On Thursday in this POST I told you about my fear of letting standards slip in the light of DOD’s policy change to allow women to serve in the Infantry and other former all male units.
Today I was greeted with the news that “Marty the Douchbag”, perhaps the worst Chairman of the Joint Chiefs in recent memory is contemplating what? Yes that’s right boys and girls…lowering the standards.
From the Washington Times
When a reporter mentioned that the Pentagon’s stance appeared to keep open the possibility that some occupational specialties would be off limits to females, Gen. Dempsey responded: “[I]f we do decide that a particular standard is so high that a woman couldn’t make it, the burden is now on the service to come back and explain to the secretary, why is it that high? Does it really have to be that high?”
So what are you saying Marty? Nobody really cared how high you set the standards when it was a boys club, but now that the ladies are playing those standards are too high? Tell me the logic in that?
You mean like the minimum passing score for push-ups for a male from 17-21 years old is 42 and a female of the same age is 19? Is that the kind of things you mean Marty? Or does he mean standards like the one for the Special Forces Qualification Course: Must score a minimum of 240 points on the Army physical fitness test (APFT), with no less than 70 points on any event, using the standards for age group 17 to 21 (regardless of the applicants age)?
“Hitler Youth!”
This is insanity! Don’t the Islamists despise us enough already?
My dad was a volunteer firefighter and they went through the issue with standards years ago.
I’m not shocked the issue is happening so quickly concerning the new combat rules though, Most figured it would at least be a year before someone on Capital Hill complained about the “percentage” of women in forward positions being low and then want “solutions” addressed, as in dropping standards.
One of my dumbfounded fellow reporters decided to write about the issue some years later when it came to firefighting. I tried explaining to him how a typical 130-pound woman (like the one he interviewed and complained she didn’t get treated fairly) probably wouldn’t last long in a structure fire with 90 pounds of gear on. My dad weighed over 200 and had issues with it. All I get was a blank stare. I then explained to him that this shit was fine to discuss in the newspaper, but inside a fire if he were to collapse due to a tank problem (like which happened to my dad), you would probably end up with dead heroes.
I hope your father recovered from the collapse! Did someone help him out of the fire?
There are men’s and women’s sports teams. Then let these social engineering nitwits create men’s and women’s combat units. Let’s see how many wimmins sign up for that…
Or better still, let’s eliminate those sex-centric sports teams, blow-up Title IX. May the best person win. “Hike!!”
Gender neutrality now!!
Viva la differance!
Dempsey Dumpster
An interesting rant on Grrrrl power, http://accordingtohoyt.com/2013/01/26/blowing-steam-or-the-counterfactuals-can-harm-you/
You mean a rambling roundabout rant don’t you?
Well, I sped-read it. It does seem to have some extraneous stuff, but her point is valid. It’s a Grrrl’s world!
Also, nowhere near as much fun as the clip from “My Name is Earl” you posted earlier!