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Six More Female Soldiers Qualify for Army Ranger School
Military.com ^ | April 1, 2015 | Richard Sisk

Posted on 04/08/2015 1:39:17 PM PDT by QT3.14

Six more female soldiers have qualified to attend Army Ranger School later this month after passing the same physical fitness standards as men, including six pull-ups, 49 push-ups in two minutes, 59 sit-ups in two minutes and a five-mile run in 40 minutes, Army officials said Wednesday.

The six additional women, all of them officers, will join at least six other female soldiers who have passed the Ranger Training Assessment Course that qualified them to attend the first gender-integrated Ranger School course that will begin April 20 and last for two months.

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KEYWORDS: army; diversity; military; pc; ranger; rangerschool
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To: Theoria

I was born and raised in Walton County Florida.

Running on those beaches is interesting. I have done it, in fact chasing down a friend but you sure don’t go fast.


41 posted on 04/08/2015 3:07:07 PM PDT by yarddog (Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
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To: Pietro
Those physical requirements don’t seem to be particularly demanding.

Nope. I am 65YO and I can do all but the run. The only reason I can no longer run the 5 miles is that I blew out my knee when I was 62.

42 posted on 04/08/2015 3:07:11 PM PDT by Chuckster (The longer I live the less I care about what you think.)
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To: QT3.14

Army Ranger School is getting a hand job...


43 posted on 04/08/2015 3:08:17 PM PDT by hosepipe (This propaganda has been edited to include some fully orbed hyperbole..)
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To: 9YearLurker
No, 6 has been the standard for at least 25 years.
44 posted on 04/08/2015 3:18:10 PM PDT by Theoria (I should never have surrendered. I should have fought until I was the last man alive)
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To: QT3.14

hahaha, 6 pull-ups? That’s a Ranger nowadays?


45 posted on 04/08/2015 3:20:53 PM PDT by SgtHooper (Anyone who remembers the 60's, wasn't there!)
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To: QT3.14

Around 1962, President Kennedy was encouraging American kids to get into better shape. One idea was a 50 mile hike. Another was physical fitness tests. Those were good ideas even if they came from JFK.

Schools tested us on maybe 6 or 7 fitness events. I scored 100the percentile on every one except the 40 yard dash. Oddly that was by far my strongest event. I actually think the coach’s timing was off. I still scored 95th percentile on it.

Now I could not pass any of the Army standards. I am 68, overweight and in poor health. In my day tho I was good.


46 posted on 04/08/2015 3:32:51 PM PDT by yarddog (Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
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To: yarddog

huh...I recollect that Presidential Fitness thing called for 25 miles under 8 hours. Our HS JrRotc company did it twice under seven. Piece of cake.


47 posted on 04/08/2015 3:38:06 PM PDT by Covenantor ("Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern." Chesterton)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

yer right ... I saw the 49 and 59, equated them to 60, which I associated to the word ‘minute/minutes’ and there y’go .... I’m a democrat !


48 posted on 04/08/2015 3:40:22 PM PDT by knarf
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To: Pietro
Those are the minimums- here is what is needed to be competitive:

Ranger PFT Recommended Scores

Push-ups in 2:00 80

Sit-ups in 2:00 80

Pull-ups 12

Two-mile run Sub 13:00

5 Mile run 35:00

16-mile hike w/65lb pack 4-5 hours

15-meter swim with gear Pass/Fail

49 posted on 04/08/2015 3:46:51 PM PDT by 11th Commandment ("THOSE WHO TIRE LOSE")
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To: QT3.14

Quick,
Lower them standards boys.


50 posted on 04/08/2015 3:48:26 PM PDT by Joe Boucher ( Obammy is a lie, a mooselimb and pond scum.)
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To: Covenantor

The 50 mile hike deal was not a competition. It was just an idea which became popular for a while. Just hike 50 miles, however long it took. It was suggested by Kennedy tho.

I can’t recall all of the events in the school competitive tests. One was a 600 yard run/walk and that is exactly what they called it. Never heard of a 600 yard event before or after.


51 posted on 04/08/2015 3:58:19 PM PDT by yarddog (Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
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To: Night Hides Not

I was a Marine. We had one of our Scout Snipers go to Ranger School. He was a lean guy. He came back a lot leaner.


52 posted on 04/08/2015 6:28:17 PM PDT by BBell
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To: QT3.14
"The six additional women, all of them officers,..."

LOL!


53 posted on 04/08/2015 7:55:09 PM PDT by familyop (We Baby Boomers are croaking in an avalanche of corruption smelled around the planet.)
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To: QT3.14

In initial training, I ran two miles in 15 minutes, 35 seconds at 31 years of age (Ft. Leonard Wood). Then, we did five-mile runs (not timed but at a full run). Then later and elsewhere, a ten-kilometer run in full gear. Now, I’m getting old. ;-)


54 posted on 04/08/2015 8:00:54 PM PDT by familyop (We Baby Boomers are croaking in an avalanche of corruption smelled around the planet.)
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To: QT3.14

Make that a five-mile run. Don’t remember more than one in PT uniform. 195 lbs. and tall. Averaged about 4 mph on the 18-mile march in full gear (55 lb. load) and carried a buddy part of the way. He had a stress fracture. Chow was good and huge for us, but it wasn’t enough for some.


55 posted on 04/08/2015 8:22:37 PM PDT by familyop (We Baby Boomers are croaking in an avalanche of corruption smelled around the planet.)
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To: Pietro

They are not; they are the bare minimum and you will find that most students max their PT tests at their unit before reporting in.


56 posted on 04/08/2015 8:38:58 PM PDT by MSF BU (Support the troops: Join Them.)
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To: Manly Warrior

My guess is that there will be ‘concessions’ during the mountain and Eglin AFB phase. What bothers me most is what precisely is this supposed to accomplish?


57 posted on 04/08/2015 8:42:12 PM PDT by MSF BU (Support the troops: Join Them.)
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To: 11th Commandment

The swim can be tough for marginal swimmers; no matter how tough they are.


58 posted on 04/08/2015 8:43:13 PM PDT by MSF BU (Support the troops: Join Them.)
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To: yarddog

President Kennedy was a deeply flawed individual but he loved the country and supported the military.


59 posted on 04/08/2015 8:44:12 PM PDT by MSF BU (Support the troops: Join Them.)
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To: Future Snake Eater
"it’s crazy how long it takes to do the APFT for everyone"

Nah. it's a vital part of training and conditioning. Even out Commanding Generals do the PFT with us.

Warfare takes time too.

60 posted on 04/09/2015 4:05:26 AM PDT by Chainmail (A simple rule of life: if you can be blamed, you're responsible.)
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