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Army Times: Women invited to apply for Ranger School
Posted on 9/12/14 at 3:58 pm
Posted on 9/12/14 at 3:58 pm
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The Army is looking for female soldiers who want to volunteer to attend Ranger school.
The call-out is part of the Army’s ongoing effort to determine whether and how to open combat arms military occupational specialties to women.
Senior Army leaders are expected to decide in January if they want to move forward with this one-time, integrated Ranger school assessment. If the assessment moves forward, it likely will take place in the spring, and the Army will need volunteers already in place and ready to go, officials said Friday.
If the assessment takes place, it will be a first for the storied Ranger school, which until now has been open only to men.
“Right now we’re going through the deliberate planning process, identifying volunteers, and selecting them over the next few months,” said Lt. Col. Alayne Conway, an Army spokeswoman. “In January, we’ll determine the feasibility of conducting an assessment of the Ranger course in the spring of 2015.”
As part of this potential assessment, the Army is seeking two groups of volunteers, as outlined in two separate All-Army Activity messages.
First, the Army is seeking female soldiers who want to attend Ranger school as students. Women in the ranks of specialist through major can apply. They must meet the physical qualifications and prerequisites required to attend Ranger School.
If selected, female volunteers who successfully complete and graduate from Ranger school will receive a graduation certificate and be awarded and authorized to wear the Ranger tab. However, pending future decisions about whether women will be allowed to serve in combat arms MOSs, they will not receive the associated Ranger skill identifiers or be assigned to Ranger coded units or positions.
Second, female soldiers can volunteer to serve as observers and advisors to the Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade. These slots are open to staff sergeants through master sergeants, chief warrant officers 2 and 3, and first lieutenants through majors.
These volunteers will not be Ranger instructors, and they won’t evaluate students in the course.
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Posted on 9/12/14 at 4:00 pm to Wolfhound45
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if they want to move forward with this one-time, integrated Ranger school assessment.
I would hope
Posted on 9/12/14 at 4:02 pm to Wolfhound45
Nothing ISIS fears more than a squad of female Rangers all with PMS at the same time. Scorched Earth.
Posted on 9/12/14 at 4:07 pm to Wolfhound45
I didn't think it was possible. The Army found a way to make Ranger School suck even more.
Posted on 9/12/14 at 4:12 pm to Wolfhound45
If they can meet the male standard I am all for it
but we know that ant happening.
but we know that ant happening.
Posted on 9/12/14 at 4:39 pm to Wolfhound45
so they couldn't make the marines infantry training so lets send them to ranger school... that makes a lot of sense.
Posted on 9/12/14 at 4:43 pm to Wolfhound45
I highly doubt they make it
But good luck to them
But good luck to them
This post was edited on 9/12/14 at 4:44 pm
Posted on 9/12/14 at 4:45 pm to Wolfhound45
This is going to turn out badly for some people.
Posted on 9/12/14 at 5:22 pm to Wolfhound45
Not a single fricking one will ever pass. I will literally bet my first born on it.
Unless of course she receives special treatment and lower standards
Unless of course she receives special treatment and lower standards
Posted on 9/12/14 at 5:58 pm to Wolfhound45
quote:If on completion, they must also meet the physical qualifications and requisites required to graduate Ranger School, I have no problem with this whatsoever. Those physical requirements are VERY high though.
They must meet the physical qualifications and prerequisites required to attend Ranger School.
Posted on 9/12/14 at 6:52 pm to Wolfhound45
They won't make it.
This isn't just about physical toughness, this is a school designed to break men who 300+ the APFT for a warm up. It's a leadership school that sustains a person at 75% of maximum discomfort a human body can handle (100% = death, most call it quits at just 25%).
This isn't just about physical toughness, this is a school designed to break men who 300+ the APFT for a warm up. It's a leadership school that sustains a person at 75% of maximum discomfort a human body can handle (100% = death, most call it quits at just 25%).
Posted on 9/13/14 at 10:34 am to Wolfhound45
Rangers are supposed to be one of the most elite group of soldiers in our military. Women joining this program will only hurt that. Women can't perform in battle as well as men do.
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