Was Ranger School fixed or not? Waiting for answers from the Army

U.S. Defense Watch reports:

On September 15th, Representative Steve Russell (R., OK) a Ranger School graduate and a retired US Army Infantry officer with combat service in Iraq, contacted the outgoing Secretary of the Army John McHugh and requested the Ranger School records for the first two female graduates (Captain Kristen Griest and First Lieutenant Shaye Haver) from the elite and grueling 61 day course.

In an official statement released by Russell, he stated, “The records request on the recent Ranger classes that included females is to investigate serious allegations that are being made by members of the military. No one wanted to touch this issue. As one of only two Ranger qualified members of the US House, I asked for the records to determine the nature of the allegations. The investigation should show whether there was any wrong-doing or it will lay it to rest. We expect to examine the records by next week and will make a determination from there.”

At the end of September, Army officials, including Major General Scott Miller, commander of the Maneuver Center of Excellence met with Russell. Miller and other senior Army officials have denied that any standards were dropped to accommodate the females attending Ranger School.

Russell’s office only commented on this meeting by stating that the Army “Asked for additional time to accommodate the document request.” “Our office is negotiating with them on how much time they will need.”

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