Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts with the label military

Women in the Military: Is It Truly a Success for Feminism?

For many years, the thought of women enlisting in our United States military was absurd. Now, in 2018, every effort is made in the name of feminism to point out the fact that there are many females currently serving. Feminists everywhere rejoiced when all five branches gave "the weaker sex" their fair shot. But was this really a total win for us ladies? Currently, the branches' websites are proud to display high physical standards for men and women alike. However, in my research I noticed a disturbing pattern in their physical fitness test (PFT or equivalent) requirements. Allow me to show you some examples: U.S.M.C. PFT Requirements for Men: Age Pull-Ups Crunches 3-Mile Run 17-26 3 50 28:00 27-39 3 45 29:00 40-45 3 45 30:00 46 3 40 33:00 U.S.M.C. PFT Requirements for Women: Age Flexed-Arm Hang Crunches 3-Mile Run 17-26 15 Seconds 50 31:00 27-39 15 Seconds 45 32:00 40-45 15 Seconds 45 33:00 46 15 Sec onds 40 36:00 U.S.N. PRT Charts For Males (a...