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Re: Women and the Draft

I'm not going to quote anyone, because I think that's dumb.

Little does everyone know, there are DIFFERENT STANDARDS for men and women in the military. While women have over 21 minutes to run two miles on their physical training test, men have only 15 minutes and 43 seconds. While women have to do only 17 pushups, men have to do 47. These are only examples, but as you can see, it would be easy for weak people of both sexes, but the weaker male is still much stronger than a weak female.

I am not going to trust that a woman will be able to have the physical strength and endurance to perform in situations where peoples lives are in danger.

This is exactly why women are not currently allowed to be in the Military Occupational Specialty of 11B (INFANTRY).

And again, on the DRAFT issue. The draft would only happen if the US needed millions of bullet sponges (infantry) so women are not needed.