistan. Haven't they heard of Rascal scooters?
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Old 01-24-2013, 12:08 AM
 
Location: Albuquerque, NM
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The Marines are so stupid for making people carry 100lbs of gear in Afghanistan. Haven't they heard of Rascal scooters?
Have the standard be carry a hundred pounds of gear.
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Old 01-24-2013, 12:12 AM
 
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I don't see anyone doing pushups or situps
I see one guy moving a 100 pound projectile and another one cranking a handle almost contiuously. There is tremendous amount of brute strength required to operate that gun beyond even what you see in that picture and everyone of them can perform the duty of any man there.
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