To be fair, I was older in boot than most, so it was equally annoying dealing with both genders

. There's so many disqualifying factors now and you can't even lie like you used to because the current medical systems they employ can access literally everything in your medical history. I think the statistic was that 80% of the age eligible citizens in this country don't qualify medically/psychologically for military service. There's probably not a high % of boys that can do 100 pushups out of HS these days. I've actually been fortunate to meet some prety solid female Sailors over the years; an EOD Senior Cheif who was one of the hardest MFs I've ever spoken with, male or female. Of course 95% of the Navy is how many qualifications you have and how well you do your job. Most commands' Op tempo don't even allow a robust fitness culture, something they've been try to figure out forever (at least that's what they've said). They really haven't been lowering standards over the years to accommodate females, it's that with recruiting/retention challenges, they can't afford to kick as many people out.