Boo Radley
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Maybe if you read the article, you would get such data.
"There is a drastic shortage of historical data on female attrition or medical ailments of women who have executed sustained combat operations. This said, we need only to review the statistics from our entry-level schools to realize that there is a significant difference in the physical longevity between male and female Marines. At OCS the attrition rate for female candidates in 2011 was historically low at 40 percent, while the male candidates attrite at a much lower rate of 16 percent. Of candidates who were dropped from training because they were injured or not physically qualified, females were breaking at a much higher rate than males, 14 percent versus 4 percent. The same trends were seen at TBS in 2011; the attrition rate for females was 13 percent versus 5 percent for males, and 5 percent of females were found not physically qualified compared with 1 percent of males. Further, both of these training venues have physical fitness standards that are easier for females; at IOC there is one standard regardless of gender. The attrition rate for males attending IOC in 2011 was 17 percent. Should female Marines ultimately attend IOC, we can expect significantly higher attrition rates and long-term injuries for women."
Notice the words "shortage of."
Women have for a long time been treated differently in this country, thus trained to be a certain way. Look at athletics for example. Prior to title 9 female athletes were far inferior to what we re seeing recently. I would suspect that like with athletics, once more was expected, improvement would come. Currently it s not shocking that men would do better, in time that my change.
However, the point us she is not even challenged. The poster merely accepts it. While we don't really know if her numbers are correct or how representative they are of all females, no questions re ask, n review of data sought, no effort to proved data. Just an opinion piece.