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Two buildings near Kabul were renamed in Schulte’s Haver and Griest both said that they felt extra pressure
honor: At Camp Eggers, one of the buildings was desig­ to succeed because they wanted to prove that women can
nated “Roz’s House”; at Sia Sang, a building was named endure the same stress and pressure that men do when
“Schulte’s Place.” In 2010, the Air Force Academy cre­ training. Since questions arose about the legitimacy
ated the Lt. Roslyn Schulte Cadet Award to recognize of the program, many commanders and generals (and
a cadet who “embodies the same impeccable character, one Ranger named Colonel Kragh) have spoken out in
unwavering leadership, and spirit of service that dis­ support of the women. Major General Scott Miller, the
tinguished Lieutenant Schulte.” In 2011, Goodfellow commanding general of the US Army Maneuver Center
Air Force Base dedicated a training facility building in of Excellence at Fort Benning, said he vowed before the
Schulte’s honor. The conference room in the ISRD of program began that there “would be no change to the
the 613th Air and Space Operations Center at Joint standards.” Some critics argued that because Haver and
Base Pearl Harbor­Hickam, Hawaii is named after 1Lt her classmate Griest recycled, or started over, they were
Schulte. A conference room at 25th Air Force has also given special treatment or somehow did not meet the
been dedicated in her honor. same standards as male Rangers. School officials reas­
sured the public that only one in four males graduate
Ranger School without a recycle.
SHAYE LYNNE HAVER
and KRISTEN GRIEST On 26 April 2018, Haver took command of Co C, 1st
Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the
3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, joining her fellow
Ranger School graduate Griest in being some of the first
female infantry commanders.
When US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
died and lay in state at the US Capitol, Shaye Haver led
the military honor guard that carried the casket.

Shaye Lynne Haver and Kristen Griest A majority of the images are from Wikipedia.
SHAYE LYNNE HAVER and KRISTEN GRIEST were the first
two women to ever graduate from the US Army Ranger
School, which occurred on 21 August 2015. Griest and Keywords: women; military; history
Haver began Ranger training in the spring of 2015 as
part of a one­time pilot program to see how women Correspondence to redsoxfan78210@yahoo.com
would do in Ranger School. The course started with Gretchen Garceau-Kragh earned her bachelor’s degree in Sport Sci­
380 men and 19 other women, marking the first­time ence from Colby­Sawyer College in New London, New Hampshire.
women have ever been allowed to participate through As an athletic trainer, she worked at The University of Connecticut,
Elmira College, where she earned a master of education; the United
the course. 99 of the 380 men graduated from this States Military Academy; Methodist University; and The University of
starting pool. Haver and Griest failed the first phase of the Incarnate Word, where she helped to develop the Athletic Train­
the course twice, though their performance impressed ing major while also earning an MBA in Sport Management. She
transitioned into the nonprofit world in 2004, working in the area
Ranger leaders enough to be offered a chance to start of philanthropy. As an independent grant writer, she helps nonprofit
over from day one, commonly referred to as a “Day 01” organizations throughout Texas by matching them with funders who
recycle. They admitted to the press that it was hard to want to support their missions. Gretchen is also a Registered Parlia­
mentarian with the National Association of Parliamentarians.
start over, but said they weren’t going to quit. “We de­ Garceau­Kragh and her husband, John Kragh, a retired Army Colonel,
cided right then and there that if that was what it was live in the King William district of San Antonio, Texas, with their two
going to take to get our Tab, that’s what it was going to cats, Coconut and Nutmeg. They are both avid golfers, having played
take,” Haver said. School officials report that in addi­ golf in 33 states and 7 foreign countries. They have also attended base­
ball games at 16 of the 30 current Major League ball parks.
tion to Haver and Griest, five male candidates were also
offered to start over the course from day one.

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