1st female sailor completes Navy special warfare training
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FILE - In this May 4, 2020 photo provided by the U.S. Navy, SEAL candidates participating in surf immersion during Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training at the Naval Special Warfare (NSW) Center in Coronado, Calif. For the first time, a female sailor has successfully completed the grueling 37âweek training course to become a Naval Special Warfare combatant-craft crewman â the boat operators that transport Navy SEALs and conduct their own missions at sea. Navy officials said they would not identify the woman, who completed the final phases of training and graduated Thursday. She was one of 17 sailors to receive their pins during the ceremony. (MC1 Anthony Walker/U.S. Navy via AP)
An extraordinary accomplishment : First female sailor completes Navy special warfare training Edward Segarra, USA TODAY
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A female sailor, for the first time, has completed a “grueling 37-week training course to become a U.S. Navy special warfare boat operator.
The woman, who won t be publicly identified per routine military policy for special operations forces, according to Navy officials, was one of 17 sailors to graduate and receive their pins Thursday. She is the first of 18 women who have tried out to become a special warfare combatant-craft crewman (SWCC) or a SEAL to successfully complete the training; only about 35% of the men and women who begin training for SWCC are able to graduate, according to the Navy.
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A woman qualified to become a part of the Naval Special Warfare Command crew for the first time in the organization s history
By Barbara Starr and Ellie Kaufman, CNN
A woman qualified to become a part of the Naval Special Warfare Command crew for the first time in the organization’s history, according to a press release from the US Navy Thursday.
The woman will go on to become an operator on one of the Navy’s special boat crews conducting covert operations, so she cannot be identified by name for security purposes, a US Navy spokesperson said.
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A female sailor, for the first time, has completed a “grueling 37-week training course to become a U.S. Navy special warfare boat operator.
The woman, who won t be publicly identified per routine military policy for special operations forces, according to Navy officials, was one of 17 sailors to graduate and receive their pins Thursday. She is the first of 18 women who have tried out to become a special warfare combatant-craft crewman (SWCC) or a SEAL to successfully complete the training; only about 35% of the men and women who begin training for SWCC are able to graduate, according to the Navy.
Woman qualifies for US Naval Special Warfare Command crew for the first time
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Barbara Starr and Ellie Kaufman, CNN
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(CNN) A woman qualified to become a part of the Naval Special Warfare Command crew for the first time in the organization s history, according to a press release from the US Navy Thursday.
The woman will go on to become an operator on one of the Navy s special boat crews conducting covert operations, so she cannot be identified by name for security purposes, a US Navy spokesperson said.
The Naval Special Warfare Command, which includes Navy SEALs and Special Boat crews, supports maritime special operation forces that conduct full-spectrum operations either by themselves or with other military partners, the US Navy said in a release.