[Thomas Spoehr] America’s Army: ‘Equitable’ but not combat-ready
May 23, 2022
Americans are used to picturing US Army combat soldiers as incredibly tough individuals, able to run faster and do more pushups than most people. In today’s Army, though, that notion is officially passe. At a recent Senate hearing, we learned that Army physical fitness has been sacrificed on the altar of gender equity, a move that former infantryman Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, noted, will “get soldiers killed.” Army Secretary Christine Wormuth admitted to Cotton that the serv