I don't think desk jobs count as combat jobs.

② “Everything” is a massive overstatement.

It may the case that the standards are higher than necessary and should be lowered—but then why wouldn't you lower them for both men and women?

Put another way, I am wondering... if there weren't previously any problems, why wouldn't you use the old women's cutoff as the new baseline for both men and women, instead of using the men's cutoff?

Maybe my powerlifting background is coloring my thought process but this doesn't seem crazy to me? Assuming a small ~100lb woman that's 1.4x bodyweight and that's the extreme end. I imagine for most it's closer to 1x.

I have no military and definitely no combat background so in this area I don't feel like I have the context to form much of an opinion.

That may be true. However with a consistent scale for everyone, means the comrade next to you passed the same test. And those around them passed the same test. Man? Passed the test. Woman? Passed the test.

If the test isn't fair, then it should be reevaluated for all.

The counter is 'women have it easier cause its dumbed down for them', which flies in the face of all that equality stuff.

I imagine that it is the push-ups, backwards throw (which they removed), and Sprint drag carry (in that order) but would like the data.

Looking through the actual requirements, most reasonably fit young men should be able to pass without much effort (e.g., 10 pushups in 2 minutes, 2 miles in 20 minutes, plank for 75 seconds, etc.)

https://www.armycombatfitnesstest.com/calculator (It scores on the current system, but I believe it's the same if you just throw out the standing throw)