I just got this...which is "circulating" among a number of my military buddies and Ag classmates.
It's unfortunately what a number of people have asked...but I cannot vouch for the validity or truth
behind it. But someone will...
Author Unknown:
Here is an email exchange sent to the members of the West Point Class of 1969—the class behind me. My comments are in.
Karl, I am in very close contact with the Ranger Camp. The comments below from a Mountain Ranger Course Cadre [Ranger School instructor/grader] are pretty much what has happened.
Bob, When the administration wants something to succeed, they will do anything at all to make it succeed. For those of you who went to Ranger school, I assume that you did not have a general officer as a lane grader, called a walker these days [the officer who observe you when you lead a patrol and grades you on whether you passed or failed].
When they are social engineering, they make things work regardless of the standards or the consequences because it’s the engineering that’s important. Here's the breakdown: Army wanted 200 of the most badass women from the army, guard, and reserves to start ranger school in April. The deal was they had to pass RTAC to get a slot.
138 women attended several RTAC classes and 20 passed The 20 women were put in their own unit to train exclusively for Ranger school in the months preceding their start date: 1 quit before school started.
19 women started Ranger School in April.
11 failed in the first 3 days: pt test, land, nav, and road march.
All 8 failed patrols and were inserted into Darby, the following class. All 8 failed patrols again. 5 were sent home and 3 were offered day 1 recycles. Nearing the end of their third attempt at Darby, all three had 2 failed patrols, and General Scott Miller (title: movement excellence commander of Ft. Benning) showed up to be their walker. [As far as I know, no officer above the rank of Colonel was ever a walker or lane grader. When I went to Ranger School, I believe the graders were all either NCOs, Captains, or Majors. I do not even believe that any officer associated with the school was a General including the Commandant of the Ranger School. I think he was a LTC or Col.]
With the General along, all three passed. All three advanced to Mountains. Nearing the end of the patrol phase of mountains all three women had failed 2 patrols, so guess who showed up again to be their walker?.... 2 of the three passed, and one has been recycled.
Some of the guys I work with here remember Miller from Delta [Force]. I'm sure that's not what's being reported, but when we first heard a General had walked them, three of them chimed in with "Scotty Miller" in unison.
These women will pass, and probably be honor grads. "Sounds like command interference to me”...[plain old dishonesty to me if they did not earn passing grades]. This does not surprise me. The General’s Boss most likely told him (Miller) if you want to make three stars, there will be female Ranger graduates! So he Santa Claused them so they would pass. Sad times. This PC BS will be the end of us, if it hasn’t already sealed our fate!
It's unfortunately what a number of people have asked...but I cannot vouch for the validity or truth
behind it. But someone will...
Author Unknown:
Here is an email exchange sent to the members of the West Point Class of 1969—the class behind me. My comments are in.
Karl, I am in very close contact with the Ranger Camp. The comments below from a Mountain Ranger Course Cadre [Ranger School instructor/grader] are pretty much what has happened.
Bob, When the administration wants something to succeed, they will do anything at all to make it succeed. For those of you who went to Ranger school, I assume that you did not have a general officer as a lane grader, called a walker these days [the officer who observe you when you lead a patrol and grades you on whether you passed or failed].
When they are social engineering, they make things work regardless of the standards or the consequences because it’s the engineering that’s important. Here's the breakdown: Army wanted 200 of the most badass women from the army, guard, and reserves to start ranger school in April. The deal was they had to pass RTAC to get a slot.
138 women attended several RTAC classes and 20 passed The 20 women were put in their own unit to train exclusively for Ranger school in the months preceding their start date: 1 quit before school started.
19 women started Ranger School in April.
11 failed in the first 3 days: pt test, land, nav, and road march.
All 8 failed patrols and were inserted into Darby, the following class. All 8 failed patrols again. 5 were sent home and 3 were offered day 1 recycles. Nearing the end of their third attempt at Darby, all three had 2 failed patrols, and General Scott Miller (title: movement excellence commander of Ft. Benning) showed up to be their walker. [As far as I know, no officer above the rank of Colonel was ever a walker or lane grader. When I went to Ranger School, I believe the graders were all either NCOs, Captains, or Majors. I do not even believe that any officer associated with the school was a General including the Commandant of the Ranger School. I think he was a LTC or Col.]
With the General along, all three passed. All three advanced to Mountains. Nearing the end of the patrol phase of mountains all three women had failed 2 patrols, so guess who showed up again to be their walker?.... 2 of the three passed, and one has been recycled.
Some of the guys I work with here remember Miller from Delta [Force]. I'm sure that's not what's being reported, but when we first heard a General had walked them, three of them chimed in with "Scotty Miller" in unison.
These women will pass, and probably be honor grads. "Sounds like command interference to me”...[plain old dishonesty to me if they did not earn passing grades]. This does not surprise me. The General’s Boss most likely told him (Miller) if you want to make three stars, there will be female Ranger graduates! So he Santa Claused them so they would pass. Sad times. This PC BS will be the end of us, if it hasn’t already sealed our fate!
