Army Secretary Nominee Worries the ACFT Will Push Too Many Women Ou

[rangerrebew]

Army Secretary Nominee Worries the ACFT Will Push Too Many Women Out
 
13 May 2021
Military.com | By Steve Beynon

President Joe Biden's nominee to be the next secretary of the Army, Christine Wormuth, told senators at her confirmation hearing Thursday she is concerned about the force's new fitness test and whether it will push a significant number of women out of the service.

"I have concerns on the implications of the test for our ability to continue to retain women," said Wormuth, who would be the first woman to serve in the role if confirmed.

She said the Army needs a good measure of fitness, but strict fitness standards across the board could shrink the service's talent pool for critical jobs that do not demand athletic ability, such as cyberwarfare roles.

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/05/13/army-secretary-nominee-worries-acft-will-push-too-many-women-out.html

[rangerrebew]

It sounds like the Army is willing to sacrifice  military fitness and readiness to keep the goddess  PC alive and well.

[SZonian]

Unintended consequence here...so if the ACFT is revised to allow for different standards based on one's job, people will be joining for just about every other job than infantry or the more physically demanding ones.

I used to always say us mechs in the USAF don't need to be running 1.5 miles once a year in less than 14 minutes.  We need to be pushing -60s a 1/4 mile in 30 seconds, humping a 40 lbs toolbox up a fully extended B5 stand, lift and stab a 140 lbs CSD&Generator, etc.  Real world stuff that makes a difference.

But no, still using measuring tapes, pushups, etc. to define whether or not one can do their job.