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It would be interesting to see which events caused the most failures for women. I imagine that it is the push-ups, backwards throw (which they removed), and Sp
by readthenotes1 2y ago
It would be interesting to see which events caused the most failures for women.
I imagine that it is the push-ups, backwards throw (which they removed), and Sprint drag carry (in that order) but would like the data.
Looking through the actual requirements, most reasonably fit young men should be able to pass without much effort (e.g., 10 pushups in 2 minutes, 2 miles in 20 minutes, plank for 75 seconds, etc.)
https://www.armycombatfitnesstest.com/calculator https://www.armycombatfitnesstest.com/calculator
(It scores on the current system, but I believe it's the same if you just throw out the standing throw)
- legitster 2y agoI found this article with a breakdown: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/05/10/nearly-half-of-female-soldiers-still-failing-new-army-fitness-test-while-males-pass-easily.html https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/05/10/nearly-half-o... It's just across the board - no single event. Even the events where you are using your own bodyweight they did worse on, so it's not just a matter of them on average being smaller.