Originally Posted by
Averageman
You are free to follow whatever path you choose, but...
Are we changing the standards to fit you?
How committed are you to achieving this goal?
Are you doing this on your dime?
My point is, if you hold something, such as being an Infantryman, in such high regard, then you not only respect the title, but you respect everything to include the standards it takes to achieve it.
I'm guessing if we need to change that PT standards, have different body fat standards and then we allow different performance expectations, we will get them and not in a good way for anyone involved.
Overall, we are seeing physical conditioning in the average applicant fall and at the same time we are opening new traditionally male jobs for women. So, before you can prove that you are physically able to perform the job, you sit down with a Career Counselor at MEPPS and choose an MOS, as is the case in the Army.
Perhaps the better way to go about this would be to have your MOS awarded based upon the same original factors plus a physical fitness score you achieve in Basic Training? A generic standard Basic Training that is tough and physically and mentally equal for all and that way we are not using a bigger hammer to fit square pegs in to round holes.
If you want to have a specific MOS such as Infantry, then you begin earning it from day 1 based upon a number of factors to include your physical ability to perform the standard regardless of your sex.
It seems fair for everyone involved, or at least as fair as possible.