CNN Anderson Cooper 360 January 4, 2014 01:16:00
Few were able to do that, the marines are now allowing them to choose instead to hang on the bar with a fixed arm for about 15 seconds and still pass without doing any pullups. >> so is there a big difference between the women have to do and men had to do? i thought they both had a minimum of three. >> you're absolutely right. at the lower level, no difference. the men have a higher bar to get a perfect score and the men don't have an option of the fixed arm, the hanging. the marines will admit that doesn't measure and build the kind of strength you need to haul heavy gear, to climb over walls...