Originally Posted by
flighthappens
At the end of the day the weapon, radio, body armour, food, water, webbing, pack etc that they will carry will all weigh the same, or near enough, as the blokes.
The reality is that most girls are going to be incapable of carrying the same load as far and as fast as the blokes. I’m happy to leave it up to the SAS to decide if they think it’s appropriate though!!!
Exactly. Last time I picked a weapon and 120+ rounds up it was a standard weight. To be meaningful equality must mean equality in all senses. Whatever the role or walk of life, when you make adjustments ‘to take into account’ then you don’t have equality. Nothing whatsoever to do with misogyny. Open the role to all who wish to try, set a consistent standard reflecting the role and see who passes.