Submitted on Tuesday 31st October 2017
Rejected on Wednesday 31st January 2018
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Ban females from close combat roles, or increase the physical requirements
After David Cameron lifted the ban on females in close combat, the military fitness tests are to be re-written to make sure female soldiers can qualify for front-line duty. If we have to lower the requirements so women can join, we should reconsider the lift.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3521538/Army-fitness-tests-written-make-sure-female-soldiers-qualify-line-duty.html https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/may/10/women-british-army-fighting-front-line-hammond-combat-sexist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rKU1VNB3zc http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/9823312/Army-has-dropped-fitness-standards-to-allow-more-women-to-join.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/women-soliders-front-line-infantry-british-army-commander-tim-collins-no-place-for-woman-a7129271.html
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
The military fitness tests are not "to be re-written to make sure female soldiers can qualify for front-line duty." We're therefore not sure what you want to happen.
The Women in Ground Close Combat Findings report explains that Physical Employment Standards are to be reviewed because they are based on 1990s scientific evidence and need to be updated as a whole – for the benefit of men and women.
You can find out more here: www.gov.uk/government/publications/women-in-ground-close-combat-roles-review-2016
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