Posted on Jul 9, 2019
This is how much weight you should actually carry in combat (according to science)
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I was called sexist when I said most women can not handle the arduous affairs of being in infantry.
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Neither can most men. But the issue is that men who could meet the standards weregiven the opportunity to serve in the infantry, while women who could also meet the standards were not. The principle in play is that of equality of opportunity for thosewho meet the standards, not the principle that all women or men can meet the standards.
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Chang of socks, tooth brush and as much ammo as I can carry to support mybweapon systems.......
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Military historians have nitpicked S.L.A. Marshall's methodology and documentation (or lack thereof), but it's almost amusing how succeeding generations of scientific researchers keep re-discovering (and validating) fundamental principles he first wrote about in the middle of the last century - right down to the numbers (after you adjust for today's soldiers and Marines being slightly heftier than the WW2 average):
"According to the Quartermaster Corps, the average American soldier is 5 feet 8.3 inches tall, and weighs 153.6 pounds. This means that at one-third of body weight, his optimum load for marching during the training period (including the clothing he wears) is slightly more than fifty-one pounds."
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1646798.The_Soldier_s_Load_and_the_Mobility_of_a_Nation
"According to the Quartermaster Corps, the average American soldier is 5 feet 8.3 inches tall, and weighs 153.6 pounds. This means that at one-third of body weight, his optimum load for marching during the training period (including the clothing he wears) is slightly more than fifty-one pounds."
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1646798.The_Soldier_s_Load_and_the_Mobility_of_a_Nation
The Soldier's Load and the Mobility of a Nation
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