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[h=1]Female soldiers at Fort Bragg training for possible chance to tackle Ranger Course[/h]
Posted: Tuesday, November 4, 2014 12:30 pm | Updated: 7:45 pm, Tue Nov 4, 2014.
By Drew Brooks Military editor
Women soldiers on Fort Bragg are undergoing grueling training this month in hopes of being among the first to tackle one of the Army's toughest tests.
Army officials have yet to announce whether they will open the Ranger Course at Fort Benning, Georgia, to women for a possible one-time assessment, but approximately 30 soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division are conducting Ranger skills preparation and assessment, officials said.
The 17-day training program will include many of the tasks that are part of the Ranger Course, including the Ranger physical fitness test, combat water survival test, a 12-mile road march and a land navigation course.
Additional training will focus on situational training, including reconnaissance, ambush, military operations in urban terrain and patrolling skills.
Lt. Col. Cathy Wilkinson, public affairs officer for the 82nd Airborne, said the division's Pre-Ranger Course cadre were leading the training and evaluations. It's the first time female soldiers in the 82nd Airborne have undergone such training, she said.
Army officials have said they may open the Ranger Course to women next spring for an assessment.
In September, the Army asked for female volunteers to possibly attend the course. Officials said a decision would be made in January on whether to conduct the assessment, which would train men and women together to help prepare the course for future integration decisions.
Officials have said standards would not be changed if the integrated training is approved.
Female soldiers at Fort Bragg training for possible chance to tackle Ranger Course - Fayetteville Observer: Military & Fort Bragg News
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