European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 31, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday january 31, 1966 the stars and stripes Page 11 Arm Landers readers respond to writer s comments on it tests i have been in Germany for approximately 17 months. In Iii Lime i have at Way read the stars and stripes newspaper especially he letters Lection. Though Many Lime i Felt like responding to letters smiled i never did. But i could not with hold my urge after Reading thai s not whal i Call  1 must assume that the writer a nol in the military. If she was she would never have written that letter. Tobii writer truly disgusted me. How dare she say Hal lie new physical training Stan Dards Are not fair if she knew anything she d know that the standards have always been different. Women have always along with men. Been Given the Opportunity to Max a it test. What she was looking at was the minimum. She also Muu not know Bat not All women have upper body strength just like not All men have abdominal strength. I be always wondered where people like her men and women alike get off writing about us without the experience Yob my dear have the Gall to say i m not equal. Well let s see you even do the minimum with a Stopwatch ticking off As you do push  then lit Upa and a timed two mile run. I Don t know what you a for a living but i suggest you stick to that and nol Slick your two cents where you know nothing sign me off As it qualified and a woman who is equal , niches sol. B. Brown spec. 4 it Sli Sori spec 4 m. Brousard spec. 4 m. Marl z pre. A Sci Char pm. C Cox n Remoh cart Dale k. F att Erun ugh Edour in Conri ohm jul Absy v them  editor to end a. Ilk Well  , mawr Mun Mana de. Cd Rojik Marat a nth no wit h Tir Tranta Tor. La . Of rom ilm Ower Towl of mint in . Euro wan Cornum. Tin own ring  in Mil it Sillon Rinaud in int Rel or Wanh Tomti Dot. 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Whether or nol i was equal to men physically never even entered my mind. Of course at hat time i would probably have believed t could do most things the average Man could do. However with age comes Wisdom in some cases and 1 would never make such an outland ish claim inlay. If you can do As Many push  and Sii  and run As fast As the average male in your unit 1 applaud you. You arc the exception though and not the Rule i would be willing to bet that you could never match my husband in Sil up push  or the two mile run. He is better Ihan i incr age and even the very Best Femyak Allcie can t compete with the Best male athletes. I am pleased to see you considering the male Point of View but we also have la be practical. I could spend every spare moment 1 have doing sit  lifting weights doing push  and running and i would still never reach my husband s level. In my very lop condition t have run the two Miles in a Little Over 16 minutes. Those arc rare limes for me when everything just seems to come together. At my very worst condition 1 ran the it test in 23 minutes plus. That was seven weeks after my first child was barn and it took me a Long time to build myself Back up. On a Good Day i can outrun several of the men but 1 could never touch the very fast ones. Men and women Are built differently and that is a Basic fact. Mow Many women do you believe could do 40 consecutive Correct push  shoulders and elbows forming a straight line and parallel to the floor ? i be seen less than six in my entire military career seven and a half years. The women i did know who could Knock out All those push  did t Excel in All three areas of the annual physical Readi Ness test. Please Don i make it any harder on us average women than la already is. 1 applaud your Point of View but i Don i be Lieve it is practical. Sir Ehia Belh a. Taylor Augsburg Germany in a recent edition there appeared a letter written by a woman. It was tilled. That s not what i Call  it questioned differences in Standard Between men and women in the army s physical testing. It called for feedback from women. However 1 could not resist responding a such a narrow minded View Point. I n my opinion Equality deals with Job performance promotions and attitudes toward men and women in general. Physical ability plays no More of a part in the meaning or Equality than do physical . The article Drew a parallel Between Ibe physical testing and Ine View that women come into the army because they say that they Are equal to men. How ridiculous men and women come into the army for pen pals i would Vikt Mil a Floc irom Ottar country i two it a i Vart rid my Hott Fet a ill Minuno of a Merlin 1j str danc. I a Lorna room Ziuni. A if it ton a Tai i Fri he Iwer Harild jul Ivlow. Ryfa Irti Folh Cathy i T of Civ Bluml Ort ral  i worm Ilka Eon Dart from Ati Over it we Grid. I Arnn Frari old. My to tilts a Lallur Wal Long ten gang etim to Frimml slr1 Roll Bettt Sumn Titei it uni ctr a. Ken Pinni Ould by to cd fld Ullh people irom alter Oun Lariat. I am 17 Man old. Air Noblitt include  rfdlno., a Nellh my Friend and Khz  Flox i  Cwb som i would Ilka pen pan from other countr Toi. The same reasons. The army needs professional qualified soldiers to help keep pc acc and preserve Freedom. The army Drics not need the apparent Atli Lude expressed by the writer of the previously mentioned article. I pc. Drinnan Cannon an Hach Germany i would like to comment on the letter sent to Siars and stripes tilled thai s nol what i Call equal in regards to the physical training testing requirement the standards for the annual physical readiness test Are lower for females for a reason. First men have More upper body strength than females so it is a lot easier for a Man to do More push . The Abdo men of a female u comparable to thai of a