Emelie Vanasse

No, not at all. It's six pull-ups or you don't get to do ranger school. You get dropped on the first day. So everybody does six pull-ups.

No, not at all. It's six pull-ups or you don't get to do ranger school. You get dropped on the first day. So everybody does six pull-ups.

I think gender neutral standards for combat arms is very important. Like, it should not be discounted how important physical fitness is for combat arms. I think there's nuance in determining, like, what is a standard that is useful for combat arms, right? Um... But I think it's an important thing.

I think gender neutral standards for combat arms is very important. Like, it should not be discounted how important physical fitness is for combat arms. I think there's nuance in determining, like, what is a standard that is useful for combat arms, right? Um... But I think it's an important thing.

I think gender neutral standards for combat arms is very important. Like, it should not be discounted how important physical fitness is for combat arms. I think there's nuance in determining, like, what is a standard that is useful for combat arms, right? Um... But I think it's an important thing.

And there have honestly been gender neutral standards for combat arms in things like infantry basic officer leadership course, which is kind of the initial kind of basic training for officers going into the infantry. There are gender neutral standards that you have to meet. You have to run five miles in 40 minutes. You have to do a 12 mile rock. Like all of those standards have remained the same.

And there have honestly been gender neutral standards for combat arms in things like infantry basic officer leadership course, which is kind of the initial kind of basic training for officers going into the infantry. There are gender neutral standards that you have to meet. You have to run five miles in 40 minutes. You have to do a 12 mile rock. Like all of those standards have remained the same.

And there have honestly been gender neutral standards for combat arms in things like infantry basic officer leadership course, which is kind of the initial kind of basic training for officers going into the infantry. There are gender neutral standards that you have to meet. You have to run five miles in 40 minutes. You have to do a 12 mile rock. Like all of those standards have remained the same.

Pete Hegseth is specifically referring to the Army Combat Physical Fitness Test. And to a certain extent, I agree, it should be gender neutral for combat arms. But I think there's nuance in determining what exactly does combat arms entail physically.

Pete Hegseth is specifically referring to the Army Combat Physical Fitness Test. And to a certain extent, I agree, it should be gender neutral for combat arms. But I think there's nuance in determining what exactly does combat arms entail physically.

Pete Hegseth is specifically referring to the Army Combat Physical Fitness Test. And to a certain extent, I agree, it should be gender neutral for combat arms. But I think there's nuance in determining what exactly does combat arms entail physically.

There's a component of lethality that is physical fitness, and it should not be discounted. But lethality extends far beyond that, right? It's tactical skills. It's decision-making. It's leadership. It's grit. It's the ability to build trust and instill purpose in a group of people. It's how quick a fire team in my platoon can react to contact.

There's a component of lethality that is physical fitness, and it should not be discounted. But lethality extends far beyond that, right? It's tactical skills. It's decision-making. It's leadership. It's grit. It's the ability to build trust and instill purpose in a group of people. It's how quick a fire team in my platoon can react to contact.

There's a component of lethality that is physical fitness, and it should not be discounted. But lethality extends far beyond that, right? It's tactical skills. It's decision-making. It's leadership. It's grit. It's the ability to build trust and instill purpose in a group of people. It's how quick a fire team in my platoon can react to contact.

how well my saw gunner can shoot, how quickly I can employ and integrate combat assets, how fast I can maneuver a squad. All of those things take physical fitness, but they certainly take more than just physical fitness. So I think there's more to lethality than just how fast you can run and how many pushups you can do.

how well my saw gunner can shoot, how quickly I can employ and integrate combat assets, how fast I can maneuver a squad. All of those things take physical fitness, but they certainly take more than just physical fitness. So I think there's more to lethality than just how fast you can run and how many pushups you can do.

how well my saw gunner can shoot, how quickly I can employ and integrate combat assets, how fast I can maneuver a squad. All of those things take physical fitness, but they certainly take more than just physical fitness. So I think there's more to lethality than just how fast you can run and how many pushups you can do.

I think the SecDef's message is pretty clear. According to him, the women in combat arms achieved success because the standards were lowered for them. We were never accommodated and the standards were never lowered.

I think the SecDef's message is pretty clear. According to him, the women in combat arms achieved success because the standards were lowered for them. We were never accommodated and the standards were never lowered.

I think the SecDef's message is pretty clear. According to him, the women in combat arms achieved success because the standards were lowered for them. We were never accommodated and the standards were never lowered.