 For example, a 2017 Marine Corps study found that three out of four women failed to meet combat standards in boot camp. Now, of course, there's always been women able to excel in the physical service of the military and meet the minimal requirements, but that's far from the norm. And so standards were changed. In 2021, Congress delayed the implementation of the Army's new combat fitness test over the fear that 54% of women had failed to pass the requirements.