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Skippy via Ex-PH2 sends us an article describing how Big Army and those with agendas lowered the Ranger training bar for female Ranger candidates. This is second in a two part series- the first part covers the grueling training regime Ranger candidates must endure to qualify, and how this was eased for the women. The second part describes how Big Army goes into damage control mode to cover up the training discrepancies between men and women.<\/p>\n
James Hasson<\/strong><\/p>\n The Department of the Army\u2019s reaction to the allegations is more important than the allegations themselves. <\/p>\n The impetus for Susan Katz Keating\u2019s bombshell story in People diagramming the concerns from Ranger Instructors (RIs) about watering down of course requirements for women was a letter sent by a member of the House Armed Services Committee, Congressman Steve Russell of Oklahoma, to Army Secretary John McHugh. <\/p>\n Russell was a highly-decorated infantry lieutenant colonel and Ranger School graduate who had a distinguished career of more than twenty years in the Army (including commanding a battalion that played a central role in capturing Saddam Hussein) before retiring and becoming a member of Congress. Russell\u2019s letter asked the Army to provide all internal Ranger School documents related to the female candidates\u2019 training and assessment, including \u201ctest scores, evaluations, injuries, pre-training and more.\u201d <\/p>\n Russell had spoken to several RIs who told him one story\u2014that standards had been lowered and senior Ranger Training Brigade officials had unduly influenced the outcome of the course\u2014while the Army was telling him another\u2014that everything was the same as always. \u201cThe training of our combat warriors is paramount to our national defense,\u201d Russell wrote to Secretary of the Army John McHugh. \u201cIn order to ensure that the Army retains its ability to defend the nation, we must ensure that our readiness is not sacrificed.\u201d (It\u2019s worth noting that Russell also went out of his way to emphasize in his public statements that he did not, and would not, question the abilities or records of any of the individual candidates themselves. His concern was solely about the possibility that officials with their own agendas had improperly influenced the course and about the effects their actions would have on the Army.)<\/p>\n McHugh\u2019s office responded to Russell\u2019s letter one day before the due date and asked for additional time to complete his request. Nine days after that, Army officials informed Russell that nearly all of the training records (including, presumably, the observation report reproduced above) had been destroyed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n How convenient. Closer to my point of reference, post-Tail Hook, the Las Vegas Navy debacle, had people so gun-shy of even mildly reproaching a female sailor, that Instructor Pilots passed a below average female pilot for F-14s. LT Kara Hultgreen perished attempting to land onboard USS Abraham Lincoln.<\/p>\n Read the rest of the article here: Daily Caller<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"