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    BBC News (UK)‏Verified account @BBCNews Sep 22

    Are you fit enough to be in the army? (Tap to expand) http://bbc.in/2NyAGTg pic.twitter.com/IxJImQMILr

    3:43 AM - 22 Sep 2018
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    • JC 🅰️Julien V. George IJL James Oliver @MILLER_Child Johnnnyboyyyyyyyy Oliver Michaelson Mohamed Abdiaziz🇸🇴
    39 replies 102 retweets 229 likes
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      2. Francis Jenkins‏ @RF_Jenkins Sep 22
        Replying to @BBCNews

        One observation - when the soldier ran stopped and laid down to shoot - you never get up in the same position and move forward - you roll left or right and then get up - the enemy have seen where you went down and have their weapons on that location - make it difficult for them

        3 replies 0 retweets 6 likes
      3. Robert Etere‏ @robetere Sep 22
        Replying to @RF_Jenkins @BBCNews

        Also it's a fitness test not fire and manoeuvre drills.

        0 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
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      2. Pete K.  🇬🇧  🇪🇺  🇩🇪‏ @petekitching Sep 22
        Replying to @BBCNews

        I was until I knackered my knees - in the Army. We used to have to carry our oppo. I was 5'7", 10 1/2 stone in my boots. My oppo was 6' 2" and 16 stone, he couldn't understand why I found it so difficult!

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      1. Wendy Hill‏ @Wendywendyhouse Sep 22
        Replying to @BBCNews @ArmyLGBT

        Thank you for sharing @ArmyLGBT ❤️

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      1. Dr. Who Fan‏ @Who_Fan_1 Sep 22
        Replying to @BBCNews

        Um. No.

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      1. Shugmeister 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿‏ @weeshooey Sep 22
        Replying to @BBCNews

        They want you children.

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      1. smc‏ @arj35 Sep 22
        Replying to @BBCNews

        About time. Well thought out, relevant tests that all, regardless of gender, have to pass.

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      1. Smithyy:P‏ @smithyyD Sep 22
        Replying to @BBCNews

        @luce_ebbs 11/10 aye we are 👷🏼‍♀️👷🏼‍♀️

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      2. Matthew Snodgrass‏ @MattGordon97 Sep 22
        Replying to @BBCNews

        Never understood the PFA. Press ups, sit ups and 1.5 miles in trainers, like all good battles.

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      3. Steve‏ @Fastbuck Sep 22
        Replying to @MattGordon97 @BBCNews

        Isn't it just one method of measuring candidates well being for now and the future. A physically fit soldier is statistically likely to be less ill, suffer less injuries and have a longer active service making them more worthy of investing in?

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. Matthew Snodgrass‏ @MattGordon97 Sep 24
        Replying to @Fastbuck @BBCNews

        Out of interest, were you in the Army at all?

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      2. Alex Eastham‏ @AlexEastham1 Sep 22
        Replying to @SteveSteve1972 @BBCNews

        Won't be long before you will see women in the paras. 😂😘

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. steve‏ @SteveSteve1972 Sep 22
        Replying to @AlexEastham1 @BBCNews

        No chance.Just wouldn’t work.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. The Brit‏ @TheBrit96 Sep 22
        Replying to @SteveSteve1972 @AlexEastham1 @BBCNews

        All billets will soon be open to women. If they can pass the Para test then why not.

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      2. Francis Jenkins‏ @RF_Jenkins Sep 22
        Replying to @BBCNews

        The old BFT was just a basic test to see that you met the MINIMUM needs and was never a test to represent actual combat scenarios. Now most means of getting around is in MRAP vehicles.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Alex Eastham‏ @AlexEastham1 Sep 22
        Replying to @RF_Jenkins @BBCNews

        Maybe if you were American you'd use an MRAP.

        2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. Francis Jenkins‏ @RF_Jenkins Sep 22
        Replying to @AlexEastham1 @BBCNews

        British Army - Foxhound 4X4 MRAP Vehicle [1080p] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwnAUmlOMNY … United Kingdom - Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicles http://www.defense-aerospace.com/cgi-bin/client/modele.pl?prod=93140&session=dae.35643278.1207829337.rpyN038AAAEAAA1NfxgAAAAv&modele=release … United Kingdom – Mastiff/Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicles http://www.dsca.mil/major-arms-sales/united-kingdom-mastiffmine-resistant-ambush-protected-mrap-vehicles …

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      5. Alex Eastham‏ @AlexEastham1 Sep 22
        Replying to @RF_Jenkins @BBCNews

        Yeah the foxhound and mastiff. We don't call them MRAPs. Also it's not the most common form of transport. We still have light role infantry who conduct most operations on foot. My medic in Afghanistan was female and she was undoubtedly one of the best soldiers I've come across

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