Man so the number of Jil  required in this event could be equal. As far an the timed run females have a wider Pelvis and 3 lower Center of Gravity which docs nol allow us the same Speed As that of a Man. These physical difference Seiw can mules and females have been and always will be Here. Out i am All for females developing their strength 10 meet Stan Dards and keep physically fit As we need to pass the test Ulso. The other comment Aboul females com ing into the service because they say they arc equal to men is not Irue. Maybe some do to prove one thing or another to them selves or someone else. Thai s Fine for them. But the larger percentage of females came in for the Job education experience or even self satisfaction. We have a lot of Equality in the service but i real ize it does t seem that Way Alt thu Lime. Females now arc not Only competing for Job positions promotions awards and re Spect with men bul on numerous Occa Sions we Are competing with females. That s what i Call equal. Set Jennifer Simon Hanau Germany this is in response to the recent letter in the stars and stripes entitled that s not what i Call  this is your feedback. As i read the article i was highly irate. \ am Yahng the Assumption that you arc not in the Mili tary or you would have printed your name with a rank and been proud of it. 1 am a 22-year-old woman in the . Army with physical fitness scores higher than a lot of males in my company. My last physical fitness score was 300 Points with scores of �5 push  99 Sil  and 13 minutes on the two mile run. As 1 took this it test i scored a male who quit at the minimum requirements of the it test and laughed. I Grant you the fact thai the female standards on the it Tot Are not As High As the male standards however who sets the standards As a specialist 4, i Don t have much say in it but that does t mean t quit at the minimum standards or even the maximum. To closing 1 would Tike to say i think i speak for Many women in the military and i did t join the army because i thought 1 was equal to a Man bul because 1 am proud la serve my country As Many men Are try it you might like it just As equally As a Man docs spec. 4 Paulim r. Relock fisc Fabach Germany torni d. Aruj Mim he of to Colv 1 i in 39 in Ehn Lov midle of Ami . I would ilk to Star irom flav vont. J.0.1. A ski . Box id3 Forl Pok la. Pus we would i inv hot Riann put Liam in your in a column Ali Only is Fernand Flatla k raw Ocoro 19 Whodol Jyh Valencia if minuet Jarno Mot in Imek a door 17 Reynold Valencia 12 by Dlynn Lioi is Edware Marino he Ancla Drin Don Duff Agualo i Ivy &s01pnildplnn a car Ann Landers please Tell your readers to give us a break. The general Public does t seem to respite int Coo Pei Are childless for one of two reasons they Don t want children a he pre sent time or they want children bul Are having Fertility problems. At first when people asked me when we were going to stall a family i was polite and cup Laiad Why us decided to postpone parenthood. After a White. I became irritated and began to make sarcastic com ments. One of these Days 1 May scream or use some very a Ladylike language i know other women who Are trying to become pregnant. I be Sec them in tears Al the insensitive comments of concerned friends and relatives the decision if or when to Hare a baby is an extremely person in one. Why Don i people understand that any suggestions an How to Deal with this problem counting to 10 in Tenn. Dear ten Only a clod would ask such a question. My and tick so give the ignoramus the response she deserves la s Ali of. The next idler May be of interest to Hose who decide never to have children. Dear Ann Landers 1 read the idler from bummed out in West Palm Beach and saw myself. I. Loo have a son who is driving me . Believe me i wish we had decided 20 years ago nol to have children. Our lives would have been a lot less complicated. We have Luken this boy to neurologists the clergy Counselor psychologists and psychiatrists. We even look one doctor s advice and had him a r relied when a behaviour became violent. We hoped with every new attempt to find a solution to his problem and ours. Nothing works with this kid. My husband and 1 Are living for the Day when he leaves so we can Lead a nor Mal life. We have Given it our Best shut All the support and love possible. Nothing seems to make one bit of difference. Sound Biller Well we Are. When i Sec couples who Are heartbroken because they can t get pregnant i want to Tell them to Slop trying so hard. Being childless in t the worst thing in the world. Sometimes it s the Best. Living ? on Long Island would in make you feel belter to know that 1 Hui had Nuny letters top Reuling it Usk Illi tude thinks for your can Dor. Dear Ann Landers this u for ticked off in Cincinnati who complained because some Crooks put a Coin in a machine la get a newspaper and Lake four. I live in Portland Ore. If there is a malfunctioning Coin operated newspaper dispenser in this town it will find me. In the last six weeks i have dropped at least 12 into those boxes for a 25-Cenl paper and the blasted thing still would not open. Just try to get your Money Back from the dealer who services the dispenser. I have waited months for a 50-ccni refund and finally got it when i threatened to sue in Small claims court. So you see the readers in this Community have the same problem As the folks in Cincinnati. Also ticked off dear ticked Wuh 1 could help bul i have no an Swers. How about a word front Ibe folks who Are responsible for the machines whal is a person supposed to do Watn the coins go in and the Box does t open Taden Orui ing id in ill la Nawi amt Sci Erndl Cala Ealure Rinh a Mitra Mav pm of it la i in viol to. � n and Straw Apo Mil .form.