Posted on Aug 20, 2015
"In Fort Benning, US Army Shuts Down Misogynist Trolls"
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From: Mother Jones
This coming Friday, two female lieutenants will become the first women to graduate from the US Army's grueling Ranger program—an honor that requires all candidates to complete an intense, 62-day training course at Fort Benning in Georgia.
Training includes running at least five miles several times a week, swimming for miles in a combat uniform, finishing a 15-mile march carrying a 65-pound pack, and doing an astonishing number of push-ups in two minutes. Women had been historically excluded from Ranger school because it was thought they lacked the strength and stamina to complete the program.
Like clockwork, Kristen Griest and Shaye Haver's history-making achievements have prompted skeptics to question whether their training might have been tweaked to defer to their feminine frailties. Did Griest and Hayer receive favorable treatment? Is the whole thing just some politically correct publicity stunt?
Thankfully, the individual behind the US Army Fort Benning's Facebook account is proving to be quite the dauntless social media staffer, expertly shutting down the misogynist trolls who have been commenting on the page.
http://www.motherjones.com/mixed-media/2015/08/us-army-fort-benning-shuts-down-misogynist-trolls
This coming Friday, two female lieutenants will become the first women to graduate from the US Army's grueling Ranger program—an honor that requires all candidates to complete an intense, 62-day training course at Fort Benning in Georgia.
Training includes running at least five miles several times a week, swimming for miles in a combat uniform, finishing a 15-mile march carrying a 65-pound pack, and doing an astonishing number of push-ups in two minutes. Women had been historically excluded from Ranger school because it was thought they lacked the strength and stamina to complete the program.
Like clockwork, Kristen Griest and Shaye Haver's history-making achievements have prompted skeptics to question whether their training might have been tweaked to defer to their feminine frailties. Did Griest and Hayer receive favorable treatment? Is the whole thing just some politically correct publicity stunt?
Thankfully, the individual behind the US Army Fort Benning's Facebook account is proving to be quite the dauntless social media staffer, expertly shutting down the misogynist trolls who have been commenting on the page.
http://www.motherjones.com/mixed-media/2015/08/us-army-fort-benning-shuts-down-misogynist-trolls
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Man you gotta be proud of them, GI Jane is now officially born but instead as a set of twins
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SGT Felicia King
SGT Felicia King - obviously, not leaving out them. They would have completed it probably regardless, but West Point was part of their success.
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Hell, I thought OCS was difficult 50yrs ago and I was "in shape". Hooah to the latest Rangers!!! I couldn't accomplish what these young women have if I had another 50yrs.
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normally, I splitting hairs isn't on my agenda. while I congratulate them for making RASP they will NOT got to the 75th and wear the scroll. I believe one is from an MP BN and one is from an Air Crew BN. 75th uses these troops as a "support" role and will probably not deploy with them, but that's none of my business......
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Uh, RASP has nothing to do with Ranger School. They are two mutually exclusive courses.
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This, right here, right or wrong is going to separate the military. 0 [login to see] 1% is not enough to say you are as good or even better, for that matter, as 0.001% of the other side. Rain man can do math at an exponentially faster rate than I, no doubt. Yet I'm willing to bet his ass will be the first one laying face down in a puddle when it all comes down. Stop acting like they are built for this shit. Society has made women softer than a pillow in a marshmellow factory. Trust me, g.i. Jane will break down faster than a detroit motor. Opinions aside, more than half of then men break down, I dare you to bitch about the bill when woman can really claim combat.
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The number you are looking for is 10.5% of 19 females who made it to Ranger School or 2% of the 100 females who were selected to attend Pre-Ranger. 48.99% is the historically graduation rate for Ranger School from 2000 to 2012. Of that 48.99%, 34% of those recycling at least once.
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"Training includes running at least five miles several times a week, swimming for miles in a combat uniform, finishing a 15-mile march carrying a 65-pound pack, and doing an astonishing number of push-ups in two minutes. Women had been historically excluded from Ranger school because it was thought they lacked the strength and stamina to complete the program."
None of these physical standards are remotely accurate. It is one 5 mile run in under 40min, and it is a 15 meter swim, 12 mile footmarch with 40lbs in 3 hours, and the push-up and sit-ups are 70% in the 18-21 male category.
None of these physical standards are remotely accurate. It is one 5 mile run in under 40min, and it is a 15 meter swim, 12 mile footmarch with 40lbs in 3 hours, and the push-up and sit-ups are 70% in the 18-21 male category.
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The road march in Ranger School is 15-17 miles with a 65lbs or more load. It isn't an Army standard road march. The students walk from Camp Rogers to Camp Darby and they carry the full compliment of combat equipment for a standard Ranger platoon (SAWs, M240s, AT-4s, etc). The heavier rucks are rotated out but it is still no EIB road march.
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SFC Peter Armstrong
PFC (Join to see) - Ranger students haven't road marched to Darby with squad equipment in years. I just retired out of the Benning phase. It is a 12 mile road march.
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SFC Peter Armstrong - Seriously? I can't imagine why they would pull that out unless TRADOC got involved and said you can't use it as an evaluation tool.
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