The Army is considering adding gender-specific standards to its new Army Combat Fitness Test, or ACFT, after early data shows nearly half of female soldiers can’t pass the test and might face being removed from service once it becomes official next year.
Service officials, including Sergeant Major of the Army Michael Grinston, testified before a House Appropriations Committee subpanel Monday that scores may end up being separated by gender to identify the 1st, 10th, 25th and 50th percentile of soldiers.
In practice, this could mean men and women still would have to meet the same standards but would not be compared to one another. Physical fitness scores are heavily considered in promotions, especially in combat-arms jobs such as infantry and cavalry.
The news comes shortly after Military.com obtained internal Army data showing that 44% of women are failing the ACFT, compared to 7% of men. The data suggests women get better at the test as they become more familiar. Failing to pass an official fitness test can quickly lead to a soldier being booted out of the military; at this time, ACFT scores do not count against those who take them.
If the US Army admits that there is biological differenced between men and women, then shouldn’t they apply that logic to transgender males in women’s sports? How about school restrooms as well???
Logic always has a way of presenting itself no matter what you do to defy it!
Should be men only to begin with
Another fact of WHY men and women ARE DIFFERENT.. But wait what about the other genders.
Need not apply.
Equal pay means equal treatment – yes? Or did the narrative change once again due to feelings???
Askin for a friend.
They should determine the physical demands of each job or MOS and only those passing ai that level can be selected. Poor or low level PT scores should slow advancement to NCO, and of NCOs and officers.