Posted on Sep 25, 2015
Do you believe the 2 women Rangers passed on their own merits or were they given special treatment?
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Is sad that one would even think they couldn't have made it on their own. They had all of their "Battle Buddies" to lean on for support and vise versa.
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Absolutely. When I commanded a unit, all the women in the unit worked twice as hard as the guys did. I kept telling them that they didn't have to. I used it against my NCOs kiddingly telling them that I should get rid of all of them and only have women in the unit. The unit could accomplish anything that way.
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The whole issue of woman serving in direct combat units is pure political experimentation by the PC folks in Washington and the "Yes" men in the military who push for it. I don't doubt the bravery of woman in stressful conditions and combat, but across the population woman can not compete with men in the physical demands required. Those few who make the attempt are always going to be the exception.
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This should not even be a question. Some people just want to discredit these rangers any way they can. Its sexism plain and simple.
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SSgt Alex Robinson
MSgt Michael Smith what about the reports a general officer said a woman or women would graduate? Is this undue command influence? What about the fact the women we given far more time to prep for this course? Did you know they arrived at Benning 3 months before the male students?
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Own merits of course...hey, anyone here interested in the Brooklyn Bridge for half price?!
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I really doubt they received any extra training beyond the preRanger that all Army Ranger students receive from their parent units. I think that the women would have been peered out if they didn't pull their own weight. The peer eval system is, I think, the most powerful tool in the school for getting those out that should not be there. Training before the school I don't think really matters. I went through as a Marine and had zero training before hand. It really doesn't matter. They give the instruction of how they want it done when you get there. That said, I don't believe women belong in any grunt unit, but that is just me.
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There is obviously strong feelings both ways on this topic. I have seen more thumbs down on this post than is typical.
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SSgt Alex Robinson
And I posted this because I wanted answers. People are so reactive and not thinking enough.
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