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<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nThe Washington Times<\/a>‘ Kristina Wong writes about two women and their time in Sapper School at Fort Leonard Wood, MO;<\/p>\n Capt. Armstrong and Capt. Stephanie Godman were determined to become No. 48 and No. 49.<\/p>\n Of 36 engineers taking the course in June, three had dropped out, including one woman.<\/p>\n At 5-foot-4 and 140 pounds, Capt. Armstrong, 26, is a West Point graduate who had considered becoming an orthopedic surgeon before falling in love with the idea of being an Army engineer. She wanted to attend sapper school to prove to herself that she could do exactly what the guys do, and prove that she is a capable leader.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The article says that men who have been to both ranger and Sapper Schools say that Sapper School is tougher. Yeah, academically, maybe, but I get the impression of the way that is used in the article, it’s supposed to convince the Army to send women to Ranger School. I say send them to Ranger School and don’t change the standard and the watch the hippies get all up in arms about the drop out rate and make “GI Jane” comparisons. <\/p>\n The article talks about “2 grueling weeks” in the field. Yeah, that’s almost like Ranger School.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"