The Pentagon may reverse the U.S. Army’s new “gender-neutral” physical fitness test for its male and female soldiers because more than half of female soldiers are failing the test.
According to a Saturday report from the Telegraph, the Army is “considering a reversal of its new gender-neutral physical test to instead include different evaluation categories for men and women.”
A study from the Pentagon noted that at least 65% of female soldiers were failing the military’s Army Combat Fitness Test. At least 90% of male soldiers passed the test.
In response to the study, Congress has halted implementation of the new test, and the military is looking into whether the test is actually fair.