How tough are Army fitness tests these days? They've watered everything down for years' now. At this point it's probably a good stiff walk followed by being able to bend down and tie your shoes.

Woman marines standard is only 1 pull-up if I remember correctly.

That’s a photoshop if I’ve ever seen one.

Women have lower physical standards in ALL Branches.

I've had the honor of serving with some badass females that would give most civilian men a seriously hard time physically. I mean, they were absolute "units" and did some amazing work...in the gym. But those were "unicorns."

That being said, I don't want them serving in certain combat or maintenance related specialties like Corpsman/Combat Medic, Ordnance related fields like Artillery and Navy/Marine Corps Aviation Ordnance (there is a very real difference between USAF AOs and NAVY/CORPS AOs), or any of the front line "bullet sponge" units like Infantry, Airborne, etc, or any of the SOF type units. It's a reality that they just can't physically keep up with men in those environments, and when they try, it slows down the unit, puts more stress on themselves and the men around them, and also leads to a non-cohesive unit due to the morale issues these reasons create.

Also, I've served with some absolute units of males that also had a hard time upholding the BMI standards BEFORE the standards were lowered under [Hussein] and Buyden. But, they could absolutely outrun, outlift, and out perform a lot of other men half their size, so when it comes to physical prowess, a lot of it boils down to mentality. "Do you want it bad enough to perform to th best of your abilities?"

Sadly, our society has had a very ha d time producing high caliber individuals that find their way into the military. It was true in the mid to late 90's when I first joined, it was true in the late 60's when my father was drafted, it was true when Grandpa Free served as a Combat Engineer in WWII Europe, and it is most definitely true today. We are quickly becoming (if we haven't already) a race of weak-minded people who are also physically and emotionally weak.

Also, just by looking at her and remembering what the physical standards were 30 yrs ago when I first joined the Navy, she'd absolutely be taped and most likely put on the Fat Boy Program and have some sort of Jacket Entry in her Service Record for failing to maintain the physical standards. However, if she's an Officer or Senior Enlisted (E-7 and above), all it would take is for her to shed a tear or two at her C.O. or OIC and, with her being an Officer, would most likely just end up being given extra time out of her day to hit the gym for an hour or two. Officers and Senior Enlisted above E-7 are treated much differently than Regular Enlisted (E-7 and below) when it comes to physical standards, especially the female Officers.

Never underestimate thick women. Especially ones that are nurses. Those pioneer women did not always look like the actresses on Yellowstone or other TV shows.

Pioneer women had to do heavy work alongside their men. Pioneers did not have servants or slaves.

Don't judge a book by its cover.

https://twitter.com/hodgetwins/status/1886104915480629413

The social media continues to bubble up..

Are we saying she doesn’t look fit? Ima have to disagree with that. She’s looks strong. Looks like great shape to me, if that’s where this thread is going.

Although this is a low resolution image it does look like the hips were widened in PS with the liquify filter. IMO

There’s a recent picture in Dress Blues; she didn’t look fat at all. I think this picture is fake news.