Were you aware that the three remaining women at Ranger School have advanced to Mountain Phase?

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 12 Jul 2015 20:24:56 -0400

The three remaining women attending Army Ranger School as part of an assessment of how female soldiers should be more fully integrated into the service have passed a major hurdle, completing the first of three segments in the course and moving on to its Mountain Phase.

Army officials announced the result Friday, saying in a news release that 158 men and all three women will move on to tackle the next portion of Ranger School at Camp Merrill in Dahlonega, Ga., about 65 miles north of Atlanta, beginning Saturday. It was the third and final attempt for the remaining women, who had failed the initial Darby Phase at Fort Benning, Ga., twice before. A total of 362 men began the course with them June 21.

[At Army Ranger School, admiration — and frustration — in assessment of women]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2015/07/10/remaining-women-at-army-ranger-school-clear-major-hurdle-make-it-to-mountain-phase

Remaining women at Army Ranger School clear hurdle, make it to Mountain Phase

The three female soldiers had previously failed the initial Darby Phase twice. Others didn't make it that far.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 12 at 2015 8:37 PM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 12 Jul 2015 20:37:33 -0400

Get some blueberry pancakes!

Response by LTC(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 12 at 2015 8:42 PM

LTC(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 12 Jul 2015 20:42:26 -0400

Mountains are tough, worst phase in my opinion for physical challenges

Response by COL Charles Williams made Jul 12 at 2015 11:36 PM

COL Charles Williams — Sun, 12 Jul 2015 23:36:25 -0400

As I have said before.... I am glad I was never recycled... I am not sure what I would have done... one time was hard enough. They still have two tough phases, the graded SGT Private RallyPoint Member...

This is funny... and absurd... who else is going to grade them??? Should we have added some female cadre from where? I thought that is why we had those observers??? No gave a crap when the RIs treated me like shit...

Sources familiar with the assessment told The Washington Post last month that some of the female students were shocked and frustrated when they learned they did not pass the Darby Phase. Most, if not all, of those women were dropped based on how they did while leading foot patrols through the wooded hills of Fort Benning. That raised questions with some critics about whether the women were being graded by the all-male cadre of Ranger instructors.

Army officials have defended the grading process, and attributed the previous failure of women to get through the Darby Phase to inexperience with patrolling.

Response by COL Ted Mc made Jul 13 at 2015 3:07 AM

COL Ted Mc — Mon, 13 Jul 2015 03:07:47 -0400

SGT Private RallyPoint Member - Sergeant; One way of looking at this is that the "wipe out rate" for men is around 56.4% while the "wipe out rate" for the women is 0.0%.

Regardless of outcome, you have to admit that those are three gutsy ladies.

Even if they don't actually get "integrated", I wish them success.

Response by PO3 Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 28 at 2015 7:10 AM

PO3 Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 07:10:06 -0400

lol don't want to sound bad .... did anyone notice all those male rangers passed?? nope... people only care for the "historical" moment and then it wash away into the timeline of history ...