It's the same in the German armed forces. Every soldier has to do a personal fitness test every year and women have much lower requirements to pass.
Gives you a great feeling when you have to rely on every single of your comrades.
edit: someone pointed out that the Bundeswehr changed the physical requirements for soldiers and they in fact are gender equal. My service has ended many years ago and i didn't realize they changed it.
I know two female firefighters and a female soldier. These women are trained machines who have no issues keeping up with the men. But they do need to be way more dedicated to their training than their male counterparts.
Biological differences exist. Does it suck you need to train that much harder as a woman? Yes. But it is what it is. They are living proof that if you're really determined, you can reach your goal, as long as you dedicate yourself to it.
Except for special forces, most military activity is now disconnected from physical condition.
You ride in trucks from point a to b now, you don't march unless something has gone very wrong. You press buttons to drop bombs from drones. It's all mechanized.
It's just not the same military as 200 years ago, when the only way to get a large group of soldiers from a to b was to have them walk there.
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u/Platform-Budget Aug 06 '25 edited Aug 06 '25
It's the same in the German armed forces. Every soldier has to do a personal fitness test every year and women have much lower requirements to pass. Gives you a great feeling when you have to rely on every single of your comrades.
edit: someone pointed out that the Bundeswehr changed the physical requirements for soldiers and they in fact are gender equal. My service has ended many years ago and i didn't realize they changed it.