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Don't set standards without backing it up and ensuring the females are cape able and able before it is an embarrassment to the corps. >> what do you expect? they didn't pick three pull-ups out of the air. it was the minimum standard for men. if you demand equality rather than lower the standard you go to the male minimum standard of three pull-ups. if you want men and women treated the same way which is what the military, pentagon, marine corps demand you won't lower the standard. go to the minimum standard for men of three pull-ups. we are now reaping what we sow and 50% of women aren't passi...

Core, pull. i guess the core don't get theirs. >> full metal jacket private pile can't do it, either, three p pullups, that is part of a fitness requirement supposed to take effect on new year's day. instead, the marine core is delaying it. what is it exactly? why is it being delayed? >> they tested this new requirement at boot camp last year and the thing is so few female marines were able to do the three pullups, that officials started to get worried that if they put this standard into place, it was going to drive women right out of the core, they would get bad marks on fitness tests and hav...

If the government wants to leave the sisters alone, they can do it. the problem is the government said, sister, you need to sign the form and be part of it. if you won't do it, we'll crush that beautiful ministry with with fines. that's no way for a free government to run. >> we'll see how the case plays out at the u.s. supreme court. thanks for being here. >> thank you, megyn. >> we are getting reports roughly half of the new female marines have been unable the to complete part of the basic fitness test at the end of boot camp. they need to do three pull-ups. more than half are not able. shou...

Not going to work. >> reporter: men have to do three pull-ups minimum to pass the marines fitness test. it takes 20 to earn a perfect score. women had to meet the same minimum. but only need eight pull-ups to score perfect. because so few passed, the marines will let them choose to hang on the bar for 15 seconds and pass without doing any pull-ups. >> wide grip stance. that works best for you. >> reporter: marine corps officials admit pull-ups are better and the flexed arm hang elicits little muscular strength adaptations necessary for a common military task such as pulling oneself over be on ...

Out their pull-ups. but more than half the female recruits couldn't do it. so the mashes are pushing back the day when it becomes mandatory. >> if you have a failure rate of 55% and 99% of the men are successes succeeding, obviously this is not going to work. >> men have to do three pull-ups minimum to fast marine's fitness test. it takes 20 to earn a perfect score. women had to meet the same minimum. but only need eight pull yums to score perfect. because so few passed, the marines will let them clues to hang on the bar for 15 seconds and pass without doing any pull-ups. marine corps official...