Second Lt. Kelly Derienzo, 1st Battalion, 30th Field Artillery, works out Jan. 9 during her final days in Fort Sill's Pre-Ranger Program. She is one of the first women allowed into Fort Benning's Ranger Assessment and Selection Program in hopes of earning a spot in Ranger School. (Photo Credit: Ms. Marie Berberea (TRADOC))
Clearance Jobs: Army Combat Fitness Test Fiasco! Slides Reveal 84% of Women Failing ACFT
In previous articles for ClearanceJobs, I’ve thrown rocks at the Army’s catastrophically ill-considered Army Combat Fitness Test—the planned successor to the proven and successful Army Physical Fitness Test. I will admit, however, that my arguments against it emerged strictly from experience and logic. I am a fan of the original APFT because I watched soldiers in my platoon take the challenge to raise their scores, and watched pounds melt away and recruiting poster paratroopers emerge. As for logic, the APFT essentially costs a unit ten bucks and two hours to run through an entire company of soldiers, whereas the ACFT costs… more. Tens of millions of dollars more.
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WNU editor: The comments posted in the above story tells me that the debate on women serving in the military is still ongoing.
4 comments:
Using women as soldiers is lunacy, typical of post modernity
For combat it is absurd.
obama feel good stuff that doesn't work. Wheeeeeeeeeeee! Look at that tooth fairy.
84% failed? That's RACISM AND SEXISM to say that!!!!!! You should be canceled and banned from earth you Nazi!!
*foam in front of mouth and screaming* -most Democrats today
No worries. This is all to ensure we kill each other lots and good one day. It will be a slaughter. Can't you feel it?
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