This year's IOC prep platoon conducted a 15 mile hike. Their packs weighed 98lb and this is not including their uniform, boot laces and whatever else that ultimately weighs up to an additional 12lb give or take and this is not including their weapon (~12lb IAR M27). There are women at IOC currently and they all passed that hike. I do wonder at times why our loads are increasingly heavy over the years. I'm not at IOC but I did go through the BOC. General Zinni came to talk with us early in the POI, he commented on how we carry far too much. My dad is a Marine of the Vietnam War; he was attached to a recon unit. He had his flak, .45, claymores, and kabar. The RTO had the radio as well; the PRC-117's predecessor.

@@ACiDiCAnGeL I remember General Zinni's talk, loads can go in excess of 150lbs at times, I know several girls who did not have any probably hiking under load at TBS and some that I bet would be successfull at IOC if they had wanted to go there, several girls have been to IOC with varying success but it's been done

@@detectivedonaldkimball Were we in the same TBS class!

@@ACiDiCAnGeL Charlie company 2022, hbu?

@@detectivedonaldkimball Whattt! I was in Fox 6-22 :)

Fatigue will make a coward out of any man. You have to know your limitations and at point you can push past it.

The problem I have with women in a rifle company. Once they are around me or other Marines good at their job. They will become affectionate. It happens with my male counterparts. It's just going to another level with a woman. Then we get into that fraternization with officers and enlisted thing.

STFU. You didn't. Even pass Cub Scouts!!

@@claychandler3468 you must be a sensitive snowflake

My company Gunnery Sergeant said, "fatigue will make a coward out of the strongest Warrior. "

@The GigaChad fatigue will make a coward out of any man.

Good point. For example, I see no reason a pregnant woman couldn’t do arty. But after some point in the pregnancy, labor is imminent and has to be a liability. And apparently labor is hard enough on its own, without adding combat.

Women shouldn't be authorized to get pregnant during their first contract in the military. If they do, automatic separation. They sign a contract agreeing to work in exchange for pay and benefits for 4 years, while being ready to deploy anywhere in the world. If you can't meet that obligation in your first contract, kick rocks.

Do female marines sleep naked in their bags? Friend wanted to know

Hey Franklin, hate to break it to you, but not everybody goes to the front line. There are about 1000 other jobs you can do in the military w/o fighting.

@@pepper29ful This is an INFANTRY officer course, you missed the entire point of the segment

@@pepper29ful hey ...lil girl...hate to break it to you....but they already lowered the standards to allow them to pass basic

@@pepper29ful Than stop trying to fill the boots of men. 1- You deny access to potentially more competent men that could pass the tests and make a career in the military, in combat or not. 2- By filling up the administrative positions with women, you only make sure that only men exposes themselves to harm, while the women claim the same status as the men who sacrifice their lives in the line of duty. 3- Lower the PT standards to accommodate females and weaker men which lowers combat effectiveness and put everyone that passes the standard PT in danger or work twice as hard to make up for the weaker ones. However you look at it men will have to pay and sacrifice more, plus incites disrespect among the military force. Making women feeling better about themselves has no place in a place where every weakness can get a lot of people killed.

Brooooo so tru lmao

She’s hella cocky... ☠️

Damn right

I agree with you but I have to say it anyway. Okay boomer.

@@bannaxe7338 That's Sgt Boomer to you

I wanna see females transfer 155 rounds from gun 1 to gun 6

@@bannaxe7338 Lol! I love the term BOOMER.

Yeah woman should not be a platoon leader in combat, I wouldn’t trust them, woman don’t have the mental strength and physical strength to be in combat. Yes I agree with you Dave Busby.

I guess Im kind of off topic but do anyone know of a good site to stream newly released movies online?

@Leland Jermaine Flixportal

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A 225 pound Marine probably has a weight problem 🤔.

Wtf does that even mean?

And then the wear are tear sets in...Believe me it does. AATW.

If your niece had "the highest score ever at Paris Island for PT," why didn't she beat 100% of the men? And how does one get higher than a perfect 300, which people get all the time? I think you're niece may be telling you fibs.

Good for her. But I am sure she is the exception. You are talking about a one off case. You cannot set standards by outliers, such as your niece. You have to go by averages. That is how they come up with the minimum standards to make it through training.

SURE THEY CAN ........SAID NO MARINE GRUNT EVER

Depends when you do it

The rope during the event isn’t just the O Course. It’s only a small part of the first day.

Wow, this comment is old.

This is one of my huge problems with this. Apparently there used to be a standard march that needed to be completed by all Infantry Officers - 15KM (about 9.5 miles) in under 3 hours with a 152lb pack..(and your weapon, of course..) the Obama Admin forced them to drop both and lower the standards so women would have a chance at completing the course. Ridiculous. I was never in the military but I really wanted to be - long story - in particular a Marine infantry officer. And I was in *tremendous shape* by the time I graduated high school. Wrestling for years and dedicating myself to preparing my body etc - I was in *great shape* - but I was only 5'8" and 135lbs. I honestly do not believe I could have carried a 152lb, almost certainly not for 9.5 miles, *and* at a 3+ miles per hour pace. If a woman can do exactly what the men do, go on with your bad self then. No problem. Lowering standards is bullshit. Shannon motherfucking Faulkner fought to go to The Citadel because she wanted to be a social justice warrior before we had such things. She lasted 4 hours before claiming 'heat stress' and was gone in a week. It's just ridiculous. The girl on this is celebrating doing pullups. She looked barely able to complete 3. I think I used to do 26-30 in under a minute.

@@Ser_Arthur_Dayne I was in the Marine Corps. There are no humps with a pack that weighed anywhere near 150 pounds. Maybe 75-80 pounds. At best. But definitely not 150 pounds. And Obama did not ever dictate such details regarding how Marines are trained. Those things are decided at a much lower level than the president. I agree, however, with the notion that lowering standards is bullshit. Especially in a branch of service like the Marines.

@@Ser_Arthur_Dayne BTW, the sword of the morning could have easily carried a 150 pound pack for 9.5 miles. ;)

@@dfin4588 Fair enough, thank you very much - although you will note, I was quite specific of Infantry Officers and the standards in the Infantry Officer Course - were you an Infantry Officer? And you will also note I said the "Obama Admin" - I did not say President Obama. And yes, the Obama Administration *did* issue orders lowering the standards of the Infantry Officer Course, you yourself can readily find this online.

@@dfin4588 standards were SIGNIFICANTLY lowered for females in ROTC

We don’t do the flex arm hang. It’s either pull ups or push ups. Even if you do push ups you still don’t get full points like you would in pull ups.

@@jenniferlopez3454 really? I heard they went back to flex are hang? Guess I was told wrong.

@@frank8534 no it’s not a thing anymore 😂