Our illustrious senior editor has been preparing a commentary related to the Obama administration’s decision to open all combat military occupations to women. In the meantime, a friend of this publication Hugh Pries forwards the latest from reliable sources regarding the authenticity of the recent graduations of two female soldiers from Army Ranger School. The forward includes a brief commentary from Pries who is a retired Army Lieutenant Colonel (Special Forces) a former instructor at the Army Command and General Staff College. Pries volunteered after initial retirement and served a tour as an adviser to the Iraq Army.
Via Allen West.com from US Defense Watch.com
Something is Rotten at Fort Benning
“US Defense Watch and other media outlets have been covering the Ranger School records story since late September. Here’s a summary of the story until now: Congressman Steve Russell (R, OK) contacted the Secretary of the Army on September 15, 2015, and requested the Ranger School records for the first two female graduates, Captain Kristen Griest and First Lieutenant Shaye Haver. Russell, a Ranger School graduate, who served 21 years in the Army and earned a Bronze Star with Valor device, was elected to Congress in 2014. He led 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment during its deployment to Tikrit, Iraq.
The Secretary of the Army, John McHugh, stalled Russell for nine days and then asked for an extension to obtain documents readily available. The Army waited another two weeks to tell Russell the documents had been shredded. The Army still refuses to tell anyone what the school’s policy is for the storage and destruction of Ranger School records.
The Army still refuses to tell the media why they shredded Griest’s and Haver’s records. The Army refuses to tell the media what they are doing with the third female graduate, Major Lisa Jaster’s records.
The Army now refuses to send Congressman Russell the so-called “Green Cards” for the female Rangers. The Green Cards are basically a report card on how any Ranger School graduate performed, in a practice dating back to 1952, the Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade keeps a Ranger student’s Green Card, which verifies their attempt or successful completion of the course. So, we have records shredded and now the Army refuses to send the Green Cards to Russell. Instead, Russell was given some type of half-baked white paper showing that women were performing just like men at Ranger School.”
Lt Col (Ret) Pries, in typical colorful language, adds :
As far as I am concerned there is absolutely no doubt that there was undue Presidential influence on the outcome of these “success” stories. Combine this with yesterday’s announcement (command) re women going to combat units. The Asshat in Chief is doing everything possible to undercut our readiness. If we are going to go to this extreme, then high-time that every swinging Richardette be made to register at Selective Service.
