as much as the men. griest and haver, the first two to complete the course as females. we didn t come with a chip on our soldier like we had anything to prove. i came here to try to be a better leader and improve myself. i feel a did that. both won the admiration and respect. i went to school with shae and new knew she was a physical stud. i thought she was crazy. maybe she was just motivated. the ability to look around to my peers and see they were sucking just as bad as i was kept me going. the two have earned the coveted ranger tab. they re barred from joining the regimen or combat unit.
our shoulder like we had thinking to prove. griest had one thing in mind. be a better leader and improve myself. i feel i did that. both won respect of fellow male trainees. i went to school with shae and knew. throughout the course t army refused to lower male standards for two women. the ability to look around to peers and see they were sucking just as bad as i was kept me going. the two have earned the coveted ranger tab. they re still barred from joining the elite regimen or any combat unit. they ve made military history smashing a long-standing barrier that will surely benefit women in the military for generations to come. they along with the 94 men that completed the course will formally graduate today. congratulations to all those
ranger training graduate. more than a third don t make it to day 5. there are strict physical fitness standards, including a five-mile run in under 40 minutes, a 12-mile hike in less than three hours, 49 push-ups, and three phases of training: the woods, mountains and swamp. each one an intense test of physical and mental strength as soldiers prove their survival and leadership skills. we ourselves came to ranger school skeptical, with our guards up ready just in case. but we didn t come with a chip on our shoulder like we had anything to prove. reporter: while the navy remarked this week they re ready to allow women, only 35% of men can apply to the army s ranger unit because it s a combat unit. i would be proud to serve
huge component of mental strength that requires to get yourself through that course. one part of ranger school is peer evaluations where if you are the weakest link within your team, you will be peered out. so the fact that these women, the men that they were serving next to saw that they were there to complete the job and the mission just the way they were and they respected them for it and they passed because of it. so you know when we talk about women in combat situations, it s happening shtio, it has happened. you have been in combat situations. what are the considerations that should be taken into account going forward as, you know, leon panetta said women really should be part of every combat unit in so far as it can t be proven they shouldn t be there, but what consideration should be taken into account. the number one thing that i believe in terms of moving forward with putting women in these combat arms units, these
all go to the same classes. we have resume-writing closs. we perform mock interviews they ll create a bio and really start to showcase who they are. and they re working towards that externship working towards that job once it s over. you re going to have to work for your own success, but the point for this year is to come together and help each other. from the get-go it was like being in a combat unit. you know you had that kind of camaraderie. it felt like a family. it felt like being back at home. i graduated from the trac program in 2013. and actually going back and talking to the cohorts that s there, taking what i ve learned and passing it on to try to give them that hope try to give them that sense that they re not alone. all right, guys.