- Women have to do just four push-ups to pass the Australian Army fitness test
- If women pass they are sent off to do a seven-week pre-conditioning course
- The fitness test was created in a bid to increase the number of female recruits
- Male recruits were reportedly upset the test for men and women varied so much
Women have to finish just four push-ups in order to pass the Australian Army fitness test, as part of an effort to double the number of female troops.
The initial test consists of just four push-ups and 20 sit-ups, The Daily Telegraph reported.
If women pass the test they are sent off on a seven-week pre-conditioning course, where they prepare for the formal Army recruit course and more rigorous tests.
Women have to finish just four push-ups in order to pass the Australian Army fitness test, as part of an effort to double the number of female troops (file picture)
After the seven weeks of training they need to complete eight push-ups and 45 sit-ups in order to start proper training.
The fitness tests were created with increased female membership in mind, after it was revealed the Australian Army wanted to double its female intake.
Australia wanted to increase its female membership to 20 per cent.
As part of the push for more female recruits, women needed to promise two years while men needed to give at least six years’ service once they signed up in the infantry or artillery.
As part of the push for more female recruits, women needed to promise two years while men needed to give at least six years’ service once they signed up in the infantry or artillery
Australia wanted to increase its female membership to 20 per cent
As part of the push for more female recruits, women needed to promise two years while men needed to give at least six years’ service once they signed up in the infantry or artillery
Male army recruits were reportedly upset the expectations for men and women varied so greatly.
Less than one in eight women who try out for a combat position in the military successfully makes it, the publication reported.
When former combat engineer Rod McGarvie studied the percentage of females in defense forces across the world, he found almost none had more than 15 per cent.
‘Once you try and artificially push beyond that level you start to negatively impact on your resources,’ he told the publication.
When former combat engineer Rod McGarvie studied the percentage of females in defence forces across the world, he found almost none had more than 15 per cent
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