There's Only So Much A Woman Can Bear, Apparently.

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5775737/First-woman-join-infantry-regiment-quits-two-weeks.html

[murraymints]

there are some places a woman ought not to go

[aelmpvw]

i wonder how many men have quit after two weeks?

[anneasquith]

I wonder if any males also left the rigorous course ?

[ToraToraTora]

who'd have thought it eh!

[jim360]

It seems to me that this could be regarded as a success story. The recruitment has been opened up, the standards for success haven't been lowered, and everyone's happy. Apparently, even though she didn't make it, she still earned respect of her fellow recruits for toughing it out as far as possible.

Wins all round, I think. Lowering of standards was something that people were worried might happen, and so far it seems that this was an unfounded fear.

[pixie374]

All women are not the same- obviously. I don't blame her though... it must be very male-orientated.

[ToraToraTora]

"Lowering of standards was something that people were worried might happen" - that'll be next jim, once the obsessed PC brigade get hold of it. I just don't understand why people cannot accepted the different attributes of the sexes.

[douglas9401]

Maybe she thought infantry was looking after infants.

[webbo3]

But some women do get through the test to join the "Det" or 14 int which has a similar entry requirements to the SAS selection.

[woofgang]

Looks like the RAF as a whole have around a 10% drop out rate. I get why she was housed slone but it can’t have helped. I agree with Jim, someone had to be the first to try, she got no special assistance. I am not really sure its newsworthy.
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/610334/Statistics_on_the_armed_forces_recruits_training_failure_at_stage_one_from_2010-2016.pdf

[jackthehat]

Good on her for trying.....and good on the Army for allowing her to try.

I wonder why the men who dropped out aren't quite as newsworthy?
(Or perhaps I don't....)

[anneasquith]

Oh,I think we all know jth, :-)

[kvalidir]

1 in 10 across the board drop out, as it gets to be more common for women to be there the rate of women dropping out will clearly drop. Like Woof, not sure why this is newsworthy except amongst those with an agenda where they would like women to fail. Non story really. Come back and discuss it when the army have accepted 100 women and we can have a sensible conversation about drop out rates.

[THECORBYLOON]

ANOTHEOLDGIT, when you joined the RAF, was that as a volunteer for National Service? What proportion made it through basic training?

Is basic training more strenuous in the army compared to the RAF

[sp1814]

There’s only so much this woman could bear.

Let’s not write off women based on this one case.

That would be like writing off all female coppers, firefighters, pilots etc based on the success or failure of the first of their kind.

[ToraToraTora]

JTT, if it helps:10% of men drop out 100% of women drop out.

[jim360]

Low sample size for women so far, so less of the phony statistics please.

[jackthehat]

Tee-hee-hee...... :o(

[Sqad]

Jim.

"phony statistics "
Yes, of course you are correct............
How about this then, with the information on hand on this thread?

No woman has completed the course and one male recruit in ten also fails.

[woofgang]

Lies damn lies and statistic sqad......