Comments by "Old Guy Gaming Network" (@CRAZYHORSE19682003) on "What Navy SEAL Trevor Thompson Thinks of Women Entering the Program" video.

@asg7448 I was in the US Army Infantry. When I went to the NCO academy there was a female soldier there from Military Intelligence and she was a STUD. In the PT test she did 96 push ups and 98 sit ups and ran the two mile run in just over 10 minutes. She beat me soundly in all three categories so she must be fit and capable right? Well she was 5'6 about 120 pounds, when we went to the field and she had to carry about 70 pounds of equipment through some really rough terrain in Hawaii she REALLY struggled, lagging behind and could only go at a slaw pace where I was 6'0 170 pounds with 5% body fat. A 70 pound load was incredibly light for me, I could hump that all day and barely break a sweat. In my unit I was used to a LIGHT load of 120 pounds and a heavy load of 160-170 pounds. So while she was fit and more capable than any guy in the PT test she couldn't hack it in the field at all. Simple biology.
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@technicaldifficulties368 When I was in the Army I served in the Infantry. I was 6 feet tall 170 pounds. I served with a guy who was 6'11 320 pounds and I fireman carried him 800 yards. I was an average guy, If I could do it, a 240 pound guy shouldn't be a problem.
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@technicaldifficulties368 I agree, the problem is there is ALWAYS two standards, one for men and one for women because women can't hack it at the male standards so politicians put everyone's lives in danger by lowering standards to allow more women join these professions.
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No because if you read any medical journals female athletes suffer broken bones, cartilage and ligament injuries at TWICE the rate as male athletes. Why should the military spend hundreds of thousands of dollars training a soldier that will NEVER be as durable as her male counterparts?
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@EthanDCash I was in a light infantry unit and I can tell you there isn't a woman on the PLANET that could have served in my unit and been anything else than a total liability.
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@retingo7940 I served in a light infantry unit with a guy who was 6'11 320 pounds. When we would go to the field, the OC's would always make him a casualty just to see us carry him. At 6 feet tall and 170 pounds with 5% body fat, I fireman carried him 800 yards. There are a ton of guys in the military well over 200 pounds.
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@1369Stiles I will tell you why size outside of the ring matters. I served in a Light Infantry unit the 3rd Btn 22nd Infantry Schofield Barracks HI. I was 6 feet tall and 170 pounds with 5% body fat. When I went to the NCO academy there was a female soldier there who was a STUD. In the PT test she did 96 push ups I did 86. She did 98 sit ups, I did 83. She ran the two mile run in 10:23 I did it in 11:10. In every standard she was superior to me so do you think she could serve in the infantry like me? She could not, she was 5'6 120 pounds. When we went to the field we carried super light ruck sacks 40 pounds. Add in your LBE, water, Kevlar, and weapon it was a total of about 60 pounds of gear. As a basic rifleman she could keep up on patrol. However when it was her turn to carry the M-60 Machine gun or the Radio she STRUGGLED BIG TIME. She could not keep up, had to take frequent rest breaks. She was a liability where at 60 pounds that was about half the lightest load I ever took to the field. SIZE and muscle mass MATTERS in the field. Anyone can pull a trigger not everyone can do all the other stuff required to serve in these units.
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@1369Stiles Here is an article about ACL injuries and how female athletes are 2 to 8 times more likely to suffer an injury compared to their male counterparts. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140430091418.htm#:~:text=Female%20athletes%20who%20play%20basketball,sports%2C%20said%20orthopaedic%20surgeon%20Dr. It is science, humping 120 pounds of equipment through the bush for 15 miles is very hard on the body. If female soldiers COST MORE MONEY than male soldiers due to increased medical care coverage it does not make sense. As far as unit dynamics the gentlemen has a point. In my class at the NCO academy I was the only Infantry guy so I was in charge in the field. I treated the three female soldiers in my platoon as soldiers, not females and the other men were throwing hissy fits because I wasn't giving them special treatment. Specifically I had a female soldier get bit in the face by a centipede, in Hawaii they have huge centipedes and it hurts like a SOB when you get bit. It happens all the time in the infantry and you suck it up and drive on. When she got bit, she went into hysterics. I stopped the platoon and put everyone out on security while I assed the situation. The guys were leaving their positions and coming over to make sure she was alright, I practically had to kick them in the ass to get them to go back out and pull security. She was really pretty and she flirted a lot with the guys in the platoon so this was to be expected. We had a mission to accomplish so I treated her like any other soldier and made her get on her feet and move out. When she tried to beg off claiming she couldn't see, which I know she could. I made her hold onto the back of my LBE and let me guide her through the bush. It was a fiasco and all the men were so mad at me saying I can't treat a girl that way. NEVER would have happened if it was a guy.
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@technicaldifficulties368 lol how come I feel shorter than everyone else hahahaah
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