Female US Army Soldier Becomes The First Woman To Become A Green Beret

A female soldier on Thursday became the first to join the Green Berets (pictured) after a yearslong effort to get women into front line combat jobs

Daily Mail: Female soldier becomes the FIRST to join the Green Berets after the Pentagon opened all combat jobs to women

* A female soldier on Thursday became the first to join the Green Berets after the Pentagon allowed women into combat jobs in 2016
* The woman, who was not identified under military privacy rules, graduated after completing the Armed Special Forces qualification course at Fort Bragg
* The female soldier, a member of the National Guard, completed the course along with 400 other service members
* The highly trained commandos usually work in 12-person teams and are often used for specialized combat and counterterrorism operations
* There are currently more than 6,700 Green Berets, who the US also relies upon to to train other nations´ forces in battle skills

A female soldier on Thursday became the first to join the Green Berets after a yearslong effort to get women into front line combat jobs.

The National Guard member, who was not identified under US military privacy rules, graduated after completing the Armed Special Forces qualification course at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, along with 400 other service members.

Defense officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the female soldier is a member of the National Guard. She was allowed to train for the Green Berets after the Pentagon opened all combat jobs to women in 2016.

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WNU Editor: SOFREP got an interview with here .... An exclusive interview with Katie Wilder, the first female Green Beret (SOFREP).

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