Armed forces women called to join ‘elite’ units with new fitness guide

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Servicewomen will now have the brains and brawn required to take on the military's hardest courses after a groundbreaking new health and fitness guidebook was released by defence chiefs.Minister for Veterans and People, Calvin Bailey, told GB News the guide will ensure that more women will be able to serve as commandos, airborne soldiers and in the special forces.He said: "We'll have a lot more women able to reach and attain and maintain those standards for much, much longer than they have been able to in the past.""There is no lowering of the standards.

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We are just able to get people to and above the standard in a way that we weren't able to before.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say "It's a journey that we took our men on, and it's a journey we're now not only taking our women on, but we are world-leading at doing so."A defence source said Nato allies, including the United States, were eager to receive access to the guide.Five Eyes nations are understood to be interested in learning...

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