I don't know - can they? "women" is quite a broad category too, surely? it's probably the case that some will be able to do it, but a rather extreme minority
I don't know - can they? "women" is quite a broad category too, surely? it's probably the case that some will be able to do it, but a rather extreme minority
i mean are women allowed to do push ups on their knees as opposed to doing full press ups
I don't know - can they? "women" is quite a broad category too, surely? it's probably the case that some will be able to do it, but a rather extreme minority
No, they're asking if women have the option of doing the press ups from the knees, rather than the feet, for the basic requirements.
I believe they'd allow it in the fitness tests, but you'd probably be expected to start doing proper push-ups during basic (you should have built up enough strength by then to not need the knee technique). You'll probably be given less push-ups than the men though, since you can't be expected to perform them equally.
I don't know - can they? "women" is quite a broad category too, surely? it's probably the case that some will be able to do it, but a rather extreme minority
Well it's objectively true that women are naturally in a weaker position to perform push-ups than men. Women and men are divided in barracks and do physical training in groups based out of their barracks (so only-female groups and only-male groups) for the beginning of their training, as far as I know, so it'd make sense to give them less push-ups for discipline (maybe replaced with sit-ups or something).
Well it's objectively true that women are naturally in a weaker position to perform push-ups than men. Women and men are divided in barracks and do physical training in groups based out of their barracks (so only-female groups and only-male groups) for the beginning of their training, as far as I know, so it'd make sense to give them less push-ups for discipline (maybe replaced with sit-ups or something).
I understand that, but when serving together at the front lines, this could cause big issues.
Not sure about the army, but in the RAF joining fitness test (and all subsequent fitness tests after joining), women must perform full push-ups from the feet, not the knees.
Not sure about the army, but in the RAF joining fitness test (and all subsequent fitness tests after joining), women must perform full push-ups from the feet, not the knees.
I do martial arts, and my Sensei said that knee press ups are much harder because, to do them on the knee correctly, you need to bend your arms backwards instead of sideways. Anyone can do knee press ups (if they are either stupid, doing it for a dare, or, like me, do martial arts and want to try something different).