Capt. Kristen Griest and Lt. Shaye Haver became the first females to graduate from the Army Rangers in all military history. They have undergone training along with hundred others but were the only female ones who made it through the end.
Griest and Haver trained with 381 other men and 19 women. There were only 96 of them who managed to make it through the whole experience, according to Bustle. Griest is a military officer, currently serving the army. Haver on the other hand is an apache pilot based out of Fort Carson, Colorado. Both women had always taken an interest in the military even at a young age. They both attended West Point, although they didn't graduate on the same year, with Haver graduating on 2012 and Griest graduated a year prior.
The two women however are not able to try out for the 75th Ranger Regiment due to its gender inequality, which is very unfortunate although the two women are still hoping that the rules will soon change. As reported my Entertainment News Online, back in the year 2013, the Pentagon overturned the rules on banning women from serving in front-line combat positions that will soon take effect on January 2016. The Pentagon is set to make a final decision by the end of this year.
According to NBC News, the graduation ceremony was held at Fort Benning, Georgia and was definitely a great historic event. The two females walked out of the Fort that day carrying within themselves the pride of being the first two women to graduate from the Rangers. Griest was originally from Orange Connecticut while Haver was from Copperas Cove, Texas. The training was held for 62 days, as they learn how to lead small units of combat operations.
Griest and Haver definitely made history on the day they graduated from the Army Rangers, proving to the world that gender equality should be implemented anywhere. They clearly prove that women can do as much work as the men do, even in the military.
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