We must've had the same Black Hat they loved saying that to you guys.
Yes, we like pictures just don't let the Marines near your crayons. Small words, YES please! Oh, who am I kidding you're in the Air Force don't you have someone who can animate that shit for me? Just for the love of God absolutely NO PP!
Last edited by Mike C; 10-07-2019 at 10:49 PM.
Trivia: The make-up of questions on modern IQ tests is designed so that men and women both average 100. That didn't happen by accident, it took many iterations to get the balance of spatial & verbal questions just right (and it continues to be tweaked: both sexes are testing better over time, but women are getting better in spatial questions faster than men are getting better with verbal questions).
Then have them climb over a wall in full battle rattle. If they can't do that, they fail for roles reasonably expected to climb over walls. But maybe they can do it by swinging their leg to the side and riding the momentum or some other adaptation suited to their body mechanics.
Having them do a specific exercise in a specific manner - divorced from reality - that disproportionately fails one sex is not only wrong, it is also stupid (for unnecessarily limiting the applicant pool). For what it's worth, the private sector is just as idiotic in throwing up dumb screening criteria.
Me either. If a specific duty has real-world requirements that disproportionately affect one sex, I'm also fine with that sex being under represented in those roles. But for service-wide standards? That's just dumb.
Last edited by 0ddl0t; 10-07-2019 at 11:09 PM.
Hey dude, I don’t know what to tell you. I gave you the real life scenario where that movement may be applied. Now you’re talking about performing the test in full kit (full combat load, radio, rifle, pistol, etc.). You think the fail rate for babes is high now, lol.
Here’s a thought. There is no physical military test, for combat arms, where women will out perform men.
Last edited by DG12; 10-07-2019 at 11:50 PM.
Cuz having a clerk unable to lift her knee to her elbow while dangling from a bar will get you kilt in da sandbox...
But seriously, look at the IDF. They do a much better job utilizing their available labor force. And yes, they exclude women from many roles...
Hey, if it is necessary for the job so be it. But there are lots of roles in which the average woman can do the job just fine.
Which says a lot about those designing the tests. It would be trivial task to make a physical test biased in favor of women (e.g. timed crawl through ultra confined space, a routine demanding more balance & flexibility than the average man possesses, etc).Here’s a thought. There is no physical military test, for combat arms, where women will out perform men.
Sure, I hear there was lots of rope climbing there...
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