Posted on Feb 16, 2016
Army to step up efforts to recruit women | Fox News
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Beginning this summer, a visit to a local Army recruiting office will include a new set of gymnastic tests to help determine what military jobs a recruit is physically capable of performing.
Prospective soldiers will be asked to run, jump, lift a weight and throw a heavy ball — all to help the Army figure out if the recruit can handle a job with high physical demands or should be directed to a more sedentary assignment.
The new tests come as the Pentagon is opening all combat posts to women, a process that involves setting physical standards for every job that both men and women will have to meet.
As part of the effort, the Army will increase the number of female recruiters to better target women. The goal will be to add 1 percent each year for the next three years in order to get at least one woman at each of the Army's more than 780 larger recruiting centers across the country.
Prospective soldiers will be asked to run, jump, lift a weight and throw a heavy ball — all to help the Army figure out if the recruit can handle a job with high physical demands or should be directed to a more sedentary assignment.
The new tests come as the Pentagon is opening all combat posts to women, a process that involves setting physical standards for every job that both men and women will have to meet.
As part of the effort, the Army will increase the number of female recruiters to better target women. The goal will be to add 1 percent each year for the next three years in order to get at least one woman at each of the Army's more than 780 larger recruiting centers across the country.
Army to step up efforts to recruit women | Fox News
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This makes no sense. I was in the Airborne Light Infantry for my whole career. There were guys that joined the Infantry that could do nothing physically but with the right training and physical conditioning they turned into studs. This is just laziness.
The proper training can turn anyone into an elite warrior!
The proper training can turn anyone into an elite warrior!
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SGT Kristin Wiley
Concur. Once the recruits understand how much the military emphasizes fitness as a means for promotion, we will at least see self-motivators increase performance.
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