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**ferelrossi** · 12-06-2011, 07:52 AM

I'm all for allowing women at the front lines, as long as the standards are the same for men and women. If we are doing the same job, then the physical fitness tests MUST be the same for both. There cannot be a different standard for strength, speed, stamina, etc. If I have to rely on you to fight by my side, then I have to be able to know you have the same physical capabilities as everyone else. To me, it's discrimination when a guy has to do 60 pushups and a woman only has to do 25 (or whatever the standard is in each service).

12-06-2011, 07:52 AM	#3
ferelrossi Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 414 Senior Member	I'm all for allowing women at the front lines, as long as the standards are the same for men and women. If we are doing the same job, then the physical fitness tests MUST be the same for both. There cannot be a different standard for strength, speed, stamina, etc. If I have to rely on you to fight by my side, then I have to be able to know you have the same physical capabilities as everyone else. To me, it's discrimination when a guy has to do 60 pushups and a woman only has to do 25 (or whatever the standard is in each service).
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