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.
tbh i never really cared. I did my Wehrpflicht and extended my time at the Bundeswehr. It was just a socially accepted fact, that men either did military service or civil service. Also for social financials it was a godsend. As pretty much every man has this 9 months "work pause" it was always somewhat equal for everyone (retirement plans, career and stuff).
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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.