First Female Soldiers Graduate From Army Ranger School

Congratulations to these two women for this huge accomplishment! They are still not permitted to participate in combat units, but I'm guessing that change is coming.

First Female Soldiers Graduate From Army Ranger School
Scott Neuman
August 21, 2015

1st Lt. Shaye Haver, 25, and Capt. Kristen Griest, 26, received their Ranger tabs Friday, becoming the first women ever to successfully complete the U.S. Army's Ranger School at Fort Benning, Ga. — a grueling course that puts a premium on physical strength and endurance.

Haver, an Apache helicopter pilot, and Griest, a military police platoon leader, completed the course to the same standards as their 94 male classmates — a point emphasized by Maj. Gen. Scott Miller, the guest speaker at the graduation ceremony.

As The Associated Press notes:

"Their success casts new attention on the obstacles that remain to women who aspire to join all-male combat units, including the 75th Ranger Regiment. Although Haver and Griest are now Ranger-qualified, no women are eligible for the elite regiment, although officials say it is among special operations units likely to eventually be opened to women. ...

Edit to add:
1st women to pass Ranger School are Army pilot from Fort Carson and military cop
Associated Press
10:33 PM, Aug 20, 2015