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Old 7th May 2022, 20:46
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Originally Posted by ASRAAMTOO
Out of curiosity can anyone explain why the RAF has different fitness standards for males and females. Surely now that all jobs are open to both, the required fitness standard should be specified for the particular role in which the person wiill be employed?
In the RN, it was because the PTIs can’t count.

the RNFT is being replaced with an age and gender (and sex) agnostic test. The problem is that no one really agrees with what being “fit” in the RN should mean.
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