59% Say Women in FBI and Military Should Meet Same Standards as Men

Publication Date: 10/22/2025 5:00 AM CST

59% Say Women in FBI and Military Should Meet Same Standards as Men

Publication: 10/22/2025 5:00 AM CST

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The FBI and the U.S. military will be revising standards so that men and women will be required to meet the same physical fitness standards to serve.
- Six in 10 voters (59%) agree that the same standards should be required for men and women, and 28% disagree.
- More men (68%) than women (52%) say that both genders should meet the same physical standards.
- More Republicans (70%) than Democrats (48%) say the physical standards should be the same.
Sixty-two percent (62%) of voters say that it's likely that lower standards would end up endangering both the women on duty and those with whom they work.
- Twenty-eight percent (28%) say it's Very Likely.
- Only one quarter (26%) say it's not likely that women would be in danger if standards were lower for women.
- More men (67%) than women (57%) say people would be endangered if the standards were lower.

This data is from a Napolitan News Service survey of 1,000 Registered Voters conducted online by Scott Rasmussen, October 15-16, 2025. RMG Research, Inc., conducted the field work for the survey. It has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.