Plenty of press on this. I am mentioning it because I know one of the graduates.
Kristen Griest was an MP platoon leader in the 4STB battalion (506th Infantry Regiment 'Currahee') when I was the battalion XO for a bit. She is tough, strong and fit. In the US Army, being an MP was about the most demanding job a female could get. LT Griest excelled. She regularly beat 98% of the guys during 12-mile foot marches (that are a bit like a race...). I am not surprised at all that she tried Ranger School. I am very impressed and pleased that she completed it.
So with that said, the big, seamingly unasked question is 'what next?'. For now-CPT Griest, I think she should look to SOCOM. There are very specific mission sets that require females. She has credentials that anyone in that world respects and it basically puts her at the top of the list (with the exception of folks with certain language skills).
I don't see her going to the infantry world, although she openly spoke of desiring that option back at Fort Campbell. As for the Ranger Regiment, having a tab is only one part of being in that organization. It is not an automatic qualification for membership.
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Kristen Griest was an MP platoon leader in the 4STB battalion (506th Infantry Regiment 'Currahee') when I was the battalion XO for a bit. She is tough, strong and fit. In the US Army, being an MP was about the most demanding job a female could get. LT Griest excelled. She regularly beat 98% of the guys during 12-mile foot marches (that are a bit like a race...). I am not surprised at all that she tried Ranger School. I am very impressed and pleased that she completed it.
So with that said, the big, seamingly unasked question is 'what next?'. For now-CPT Griest, I think she should look to SOCOM. There are very specific mission sets that require females. She has credentials that anyone in that world respects and it basically puts her at the top of the list (with the exception of folks with certain language skills).
I don't see her going to the infantry world, although she openly spoke of desiring that option back at Fort Campbell. As for the Ranger Regiment, having a tab is only one part of being in that organization. It is not an automatic qualification for membership.
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