Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!uunet!spool.mu.edu!uwm.edu!linac!att!cbnews!cbnews!military From: soper@BRL.MIL (CSD) Newsgroups: sci.military Subject: Women in combat MOS's Message-ID: <1991Jun22.042142.4254@cbnews.cb.att.com> Date: 22 Jun 91 04:21:42 GMT Sender: military@cbnews.cb.att.com (william.a.thacker) Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 24 Approved: military@att.att.com From: Marc Soper SSG (CSD) If women are going to be aloud into combat MOS's they should have to meet the same standards as men. As it stands right now a female 26 years old has to do 16 push-ups to pass and 56 to max. A male the same age has to do 42 push-ups to pass and 82 to max. For sit-ups a female age 26 has to do 46 to pass and 85 to max. A male the same age has to do 48 to pass and 87 to max. For the 2-mile run a female of the same age has to complete the run in 19min. and 36sec. to pass to max she has to run it in 15min. and 36sec.. A male the same age has to complete the run in 16min. and 36sec. to pass and 12min and 36sec. to max. Now the older you get the bigger the spread between the sex's gets. I am Airborne Infantry and I have no problem have women in a combat MOS but if they are they should have the same standards. Also if they alow women in to combat MOS's they should also be able to be drafted. The one strange thing that I have noticed is most of the people who are complaining about women not being in combat MOS's are not in the military, or if they are they are not in a combat MOS themselves. So I guess what I'm saying is let people who it affect make the choice! SSG SOPER AIRBORNE INFANTRY ALL THE WAY AND THEN SOME!!!!!!