Meet the Women Who Survived Army’s Ranger School (Navy SEALs Are Next)

[Onkel Neal]

Meet the Women Who Survived Army’s Ranger School (Navy SEALs Are Next)
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Their names are 1st Lt. Kristen Griest and Capt. Shaye Haver. They are the first women to ever have completed the U.S. Army Ranger School and on Friday they will affix the “Ranger tab” patch to their shoulders. According to the men who guided them through it, they are the real deal.

On Friday, they will graduate with their class, but still are far from combat. There is an entirely different set of qualifications to gain entry into the 75th Ranger Regiment, the active unit dispatched on the most sensitive and specialized missions.

So, I never served in the military, I have no idea how demanding the standards are. I have been told the standards for Army boot camp are nothing like they used to be. And Air Force, well, it's Air Force. I guess I cannot help but wonder: how tough is it to pass Ranger testing? Is it really damn tough, but these two women are legitimately capable of passing the same standards as male Rangers? If so, congrats to them.

Still, it puzzles me. Compared to high school football; there were never any women willing or able to match up with men. But in the US Army Rangers, even Navy Seals, there are? Hmm...