However, not everybody is aware of this reality. Several recent events in the military have proven that sex does bear a relation to the ability to perform. Let's consider some of these events. Over the past several years Congress has appropriated over 100 million dollars to study health issues affecting military women. Numerous studies have proven that female soldiers are not as physically durable as male soldiers.
Studies show that women are four times more likely to report ill than men.
A 1998 study conducted by four U.S. Naval Academy physicians discovered that women are nearly 10 times more likely than men to tear knee ligaments during training. In 1996, Dr. Don Kimmel, professor of medicine at Creighton University, discovered that women develop stress fractures during training two to five times more often than men. It is no surprise that the dropout rate for women is almost double the dropout rate for men. This often causes many problems. They lower the standards.