Posted August 24, 2015 10:46 am by Comments

By Tactical-Life

The following is a release from Army News Service:

For the first two women who earned the Ranger tab, attending the Ranger School was all about honing leadership skills and being better leaders for the Army.

1st Lt. Shaye L. Haver and Capt. Kristen M. Griest, both graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, were among the 96 Soldiers who graduated Ranger School at Fort Benning, Georgia, Aug. 21.

“I knew how badly I wanted to go [to Ranger School] when I was a second lieutenant, before I became a platoon leader,” Griest said, during an Aug. 20 press conference. “I was hoping to go to this course because it is the best training the Army can provide, and I wanted to have that training before I had a platoon.”

Haver, an AH-64 Apache pilot, said she wanted to go to Ranger School because she knew it would make her a better leader for her Soldiers.

“The reasons I chose to come were the same as the men here: to get the experience of the elite leadership school … and to give me the opportunity to lead …read more

Source:: Tactical Life

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