Emelie Vanasse

This means that as long as they qualify and meet the standards, women will now be able to contribute to our mission in ways they could not before. They'll be allowed to drive tanks, fire mortars, and lead infantry soldiers into combat.

This means that as long as they qualify and meet the standards, women will now be able to contribute to our mission in ways they could not before. They'll be allowed to drive tanks, fire mortars, and lead infantry soldiers into combat.

This means that as long as they qualify and meet the standards, women will now be able to contribute to our mission in ways they could not before. They'll be allowed to drive tanks, fire mortars, and lead infantry soldiers into combat.

Ranger School is kind of a crucible event for the Army. It's a three-phase school in which individuals are deprived of food and sleep and warmth and kind of basic human comforts and forced to make decisions and lead in complex situations. And then they're evaluated on those leadership decisions. So Ranger School was founded today.

Ranger School is kind of a crucible event for the Army. It's a three-phase school in which individuals are deprived of food and sleep and warmth and kind of basic human comforts and forced to make decisions and lead in complex situations. And then they're evaluated on those leadership decisions. So Ranger School was founded today.

Ranger School is kind of a crucible event for the Army. It's a three-phase school in which individuals are deprived of food and sleep and warmth and kind of basic human comforts and forced to make decisions and lead in complex situations. And then they're evaluated on those leadership decisions. So Ranger School was founded today.

in 1952, and it's kind of touted as the premier leadership training and evaluation school for the Army. And women weren't given the chance or the opportunity to attend until 2014. So it took the Army 62 years to realize that women could be leaders, too.

in 1952, and it's kind of touted as the premier leadership training and evaluation school for the Army. And women weren't given the chance or the opportunity to attend until 2014. So it took the Army 62 years to realize that women could be leaders, too.

in 1952, and it's kind of touted as the premier leadership training and evaluation school for the Army. And women weren't given the chance or the opportunity to attend until 2014. So it took the Army 62 years to realize that women could be leaders, too.

I went to ranger school on the 1st of January, 2017, and I woke up, you know, 3 a.m. that day in Fort Benning, Georgia, shaved my head a quarter inch all the way around, just like the men, took my last hot shower, choked down some French toast, and then I drove to Camp Rogers. And I remember being, like, very acutely aware of the pain that the school would inflict. both physically and mentally.

I went to ranger school on the 1st of January, 2017, and I woke up, you know, 3 a.m. that day in Fort Benning, Georgia, shaved my head a quarter inch all the way around, just like the men, took my last hot shower, choked down some French toast, and then I drove to Camp Rogers. And I remember being, like, very acutely aware of the pain that the school would inflict. both physically and mentally.

I went to ranger school on the 1st of January, 2017, and I woke up, you know, 3 a.m. that day in Fort Benning, Georgia, shaved my head a quarter inch all the way around, just like the men, took my last hot shower, choked down some French toast, and then I drove to Camp Rogers. And I remember being, like, very acutely aware of the pain that the school would inflict. both physically and mentally.

But I very much considered it a prerequisite for my job as an infantry officer. I was also very aware that there was kind of half of this population of objective graders that just kind of hated my guts for even showing up.

But I very much considered it a prerequisite for my job as an infantry officer. I was also very aware that there was kind of half of this population of objective graders that just kind of hated my guts for even showing up.

But I very much considered it a prerequisite for my job as an infantry officer. I was also very aware that there was kind of half of this population of objective graders that just kind of hated my guts for even showing up.

Back in 2016 and 2017, it was so new to have women in ranger school. I used to think, like, I don't have to just be good. Like, I have to be lucky. I have to get a grader who is willing to let a woman pass. I had dark times at that school. I tasted real failure. I sat under a poncho in torrential rain, and I shivered so hard, my whole body cramped.

Back in 2016 and 2017, it was so new to have women in ranger school. I used to think, like, I don't have to just be good. Like, I have to be lucky. I have to get a grader who is willing to let a woman pass. I had dark times at that school. I tasted real failure. I sat under a poncho in torrential rain, and I shivered so hard, my whole body cramped.

Back in 2016 and 2017, it was so new to have women in ranger school. I used to think, like, I don't have to just be good. Like, I have to be lucky. I have to get a grader who is willing to let a woman pass. I had dark times at that school. I tasted real failure. I sat under a poncho in torrential rain, and I shivered so hard, my whole body cramped.

I put on a ruck that weighed 130 pounds, and I crawled up a mountain on my hands and knees. I hallucinated a donut shop in the middle of the Appalachian Mountains and I cried one morning when someone told me I had to get out of my sleeping bag. But I think all of those experiences are such like quintessential ranger school experiences. They're what everyone kind of goes through there.

I put on a ruck that weighed 130 pounds, and I crawled up a mountain on my hands and knees. I hallucinated a donut shop in the middle of the Appalachian Mountains and I cried one morning when someone told me I had to get out of my sleeping bag. But I think all of those experiences are such like quintessential ranger school experiences. They're what everyone kind of goes through there.