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No Women Advance To 2nd Phase Of Ranger School

May 12 2015

USA

None of the eight women out of 19 who started the first round of Army Ranger School advanced to the mountain phase of the two-month course, reports the Army Times.

On April 20, 19 women and 380 men began the Ranger class. After four days -- known as RAP Week -- eight women and 184 men remained, noted the Washington Post.

The eight women, along with 101 male soldiers who did not pass the first phase, will be recycled to take the Darby phase again, officials at Fort Benning,...

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