A Look At Women In The U.S. Army's Elite Ranger School

Soldiers participate in the chin-up portion of the Ranger Training Assessment Course in Fort Benning, Ga., earlier this month. Sgt. Sara Wakai/US Army

Anna Mulrine, CSM: What's it like for women soldiers in Ranger training? A glimpse inside.

The Army is opening its elite Ranger School to women, and six women have now qualified. To make it, they've had to do 49 push-ups and remember when to go to the latrine.

Washington — Halfway through its preparations for the first-ever coed Ranger School in April, the Army took a moment to publicly take stock of how women are doing.

Eight military officials, one of them a woman, held a briefing Tuesday to talk about topics ranging from the need to add bras to soldiers' packing list to why more women (and men) than expected failed to complete the most recent Ranger Training Assessment Course (RTAC).

WNU Editor: The pass rate is 14 percent for women, 45 percent for men.