which I found interesting. A nurse? Yes. A nurse.
Since about 2015 at least 154 women have graduated from Ranger school and it should be duly noted that there is one single standard of excellence that applies to all of them.
There is no 'women's PT requirements and nothing is adjusted for age.
One standard for everyone. I like that. It's fair.
From my brief Google search I discovered that the oldest graduate of the school was 49 years old and I'd have to consider him a freak of nature for being able to graduate at such a ripe old age.
She stood the gaff and partook of every single minute of training and like many of her male counterparts the instant the last minute of training was behind her she went straight to sick call.
Can't say as I blame her, or for that matter anyone else who completed the training. Some people have toughed the last part of the school out with broken bones.
I always got a kick out of the He Man Woman Haters that pointed out that she missed the last day. The last day is strictly administrative. They hand out diplomas, issue orders and assignments and that sort of thing. It doesn't count as training.
When that was pointed out to the naysayers they pretty much clammed up.
I wonder what she faced when she returned to her normal nursing duties. It's pretty much a lead pipe cinch she drew attention from the guys as well as her coworkers. I'd also bet she gets some pretty interesting assignments.
Update. She's a pediatric nurse. I also found a picture of her taken before she went to Ranger school. She had beautiful long blondish hair which she wisely clipped short enough to maintain with a simple bar of GI soap before she left for school.
I'll bet no male gives her any guff! God bless her and all the Rangers. And all our servicemen for that matter, and I include females in the servicemen title.
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