Category Archives: 2014 Women in Combat Standards

They should be held to the same standards as the guys or they shouldn’t be able to be in those positions.  Otherwise, how are they supposed to pull their weight in a combat situation?  What if one of their 250 pound colleagues gets shot and the woman who can’t do the fitness requirements is the…

Marine Corps basic fitness training has the reputation of being the toughest and most strenuous of all the services. All applicants, male and female, are required to pass an initial physical fitness test and are fully aware of the guidelines of the mandatory Semi-Annual Physical Fitness Test (PFT).  Female marines know the expectations of being physically fit, regardless of age, grade, or duty assignment. Regardless of gender, the…