General's 'greatest fear' that military might lower standards for women

Seems like a very legitimate concern. Ironically, all the women I've ever known who could serve in combat arms would not want the standards to be lowered either.

He states the obvious truth. For anyone who has served for more than five years already knows that equal standards have never been maintained since women were integrated in large numbers, so why should it change now? There will always be those who equate equality with "equal representation" "equal outcomes". The military has a bad habit of celebrating so-called diversity as a goal rather than a natural by-product and as a result will push for more "opportunities" for women, even if that means watering down the (ahem) standards once again.

I've always stood firm on my argument that women should be allowed in all occupations in the military. Now that it's happened, I think it's going to cause for a review of the current standards for each occupation. Our military's might is built on the shoulders of our War-fighters (Movement and Maneuver), which are the traditional male only occupations. I get that these standards were developed over years of experience, but they were never taken into consideration the female gender. I think better assessments can be made of the War-fighter standards. However, any gender must meet that criteria/standard upon completion of the assessment. I don't want to take away from the toughness of the standards, nor the value and traditions, but I believe a hard look at what is truly needed to fulfill each occupation is greatly needed. Recently, the Army has been publicly discussing looking at their physical fitness standard to me more customized to the occupation. I believe females will strive to meet the tough standards required of any occupation, but those standards should be truly reflective of what is required of the job. I have had the pleasure of working with females Service Members who are as tough as they come. If after the assessment, the occupation requires females to do 10 pull-ups, then it is what it is, but let's look at the standards carefully.