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"Kevan Smith" <[email protected]/\/\> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 08 Jul 2003 23:18:54 GMT, "Slider2699" <[email protected]> from RoadRunner - Tampa
> Bay wrote:
>
> >Only a tiny percentage of the toughest, most fit men can pass SEAL training, and I would imagine
> >the same is true for the Tour. Any woman
who
> >could be competitive with the best men in the world would need to be
tested
> >for steroids ASAP.
>
> With the SEALS (and any special forces), the physical training is very
tough.
> But that's not what weeds people out. It's the mental part that does it. I
think
> women are just as strong mentally as men in terms of handling pain and
abuse.
>
I agree that women can handle pain and abuse--after all, they give birth. But elite military
training is very physically demanding, "Hell Week" being a perfect example. Yes, it is mentally
challenging, but the physical stresses placed upon the candidates are unreal. No sleep, non-stop
exercise, physical discomfort, and even more exercise? I was in the military, not a difficult
branch(Air Force) and saw women dropping left and right when asked to perform at the same level as
male troops. Maybe I served with a bunch of wimpy women, but my personal experience is that most
women cannot keep up with men of their approximate fitness level.
news:[email protected]...
> On Tue, 08 Jul 2003 23:18:54 GMT, "Slider2699" <[email protected]> from RoadRunner - Tampa
> Bay wrote:
>
> >Only a tiny percentage of the toughest, most fit men can pass SEAL training, and I would imagine
> >the same is true for the Tour. Any woman
who
> >could be competitive with the best men in the world would need to be
tested
> >for steroids ASAP.
>
> With the SEALS (and any special forces), the physical training is very
tough.
> But that's not what weeds people out. It's the mental part that does it. I
think
> women are just as strong mentally as men in terms of handling pain and
abuse.
>
I agree that women can handle pain and abuse--after all, they give birth. But elite military
training is very physically demanding, "Hell Week" being a perfect example. Yes, it is mentally
challenging, but the physical stresses placed upon the candidates are unreal. No sleep, non-stop
exercise, physical discomfort, and even more exercise? I was in the military, not a difficult
branch(Air Force) and saw women dropping left and right when asked to perform at the same level as
male troops. Maybe I served with a bunch of wimpy women, but my personal experience is that most
women cannot keep up with men of their approximate fitness level.