Lisa Jaster Becomes Third Female To Graduate From Ranger School

By Tactical-Life

The following is a release from David Ruderman, U.S. Army Human Resources Command Public Affairs Office:

When Maj. Lisa Jaster graduated the grueling Ranger course on Fort Benning, Ga., Friday, she was touted as the third female Soldier ever to master the traditionally rigorous training endured by all who wear the Ranger tab with pride.

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A lesser known distinction setting Jaster apart is the fact that she is one of several thousand Soldiers, who serve their country under the auspices of a specialized component of the Army’s Select Reserve – the Individual Mobilization Augmentee, or IMA, program.

“Whenever the announcement came out, she jumped right on it,” said Maj. Doug Armstrong, chief of operations at the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, or ESC, in Huntsville, Alabama. Among other duties, Armstrong is the unit administrator for 24 IMA Soldiers presently assigned to the ESC, Jaster among them.

“She is a very motivated, driven Soldier. Anything you give her, she will do and do it well. And that’s what you need for Ranger School,” he said.

Jaster is a U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, graduate and mother of two, married to a …Read the Rest

Source:: Tactical Life