… physical standards as men, or troops who are not fully proficient on their assigned weapons, platform or task, or under a leader who was the first but not the best. Standards must be uniform, gender, neutral and high. If not, they're not standards, they're just suggestions. Suggestions that get our sons and daughters killed. When it comes to combat arms units, and there are many different stripes across across our joint force. (16:51–16:57)
CLAIM
Asserts that military standards must be uniform, gender-neutral, and high.
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