Quote Originally Posted by Stan View Post

The Army and Marines need a single set of high standards. Why does for example a Marine run 3 miles and an Army soldier only 2 miles ?
I understand the Air Force folks can elect to jog
I don't see the Army maintaining its recruitment/retention numbers if they had to raise their standards across the board. Their combat arms standards are just as high; we just have the luxury of demanding higher standards out of everybody else.