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Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers represent state at Regional Best Warrior Competition May 21, 2021
Army National Guard Soldiers from seven states after competing in the Region IV Best Warrior Competition at Camp Atterbury, Ind., May 13-16. Sgt. Jacob Ellington of the Minnesota National Guard earned the title of NCO of the Year, and Spc. Henry Brucken of the Indiana National Guard was named the Soldier of the Year. Submitted photo
CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind. Two Wisconsin Army National Guard Soldiers represented Wisconsin at the Region IV Best Warrior Competition held at Camp Atterbury, Ind., May 13-16.
Sgt. Savannah Lipinski, a drill sergeant with the Recruiting and Retention Battalion from Madison, Wisconsin, and Spc. Timothy Hicks, a combat engineer with Company B, 173rd Brigade Engineer Battalion from La Crosse, Wisconsin, competed as Wisconsin’s Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) and Soldier of the Year respectively, falling short of a win at the regional competition.
Army Secretary Nominee Worries the ACFT Will Push Too Many Women Out
Pfc. Llasmin Martinez, an automated logistical specialist from 1st Battalion, 43d Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 11th ADA Brigade, performs the strength deadlift during the Army Combat Fitness Test January 27, 2020 at Stout Field on Fort Bliss. (LaShawna Custom/U.S. Army)
13 May 2021
President Joe Biden s nominee to be the next secretary of the Army, Christine Wormuth, told senators at her confirmation hearing Thursday she is concerned about the force s new fitness test and whether it will push a significant number of women out of the service. I have concerns on the implications of the test for our ability to continue to retain women, said Wormuth, who would be the first woman to serve in the role if confirmed.
It places them at risk : Army s first female infantry officer, 32, says new and easier gender-neutral fitness tests put lives of soldiers in danger on battlefield
Capt Kristen Griest, 32, pushed against Army s plan to consider test scores of men and women separately after branch received complaints about gender gap To not require women to meet equal standards in combat arms. will place those women, their teammates, and the mission at risk, Griest said
Griest, who in 2016 became the Army s first infantry officer added: I m here saying, Women can do more than we think
Last year, the Army rolled out a gender-neutral fitness test. It came after 54 percent of women failed the test last year, as compared to seven percent of men. The latest version of the fitness test, which went into effect on April 1, reportedly includes several modifications for women, according to a report by the Washington Post. For example, female soldiers are now allowed to replace a leg tuck with a plank to test their core strength.
According to the Post, the army also introduced plans to rank scores for men and women separately as they compete for promotions. 32-year-old Griest, who was one of the first two women to graduate from the Army s Ranger School, had warned in 2015, said that such a move was dangerous. I m here saying, Women can do more than we think, she wrote. I have learned this. Your gender is not as much of a limitation as you think it is.