Posted on Apr 21, 2015
After the first day of Ranger School, only 3 women failed the PT test, 16 remain. Great job! Do the naysayers still doubt them?
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I like that everyone gets to voice their opinion...but, when tackling something I know nothing about, I like to find someone who has...I've witnessed females in combat zones...I listen to them...
http://www.westernjournalism.com/the-problems-of-women-in-combat-from-a-female-combat-vet/
I've been, and completed Ranger school...I look forward to the article written years from now by the first female graduate of Ranger school...
http://www.westernjournalism.com/the-problems-of-women-in-combat-from-a-female-combat-vet/
I've been, and completed Ranger school...I look forward to the article written years from now by the first female graduate of Ranger school...
The Problems of Women in Combat - From a Female Combat Vet
It’s not all about qualification. I’m speaking as a female Marine Iraq war vet who did serve in the combat zone doing entry checkpoint duty in Fallujah, an
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I think the stakes are very high for these women. There could be book deals, movies, talk show circuit, paid speaking engagements....so if any pass, they not only get the tab, they get a pot-o-gold.
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SGT Aron Houghton
As much as I don't want to agree with your statement, I feel that you are totally correct in this. I just hope, that is not the motivation for either the female ranger students or their political supporters. Our nation is truly stepping on slippery stones.
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CSM Chuck Stafford
Maybe it's the pot-o-gold, but I'm willing to bet dollars to donuts that drive, heart and will to succeed are the major motivators that will get all candidates through. Success brings opportunities in all endeavors
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Good luck ladies, but I'm not buying. I hope that you have thought through the physical ramifications. If you get stress fractures of the hips or collarbones you will never be the same. Back in the day we did studies on the female bodies and what happens to them during different events and the lasting effects. Wonder what happened to that report. Just so I don't get the you hate females replies. My wife and I meet at Ft. Bragg and she was a paratrooper. So I do believe females can do a lot of the same, but please understand the 2 bodies are completely different. Once the damage is done there is no return.
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CSM (Join to see)
I agree about the bodies being completely different and am hoping that they won't suffer significant or life-changing injuries.
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SGT Frederick Emerson
God bless you 1SG, Korea is the biggest act of selfless service in the Army. Didn't like it much, but that a few years back and I was at the 506th Camp Greaves...
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I would think that the advanced schools are more about endurance. Three days ain't nothin'.
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