Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno addresses the press about future changes in the Army's structure and size, including the expansion of women's roles in combat forces, at the Pentagon, May 16, 2012. DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett
Retired Army Colonel Worried Rangers Would Have To Lower Standards To Admit Females -- McClatchy News
Some retired Rangers are concerned about standards of the elite fighting force as Army leaders study the prospect of sending female soldiers to Ranger School.
"A woman can not make it through Ranger school unless we lower the standards," said retired Col. Paul R. Longgrear, a Pine Mountain resident who served in Vietnam.
Retired 1st Sgt. David Lockett of Columbus also is concerned about standards. "If you lower the standards you are lowering the prestige of the Ranger we've had for so long in the Army," said Lockett, who served as a Ranger in Vietnam and as an instructor at Fort Benning. "We go back over 200 years. We have a proud heritage, one that will stand with any combat unit or military force."
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More News On Permitting Women To Apply To The U.S. Army Rangers
Odierno: Army Moving Toward Opening Combat Arms to Women -- US Department of Defense
U.S. may send women to elite Ranger school: top Army chief -- Reuters
Army beginning study on sending women soldiers to infantry units, Ranger school -- Washington Post/AP
Army reviews whether women can go to Ranger school -- Huffington Post
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