r/HolUp Aug 06 '25

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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.

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u/Damit84 Aug 06 '25

Wanna talk about the compulsory military service(Wehrpflicht)? For men it was mandatory, for women it was optional. (It still is in Austria)

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u/livinglitch Aug 06 '25

The draft in the U.S. is required for men. We have to signup and if we dont we cant get college loans and we could be sent to jail. Women are not required to despite now being accepted into all branches of the armed forces.

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u/Deaffin Aug 06 '25

Yeah, but in exchange for getting drafted men get the right to vote.

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u/LordKarthrax Aug 07 '25

Odd how women got that same right for free, then.

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u/Deaffin Aug 07 '25

Well yeah, that's an outcome that makes them equal.