"No they aren't. Not whilst there are different standards for males and females - this amounts to gender discrimination, which the MoD has, in its wisdom, decided not to exempt the armed forces from. If a bloke can pass the (currently pathetic) fermale standard, but fails to make the male standard, any sanction imposed would be unlawful."
Any sanctions are based on the individual's attitude to fitness (and/or in the case of NCO/ Officers, their attitude to their subordinates' fitness) not on whether they have passed the test or not. If they fail, and have a good attitude to training, and carry out their training programme consistently and appropriately, they will pass. If they don't, then they won't pass. Sanctions can then be applied for poor attitude / failure to carry out orders ie you are to attend the gym at the following times and carry out the following training programme.
MM