That some women possibly could actually pass Ranger school is really not the point, is it? The POINT is combat is not an exercise in women’s rights. It’s about killing and degrading the enemy and surviving the battle with your comrades. Morale, cohesion and trust are fundamentals that cannot be compromised.
I don’t see what these women have accomplished as a great or noble thing. I see it as self-centered in the extreme. I see here what I see everywhere I look in our country - the tyranny of minorities along with a demand that one should have what one wants- no matter the cost.
It may be these women passed fair and square. It doesn’t matter. They have forced a group of warriors to focus on them, rather than exclusively on the tasks, skills and training of Ranger school. From the moment they got to Benning they’ve been watched and talked about, with derision or admiration isn’t important.
Ranger training is extraordinarily grueling, mentally and physically. Apparently we now value women’s “rights” more than soldiers lives.
My son was a Screaming Eagle in the 101st AB in Iraq. My opinions are informed by more than a passing interest.
I have encountered Women in battle, on the other side. They were as good as the men, if not better in their ability to focus on killing us, sustain the long march, and much more. A trigger does not care who pulls it.
I’m not saying there two women did anything great for “Womanhood,” but trust me, if and two individuals walked out of the final phase of Ranger training, any soldier would want them in their squad, platoon, company ,... or in their Army.