01-23-2019, 01:47 PM
(01-23-2019, 01:20 PM)bfine32 Wrote: It is simply one aspect; not the lone aspect. But at the risk of appearing omniscient I pretty sure you knew that. Regardless of your Military Occupation; everyone is an infantryman and with it comes a physical requirement. The better you preform in this facet, the more competitive for promotion you are.
Do you think it's fair that a biological female that identifies as male be held to the male physical fitness test (APFT) standards? There's a good chance he could be very fit yet fail the standard.
I have not said that folks should not be allowed to transition while in service; that's for folks above me to decide. I'm simply stating it must be declared and measure need to be employed to level the playing field during transition. I don't know why folks are having an issue with this.
I think there should be physical requirements based on what job a person has in the military and everyone should be treated the same.
If a soldier is a whiz at flying drones or gathering intelligence I don't care if he/she can walk across a room, but everyone who wants to be in combat should have to pass the same tests.
And I think it is a very bad idea to chose leaders based on who runs the best or lifts the most weights. Combat is much different from competing in a decathlon.
