accepted us. i think that we came we ourselves came to ranger school skeptical. like with our guards up, ready just in case the haters and the naysayers. but we didn t come with a chip on our shoulder like we had anything to prove. i think that we came, bust prepared as we possibly could be. the women got a shoutout on twitter from hillary clinton who wrote, the determination to never quit knows no gender. i m so proud of these soldiers. and she signed that tweet from h. i m joined now by captain bern necessary armor, a woman who certainly knows what it means to break down barriers in the military, the u.s. marine corps first black female pilot and first black female combat pilot in history. good to see you again. thanks for being with us again. absolutely. you ve got to be one of the few people on earth who knows exactly how the captain and first lieutenant feel on this day. how hard is it to get fellow soldiers and military leaders to
yesterday the two soldiers were asked if their accomplishment has opened the way for future women. take a listen. i think the decisions to open up further combat units will be up to senior leaders in the military. but i do hope with our performance in ranger school, we ve been able to inform that decision as to what they can expect from women in the military, that we can handle things physically and mentally on the same level as men, and that we can deal with the same stresses in training that the men can. we ourselves came in ranger school skeptical with our guards up, ready just in case. the haters and the naysayers. but we didn t come with a chip on our shoulder like we had anything to prove. joining me now, megan from the times. great to see two women graduate from this, right, megan? it s a huge commitment to have women walk around wearing this badge. just 42% of those graduate
candidates, as you should remember. in 1982, i can tell you when i was the white house political detector, john kasich somehow got into my office as a candidate, and i said, who are you? and he said, i m running against some democrat. and the year we lost 26 seats, he beat a democrat. 82. 82. you mean that campaign i was involved in? that campaign you were involved. he is a very tough candidate. he was not expected to win in ohio. he came back, he won big. so my sense is they ve got their guards up, they know they re in a battle. but as far as the presidential race, you know, tough battles sometimes make your troops stronger and we ll see. you know what, ron, out in california, there where you live, it seems to me, you saw the same exact thing, overkill. a popular guy like arnold schwarzenegger gets elected in a roll call, comes in as mr. clean. first thing he does is target i m going to get the firefighters, public employees. i m going to get the nurses, you know, i m go