Posted on Jul 22, 2016
2 female officers' applications approved for SFAS
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2 female officers' applications approved for SFAS.
In another first for women seeking combat jobs, the Army has approved applications from two female officers to attend Special Forces Assessment and Selection class, an early step toward becoming a Green Beret.
In all, 340 applications to SFAS were accepted, according to Maj. Melody Faulkenberry, a spokeswoman for the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center. Nine total women applied for Special Forces among a total of 460 applicants; those rejected may potentially be offered slots in other two Special Operations branches: civil affairs and PSYOPS. In all, 860 officers applied to the three fields.
The accepted applicants have not yet received orders, but they could attend SFAS as soon as the fall when the first of 10 SFAS courses per year begin at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. With a long process ahead, it will be 2018 before anyone in this crop of candidates could earn tabs.
Read the entire story at: http://www.armytimes.com/story/military/careers/army/officer/2016/07/22/female-officers-sfas/87457530/I'm
In another first for women seeking combat jobs, the Army has approved applications from two female officers to attend Special Forces Assessment and Selection class, an early step toward becoming a Green Beret.
In all, 340 applications to SFAS were accepted, according to Maj. Melody Faulkenberry, a spokeswoman for the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center. Nine total women applied for Special Forces among a total of 460 applicants; those rejected may potentially be offered slots in other two Special Operations branches: civil affairs and PSYOPS. In all, 860 officers applied to the three fields.
The accepted applicants have not yet received orders, but they could attend SFAS as soon as the fall when the first of 10 SFAS courses per year begin at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. With a long process ahead, it will be 2018 before anyone in this crop of candidates could earn tabs.
Read the entire story at: http://www.armytimes.com/story/military/careers/army/officer/2016/07/22/female-officers-sfas/87457530/I'm
2 female officers' applications approved for SFAS
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Special Forces Assessment & Selection (SFAS)
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Special Forces Assessment & Selection (SFAS) Women in the Military Special Forces CPTSOCOM
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Honestly I'm tired of hearing about it. Every time a female enlists in a career field that was originally closed to them doesn't need to be broadcast. If they enlist, good for them. If they succeed, great for them. That's one of the problems with our military now, worried more about pleasing society than protecting our country. Don't get me wrong I salute ALL the women that want to join us on the front lines but it doesn't need to be broadcast everyrime.
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Your right and honestly I'm pretty sure these candidates feel the same way they have got to be sick and tired of being used as some sort of billboard to celebrate some political win I mean they just want to do a job I give them all credit for it.
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As long as it is one standard.
I had some young women in my unit say they wanted to be medics in the infantry. I said if they could carry me in all my gear to safety, they would get my help going that. One of the young ladies pushed me to he ground, picks me up and proceeded to run 100m with me. A year later, she's still kicking ass, and setting the standard!
I had some young women in my unit say they wanted to be medics in the infantry. I said if they could carry me in all my gear to safety, they would get my help going that. One of the young ladies pushed me to he ground, picks me up and proceeded to run 100m with me. A year later, she's still kicking ass, and setting the standard!
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