The U.S. Army’s plan to conduct an integrated Ranger School assessment in 2015 is looking good — interest is so high that the number of female volunteers must be cut to 160 candidates.
All women selected by their commands and units will take part in the two-week Army National Guard Ranger Training and Assessment Course. Those who successfully complete the pre-Ranger course at Fort Benning, Georgia, will then move on to Ranger School, which is held 11 times a year.
“We were very pleased with the response,” said Col. David Fivecoat, commander of the Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade at Fort Benning, Army Times reported Friday. “There’s a good deal of interest out there. The interest was larger than the number of seats we have.”
Women who make it to Ranger School will be tested on their land navigation skills, a Combat Water Survival Assessment, the Ranger Physical Assessment and a 12-mile road march. The 62-day course also includes jungle, mountain and swamp phases.
• Douglas Ernst can be reached at dernst@washingtontimes.com.
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