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"The FDNY for the first time in its history will allow someone who failed its crucial physical fitness test to join the Bravest, The Post has learned.
"Rebecca Wax, 33, is set to graduate Tuesday from the Fire Academy without passing the Functional Skills Training test, a grueling obstacle course of job-related tasks performed in full gear with a limited air supply, an insider has revealed.
?They?re going to allow the first person to graduate without passing because this administration has lowered the standard,? said the insider, who is familiar with the training.
?We?re being asked to go into a fire with someone who isn?t 100 percent qualified,? the source said. ?Our job is a team effort. If there?s a weak link in the chain, either civilians or our members can die.?
Other female firefighters aren?t pleased about Wax?s treatment, either.
?A lot of the girls in the field are pissed because they feel like they?re getting lumped into the same category of a female getting special treatment and not meeting the same standards as the males,? the insider added. ?It devalues what the women in the field have accomplished.?
Woman to become NY firefighter despite failing crucial fitness test | New York Post
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