Almost all the training I gave and received in my 10 years, 99-2000 went almost exactly like this. From Bragg to Korea, 18th AB, 82nd, 3rd AC,
My basic training was separated by gender, but ONLY basic was. AIT, and all other job related training was not. Female rucksack weight limit was 35lbs, while males was 70lbs. (Our gear and supplies weigh almost exactly the same though). The weight limits go up with special forces/rangers/delta but so do the qualifiers to get in.
I carried this, 'out of shape' young 20s female through an open field during a live fire exercise when she was deemed a casualty, another squad member carried her pack. In full battle rattle, including gas masks on and she had the nerve to bitch that we threw her into the back of the hummer too roughly.
I was an NBC trainer at camp Stanley Korea for a year and a half, the difference in males and females in this arena is life threateningly scary.
Guess who the 60 gunner NEVER is, Mark 19 as well.
Had a radio specialist who couldn't carry her pack, radio, and wire all at once and always needed someone to assist her on patrol. A man would have been removed from this duty and reassigned. This girl was coddled, as were most.
Literally had a single PFC female decide to get pregnant to avoid a 45 day field problem. It worked, (she learned this tactic from another female soldier). You get LOTS of perks if you are prego in the military,
Extended field training always sucked because while the men would pack extra heavy for these, rations and supplies that are key in the field, most(not all) of the women would pack lighter because field training usually meant a lot of humping with your gear on your back. This always leads to the women leeching off the men near the end of the training exercises creating the worst drama while they compete against each other for.
I could story all day on this disparity, it's sadly infuriating how much it has weakened our forces. SJW shit doesn't stack in combat roles.
I served 85-93, 91D (OR Tech). I would never have considered a combat role for the reasons you mentioned and am against females in those roles unless they can meet the same standards held for men. I totally understand and agree with you. The litmus test should be on passing the same standardized tests, they are there for safety reasons. If one cannot complete the tests, regardless of sex, they need to be reassigned to another MOS.
I will add this, the women in my units who could and did hang with the men, were usually very good physical specimens, often had sports backgrounds or were very active growing up, and almost all of them were competitive af. These girls were highly respected (and usually drooled over) by the men, but then hated by the females. Shitty lose lose for them but damn were they hot.
It's like college, but with combat!
We had this one girl, she was a sprinter her entire life, got pregnant, still did PT till her third tri, daily 4 milers and all. Popped that baby out and was back running in 3 weeks, after 5 week she was ripped again and calling cadence, If I hadn't seen how amazing a fit body can pop out a child and then soldier on like that with my own eyes I would have never believed it possible. The human body is fucking amazing when honed to it's full potential.
I was offered to change my MOS to become a female army boxer, lol. I ran my 2 miles in under 12 minutes. Prior to basic, I was offered 2 scholarships, Eastern Michigan U for track, and Oakland University for volleyball. I actually got out of shape in the military, lol.
Almost all the training I gave and received in my 10 years, 99-2000 went almost exactly like this. From Bragg to Korea, 18th AB, 82nd, 3rd AC,
My basic training was separated by gender, but ONLY basic was. AIT, and all other job related training was not. Female rucksack weight limit was 35lbs, while males was 70lbs. (Our gear and supplies weigh almost exactly the same though). The weight limits go up with special forces/rangers/delta but so do the qualifiers to get in.
I carried this, 'out of shape' young 20s female through an open field during a live fire exercise when she was deemed a casualty, another squad member carried her pack. In full battle rattle, including gas masks on and she had the nerve to bitch that we threw her into the back of the hummer too roughly.
I was an NBC trainer at camp Stanley Korea for a year and a half, the difference in males and females in this arena is life threateningly scary.
Guess who the 60 gunner NEVER is, Mark 19 as well.
Had a radio specialist who couldn't carry her pack, radio, and wire all at once and always needed someone to assist her on patrol. A man would have been removed from this duty and reassigned. This girl was coddled, as were most.
Literally had a single PFC female decide to get pregnant to avoid a 45 day field problem. It worked, (she learned this tactic from another female soldier). You get LOTS of perks if you are prego in the military,
Extended field training always sucked because while the men would pack extra heavy for these, rations and supplies that are key in the field, most(not all) of the women would pack lighter because field training usually meant a lot of humping with your gear on your back. This always leads to the women leeching off the men near the end of the training exercises creating the worst drama while they compete against each other for.
I could story all day on this disparity, it's sadly infuriating how much it has weakened our forces. SJW shit doesn't stack in combat roles.
/endRant
*edit - 90-2000
I served 85-93, 91D (OR Tech). I would never have considered a combat role for the reasons you mentioned and am against females in those roles unless they can meet the same standards held for men. I totally understand and agree with you. The litmus test should be on passing the same standardized tests, they are there for safety reasons. If one cannot complete the tests, regardless of sex, they need to be reassigned to another MOS.
I will add this, the women in my units who could and did hang with the men, were usually very good physical specimens, often had sports backgrounds or were very active growing up, and almost all of them were competitive af. These girls were highly respected (and usually drooled over) by the men, but then hated by the females. Shitty lose lose for them but damn were they hot.
It's like college, but with combat!
We had this one girl, she was a sprinter her entire life, got pregnant, still did PT till her third tri, daily 4 milers and all. Popped that baby out and was back running in 3 weeks, after 5 week she was ripped again and calling cadence, If I hadn't seen how amazing a fit body can pop out a child and then soldier on like that with my own eyes I would have never believed it possible. The human body is fucking amazing when honed to it's full potential.
I was offered to change my MOS to become a female army boxer, lol. I ran my 2 miles in under 12 minutes. Prior to basic, I was offered 2 scholarships, Eastern Michigan U for track, and Oakland University for volleyball. I actually got out of shape in the military, lol.