![]() ![]() I will put this into an extreme metaphor: If a man has no arms and one leg, he cannot perform the same as any other serviceman. The common argument on behalf of the females is that our bodies are designed too differently to make our Physical Fitness Test identical. The pull-ups alone, are much more difficult than the hang. Women do not have to do pull-ups, we are required to hang for an allotted number of seconds with a definite flex in the angle of our arms. Women have a minute and a half longer to run a three mile course than men. Our Physical Fitness requirements are just one aspect, and I will begin with that. To more definitely explained, women are not proving themselves worthy of the same titles as men in the Marine Corps. In my four years experience, many men seem to respect that alone and I believe that it is respectable. Although admittedly, many of us who strive to accomplish the equivocal tasks of our male counterparts fail, we strive nonetheless. ![]() These trends are not outdated or simple stereotypes – they are characteristics seen in high volume. A rare breed of women Marines I have encountered are persistent in the quest to defy the trends the females at our side have established. Despite this, my fellow female Marines consistently prove themselves unequal. ![]() In the society created today by American history, women are in a demeanor that demands equality. ![]()
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