1st female Army infantry officer says lower fitness standards for women put troops in danger
1st female Army infantry officer says lower fitness standards for women put troops in danger Posted on In a new essay published Thursday, Capt. Kristen Griest, the first U.S. Army infantry officer, said lowering Army fitness standards could hurt the Army’s combat readiness and reduces the trust female soldiers can expect from their fellow soldiers. In her essay for West Point’s Modern War Institute, Griest, who also became the first of three women to earn the Army Ranger Tab, said creatin...
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