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Army's First Woman Green Beret Set to Graduate
Newsmax ^ | June 27, 2020 | Cathy Burke

Posted on 06/27/2020 5:25:56 PM PDT by kevcol

Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., made the announcement in a statement, calling the woman's graduation from the Special Forces Qualification Course "an important and hard-earned milestone."

"This achievement is a testament to this soldier's individual strength, courage and commitment, and also an important institutional milestone for U.S. Special Operations Command as it embraces the cultural change that will continue to make it the most successful and elite Special Operations Force in the world," Stefanik said.
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In mid-June, the National Guard soldier finished the final requirement by making it through a culminating field exercise that drops candidates into a fictional, unconventional-warfare setting at Camp Mackall, North Carolina, the news outlet reported.

(Excerpt) Read more at newsmax.com ...


TOPICS: Military/Veterans; Society
KEYWORDS: army; greenberets; nationalguard; specialforces
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult

Behold the magic of the vagina?


21 posted on 06/27/2020 5:55:30 PM PDT by Reily
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To: kevcol

How many transgender ‘women’ placed better than her?


22 posted on 06/27/2020 5:59:56 PM PDT by PROCON (Molon Labe)
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To: Tennessee Nana
“How much watering down did they do for her ???”

It was under Obama the military announced women could serve in army front line, combat units. That announcement was coupled with a statement that standards would absolutely not be lowered.

I knew then the army intended to lower the standards.

23 posted on 06/27/2020 6:01:49 PM PDT by jeffersondem
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult

In the USAF, you can complete Basic and then go to Indoc for PJ’s and CCT’s. I don’t know about other branches.


24 posted on 06/27/2020 6:02:22 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: kevcol

Something doesn’t add up.

When in high school I could run faster than any woman in the world. Yes, any woman in the world.

I would not have even tried to be a Ranger, Seal or Green Beret. The reason is I knew I could not have passed.


25 posted on 06/27/2020 6:04:59 PM PDT by yarddog ( For I am persuaded.)
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult

Depends on how long she was in and she may have already done a tour or two in Iraq or Afghanistan. Since they wont ID we’ll just have to guess. My brother in law did several tours with the Texas Air National Guard. he flew F-16’s.


26 posted on 06/27/2020 6:08:29 PM PDT by Dusty Road (")
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To: libh8er

I suppose.


27 posted on 06/27/2020 6:11:08 PM PDT by laplata (The Left/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: kevcol
I don't know if she is in this photograph, but the photo speaks for itself. It is in this article: "First Female Soldier In Decades Selected For Green Beret Training," by Jeff Schogol, November 14, 2018.


28 posted on 06/27/2020 6:12:12 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: kevcol

Unless we quickly repeal the 19th amendment our republic is doomed.


29 posted on 06/27/2020 6:12:14 PM PDT by bankwalker (groupthink kills ...)
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To: bkopto

“That’s a helluva price to pay for being stylish!”


30 posted on 06/27/2020 6:12:56 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: MagUSNRET

IBTTAMB (In before the ‘that’s a man, baby’)


31 posted on 06/27/2020 6:17:11 PM PDT by Quality_Not_Quantity (This space vacant until further notice in compliance with social distancing 'guidelines')
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

If she’s enlisted she has already accomplished quite a bit just to make it to Special Forces let alone finish the course. When I was in you have to have completed both Airborne and Ranger training. Ranger training is really hard on the body!


32 posted on 06/27/2020 6:18:19 PM PDT by Dusty Road (")
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To: Lurkinanloomin
“Oprahfying the military may make us feel good”

Who is us?

33 posted on 06/27/2020 6:19:17 PM PDT by coaster123 (Once begun stupid gets culled. Don't be stupid.)
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To: Dusty Road

“...Airborne and Ranger training...”

I think those paths were greased 10+ years ago.


34 posted on 06/27/2020 6:21:20 PM PDT by Reily
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To: MagUSNRET

If she can provide cover until somebody else can I’m happy with that. If she has the heart to “fight” I’ll overlook a few short comings. I served with allot of men that couldn’t have hauled my ass out.


35 posted on 06/27/2020 6:22:35 PM PDT by Dusty Road (")
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To: coaster123

Not me, but as a society Americans seem to want women to be able to be in any job in the military.
It’s a mistake.


36 posted on 06/27/2020 6:24:37 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents|Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Dusty Road

There is no requirement to complete Ranger School to attend SFAS. When were you enlisted? That has never been a requirement.


37 posted on 06/27/2020 6:25:12 PM PDT by MSF BU
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To: Dusty Road

That’s not the standard. The standards have been dropped from Airborne and Air Assault School to Pathfinder and Ranger School. The trend has made it to SWC.


38 posted on 06/27/2020 6:26:52 PM PDT by MSF BU
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To: PGR88

Couple of my DIs were tunnel rats.. mean little bast*rds.. and gutsy.

How does she look with a knife between her teeth, a pistol in one hand, a light in the other and dang near naked to squeeze thru openings?


39 posted on 06/27/2020 6:27:47 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi - Monthly Donors Rock!!!)
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To: MSF BU

I got out in 72.


40 posted on 06/27/2020 6:31:28 PM PDT by Dusty Road (")
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