Posted on Jun 16, 2022
The Army’s search for gender-neutral fitness standards continues
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Women of West Point (1979) Documentary
I paid $20 for this; please watch it. Yes, I know it's not a documentary, just putting it in the title so that it doesn't get copyrighted. I also spent an em...
Thank you my friend MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. for making us aware via the perspective from armytimes.com auther Meghann Myers that the U.S. Army's search for gender-neutral fitness standards continues.
As a member of the USMAPS class of 1976 and the USMA class of 1980, I expereinced the U.S Army's dedication to enable women to be military servie academy cadets, midshippmen, etc. A lot of scientific knowledge and testing to ensure that standards for women cadets was sufficient to be hold them to standards equivelent to male cadets.
By the way, I was a USMA cadet when this movie was filmed at West Point.
Women of West Point (1979) Documentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUZvKZjs1UI
FYI MCPO Hilary Kunz CPL Douglas Chrysler CWO3 Dave Alcantara Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. SFC William Farrell GySgt Jack Wallace SPC Michael Duricko, Ph.D SSG Donald H "Don" Bates SPC Michael Terrell SPC Woody Bullard CPL Ronald Keyes JrCMDCM John F. "Doc" Bradshaw PO3 Edward Riddle SPC Bob Ridley SrA Ronald Moore PO1 Jeff Chandler MSG Roy CheeverSPC Nancy Greene
As a member of the USMAPS class of 1976 and the USMA class of 1980, I expereinced the U.S Army's dedication to enable women to be military servie academy cadets, midshippmen, etc. A lot of scientific knowledge and testing to ensure that standards for women cadets was sufficient to be hold them to standards equivelent to male cadets.
By the way, I was a USMA cadet when this movie was filmed at West Point.
Women of West Point (1979) Documentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUZvKZjs1UI
FYI MCPO Hilary Kunz CPL Douglas Chrysler CWO3 Dave Alcantara Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. SFC William Farrell GySgt Jack Wallace SPC Michael Duricko, Ph.D SSG Donald H "Don" Bates SPC Michael Terrell SPC Woody Bullard CPL Ronald Keyes JrCMDCM John F. "Doc" Bradshaw PO3 Edward Riddle SPC Bob Ridley SrA Ronald Moore PO1 Jeff Chandler MSG Roy CheeverSPC Nancy Greene
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PO3 Edward Riddle
Thank You Brother Steve. I'll have to finish watching it later. It does look interesting.
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SFC William Farrell
Great video LTC Stephen F.. I skimmed through it but will watch it at another time.
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“ The Army does have an existing measure of combat readiness in its expert badges. The Expert Infantryman Badge, Expert Field Medical Badge and the catch-all Expert Soldier Badge all have a gender-neutral, age-neutral, pass-fail grading system.”
I find this statement from the article laughable. The expert badges aren’t a measure of combat readiness; they are an exercise is basic-level fitness and memorization. They are an utter waste of funding and manpower in an era of endless continuing resolutions, where COCOM commanders have annual unfunded mission-essential priorities.
I find this statement from the article laughable. The expert badges aren’t a measure of combat readiness; they are an exercise is basic-level fitness and memorization. They are an utter waste of funding and manpower in an era of endless continuing resolutions, where COCOM commanders have annual unfunded mission-essential priorities.
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MAJ Byron Oyler
When I was a young private I was made to do training with hopes of challenging the EFMB. When I discovered the majority of medical care was learned as a basic trainee and not at the 91B level I quickly lost interest. I retired as a critical care RN at a pretty high level of medical capability and will never regret not shooting for the EFMB.
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MAJ Byron Oyler I 100% agree—I’ve always felt that it was a waste of my time. I placed effort on education and sought nontraditional assignments that improved post-Army marketability instead. I never gave a lick about EFMB…
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We are a team that fights together. We should train together as well. It should be equal. The gender shouldn't matter if you train for it. I'm a father of three girls and I'm not gonna just let them tell me, dad, I'm a girl or I'm weak. I will help them train to be the strongest they are can be especially if they want to join the military.
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