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Captain kristen greece, lieutenant shaye haver has passed the 62-day grueling training and intense combat and field test. the two women who their families call exceptional soldiers are going to speak later this afternoon in ft. benning. joining me now is u.s. army general ann dunwoody, author of the book "a higher standard." general, thank you for making the time. we appreciate it. >> thank you. it's great to be here. >> we should mention that the females who passed this test, they did not get any waivers. it was the same test as the men had to pass. 49 push-ups, 9 sit-ups, five-mile run, twoo...

Situps, a five-mile run in 40 minutes, a 12-mile foot march in three hours, parachute jumps, helicopter assaults and 27 days of mock combat patrols. >> i want to take a hard look at all that and make sure that the standards are being met. there is no doubt in my mind that women can engage in ground combat with enemies of our nation because they've done it. >> reporter: since 9/11 more than 150 military women have died and more than 1,000 wounded, assigned to operations in the war zones. many will say women are already in combat. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. >> that is impressive. congratu...

While executing surgical raids on target to take out any threats. how hard is ranger school? 400 students started. only 96 graduated. of the 19 women who began, 16 dropped out. one is still working to get through the program. little sleep and food is just the beginning. soldiers must do 49 pushups, 59 situps, a five-mile run in 40 minutes, 12 mile foot march in three hours, parachute jumps, helicopter assaults and 27 days of mock combat patrols. the army's top general is yet to make his recommendation about whether women will be allowed to serve as rangers and in other front line combat units....

Ranger school. it is an intensive training program so grueling only one-third of those who started actually finish and i'm not just talking about push-ups and sit-ups. take a look at the list from parachute jumps to several obstacle courses, a 5-mile run in 40 minutes. these women have proved they can more than hang with the boys. there are two reasons the army has open the door to those women. one, to be more inclusive and two to attract more women to the armed services. ata i talked about that with a major general in charge ever army recruiting. >> out of 150 jobs that are available in the a...

Days. a physical test, swimming, navigation, six chinups, 49 push-ups, 59 sit-ups, a five-mile run in under 40 minutes and a 12-mile march carrying 35 pounds through the hills in under three hours. >> in one day. >> in one day. >> just in case you're keeping up there, it all has to be done in one day. >> three big phases. the eight women who pass the initial first part -- right, all of them ended up failing the second part of the first phase, but they got a redo. 57% don't finish the whole first phase. three women passed it and one of those got stuck in the mountain phase. we don't know her st...