For years, the Marine Corps has set fitness standards lower for women, a gesture of fairness based on the belief that women are inherently less strong and would be unable to meet the more rigorous requirements set for men. But now that double standard is increasingly viewed by some as gender bias. There’s mounting evidence, […]
Physical Fitness Test
Marines get new PFT: more pullups, more crunches…
MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII – “America expects its Marine Corps to be the most ready when the Nation is least ready,” said General Robert B. Neller, 37th Commandant of the Marine Corps. “There are significant adjustments to the Physical Fitness Test and Combat Fitness Test scoring tables, requiring most Marines to demonstrate greater performance to […]