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Likes: Real Americans voted that LOSER outOriginally Posted by slimslob
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Real Americans voted that LOSER out
thanks for reminding everyone
but but THEY wanted equality!???
Army Officially Changes Fitness Test to Remove Portion Often Failed by Women
The Army is kicking out the leg tuck.
On Monday, it ended its requirement that soldiers do at least one leg tuck — where they hang from a bar and pull their knees up near their shoulders — as part of the new physical fitness test, as it became clear that many troops — particularly women — were unable to do it. Now, soldiers will have the option of choosing another exercise called the plank, that also shows core strength.
That new option is just one of the changes Army leaders are making in their struggle to create a fitness test that is gender- and age-neutral, but that also doesn’t end up disadvantaging female or older soldiers who simply aren’t as strong as their younger male counterparts.
Army leaders said Monday they are also going to create a new tiered system that will mask some of the fitness score differences between men and women when it comes to promotions or other job selections.
Under that system, all soldiers will take the fitness test, which includes six different exercise events. The minimum score for passing is 60 points on each event, for a total of 360, and the maximum is 100 points for each event, for a total of 600.
Soldiers will be assigned a ranking based on how they did compared to others of the same gender. For example, if they score in the top 1 percent of their gender, they are in the platinum category, or if they are in the top 10 percent of their gender, they are in the gold group. That ranking category would then show up on internal reports for promotions or other competitive assignments where a higher physical fitness score could be a deciding factor.
The new tiered system, Maj. Gen. Lonnie Hibbard said, “fosters and recognizes above-average physical performance, something that’s inherent to the Army culture. And second, it accounts for the recognized physiological differences between men and women, and it removes the direct competition between males and females within the service.”
For years, Army leaders have been wrestling with how to change the physical fitness test to better reflect combat requirements and improve the overall fitness of the force. After much study, they jettisoned the longtime test of sit-ups, pushups and a 2-mile run, and developed a more grueling fitness exam that adds deadlifts, power throws, a sled drag and other exercises designed to make soldiers more fit and ready for combat.
As they started to roll out the new test, it quickly became clear that the leg tuck would be an issue.
The leg tuck, said Hibbard, was the “number one failed event for both men and women,” as well as for older soldiers.
“As you look at those service members who have been in the Army, especially 15, 20 years and have never been asked to build the upper body strength necessary to do a pullup or do a leg tuck, it gets significantly harder as they get older to build that strength,” said Hibbard, commander of the Army’s Center for Initial Military Training.
Army Sgt. Maj. Michael Grinston acknowledged that the data showed that female soldiers were particularly struggling with the exercise. So, the Army agreed to offer an alternative. Now soldiers will be able to choose to hold a plank position for about two minutes, which also requires core strength.
He added that the new test is more gender- and age-neutral than the old test of situps, pushups and the run. On that test, soldiers got graded differently on the three exercises based on their age and gender. For example, older soldiers didn’t have to do the run as quickly as younger soldiers did to get the same score.
He said that as more soldiers do the new test and get used to it, they will get better at it and the minimum or maximum scores may be adjusted. And over time, he said, the difference between the men’s scores and the women’s scores will also get smaller.
Right now, however, Army leaders are still trying to gather scores from soldiers taking the new test. They noted that far fewer female soldiers have taken it, and that many troops who have taken it simply haven’t submitted their scores in the official record system.
They also said that COVID-19 restrictions have also had an impact, making it harder for soldiers to get to gyms, particularly for Army National Guard and Reserve troops.
AOC endorses controversial Democrat who compared voting for Biden to eating 'shit'
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., endorsed a controversial Democratic candidate running for a vacant Ohio congressional seat who compared voting for President Joe Biden to eating feces.
The Democratic congresswoman threw her support behind former Ohio state Rep. Nina Turner, who is running to take Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia Fudge’s old congressional seat.
Turner served as co-chair of Sen. Bernie Sanders’, I-Vt., 2020 presidential campaign, and made headlines in July of last year after comparing voting for Biden to munching down on a "bowl of sh--."
"It’s like saying to somebody, ‘You have a bowl of s--- in front of you, and all you’ve got to do is eat half of it instead of the whole thing.’ It’s still s---," Turner described to Atlantic staff writer Peter Nicholas.
FORMER SANDERS CAMPAIGN CO-CHAIR NINA TURNER COMPARES VOTING FOR BIDEN TO EATING ‘BOWL OF SH--"
In a statement included with Turner’s Monday tweet announcing the endorsement, Ocasio-Cortez said the former state representative was a "bold, unapologetic progressive who has spent her entire career advocating for the working people of Northeast Ohio."
The "Squad" member continued: "And a powerful voice for progressive values and policies that will make a meaningful difference in the lives of working people across the country — like Medicare-for-All, a $15 minimum wage, and a Green New Deal."
Ocasio-Cortez also said that she needed Turner to join her in Washington to push for controversial progressive policies and to help in "the fight for racial, economic, social, and environmental justice."
Turner wrote that she was "proud" to receive Ocasio-Cortez’s endorsement and that she was looking forward to working together.
US alliance
Suga accelerates climate efforts in push toward carbon neutrality
A wind farm off the British coast: Japan will take another look at its energy supply mix, including offshore wind power and hydrogen. (Photo courtesy of RWE Renewables) © Kyodo
RIEKO MIKI, Nikkei staff writer
March 23, 2021 02:04 JST
TOKYO -- In a step toward achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, the Japanese government will set a new, more ambitious reduction goal for 2030 before the next Group of Seven summit in June.
Japan currently aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 26% from fiscal 2013 levels by 2030. But this likely will not be enough for the country to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, a goal announced by Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga in October soon after taking office.
Other major economies are also focusing not only on long-term efforts but on emission curbs over the next decade. Last year, the European Union announced it plans to reduce emissions by 55% between 1990 and 2030, and the U.K. by 68% over the same period. The U.S. and Canada are expected to announce 2030 goals in April as well.
In light of such developments, Suga hopes to brief U.S. President Joe Biden on his 2030 goals during his upcoming trip to the U.S. in early April. The Biden administration considers climate change a major policy focus, and will host a summit on the issue with many major economies on April 22.
Some within the Japanese government see coordination on the climate crisis as key to strengthening the country's alliance with the U.S. "I hope to affirm our cooperation on a variety of issues including climate change," Suga told reporters Thursday regarding his upcoming meeting with Biden.
I know you really hate being fact checked, because facts rarely make it into your posts, but I haven't said word one about the holding pens in those pictures. So there's your fact check. Do better next time please.
I will say that it is horrible putting people, because these are people, into cages or holding pens no matter who is in charge.
Thanks for proving my point. You've remained silent. Completely silent. You damn sure weren't silent when it was Trump. Bootlicker.
But You wereas You say Bootlicker
Maybe they need to go back to the 5 event test that existed when I went through Basic. It consisted of tests that were geared to activities that a s0oldier might have to perform in a combat situation. It included dodge jump and run, horizontal ladder or rings, 30 meter man carry, 1 mile run and low crawl.
But You were
I don't classify you as a bootlicker. You're a knob polisher;
TOP DEFINITION
Knob Polisher
A Knob Polisher is someone who sucks a dick until it's cleaned and shined!
She isn't just a cock sucker! She's a Knob polisher!
LOL!! Just to refresh your memory, because the truth rarely makes it into your posts, here is what you said.
As you, everyone can see, you posted that I was trying to explain it away. Tough to do if I have been "Completely silent"
The truth is out there, you should introduce yourself sometime.
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