Women In The Coast Guard

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Only a little more than half of the people who try out for the Coast Guard are physically in shape for the challenges they need to face in training. Rescue swimmers should not feel safe in the water, however they should have confidence ("Rescue Swimmer"). In fact, the Coast Guard makes it very hard for females to be in the Coast Guard because the women have to be fully capable of everything the males are doing. The Coast Guard requires everyone to be physically fit, be able to participate in combat, and overcome threats in multiple places at the same time. The Coast Guard requires rescue swimmers to achieve the physical standards set for that specific job ("Content Server"). In fact the physical standards have been made difficult for the

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