BOOM! SECDEF Hegseth (praise for that) takes bold move on fitness standards in US military, to strengthen them, I agree fully! The initial strength training (IST) test for marines is incredibly low
“All entry-level and sustained physical fitness requirements within combat arms positions must be sex-neutral, based solely on the operational demands of the occupation and the readiness needed"
What Hegseth did here was long, long overdue. May it never be reversed (but it likely will be).
I'm no bigot - never have been, never will be - but allowing women into traditionally (by common sense) all-male roles was by far the biggest mistake ever made in US military history. I can testify to that first-hand after over 7 years of US military service as an officer. It's yet one more example of trying to force a square peg into a round hole - it **NEVER** works, not EVER!
Kind'a like walking up to Cinderella's Castle at Florida's Disneyland, and being greeted at the entrance by a bearded (man) freak in a tutu. YIKES!! Kind'a like the recent movie "Snow White" (the 2025 version) - a disaster that flopped as few movies ever have. The WOKE weirdos just can't seem to get it.
That is a rational position. I hope they are capable of enacting more of these kinds of principles.