Your goddamn right brother.... even for the retired guys, its still our Regiment, our Army and our Military. The groundpounder bears the burden and we know the price of weakness and failure on the battlefield.

First Female Infantry Officer
 

Continued

:munchin

Infantry
 

An Infantry Company Commander who has never been an Infantry Platoon Leader is going to be counseling her platoon leaders on how to do it right.

Works for the PC crowd.

Wouldn't you think as a West Pointer she would feel a bit sheepish about backing into this position on an exception to Army policy.

Her actions/behaviors clearly show she has no concern so long as she gets her attention and special treatment.

Army policy is just published words. She's not an exception, she's just what they're looking for. No way that wasn't going to be approved; these days a negative endorsement on something like that would get you PCS'd to supervise tree cutting on Shemya.

:rolleyes:

Actually, according to the 05 Apr 16 MILPER msg 16-096, she received 3 exceptions to policy:

1) Applicants were supposed to be from YG 14 or 15; CPT Griest is YG 11, 3 years too late according to this standard

2) Applicants were supposed to attend IN or AR BOLC; CPT Griest just finished the MCCC, which is not a comparable course by any standard

3) Applicants were supposed to complete a minimum of 1 year of IN or AR PL time before attending MCCC; as noted above, CPT Griest did not serve as an IN PL for any length of time before being allowed to attend MCCC--the third standard that was waived for her

So, while the SECDEF, CSA and everyone else in the chain of command continue to insist that standards will not be lowered, that is exactly what happened in this precedence-setting, 'historic' event, x3.

Standards! Huh! Good Good y'all...what are they good for? Absolutely nothing; say it again!

YG 11
 

When is YG 11's first look for Major?

I ask because it would seem she is 3 years behind her soon to be "peers". Haven't they done their Platoon Leader, Company Commander time and moved on to a staff position?

A person would think her records wouldn't look that good to a board. Well, except for the "first female" part.

I'm sure the picture will make up for any deficiencies in her records.

She has no "peers"

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Ahh, those pesky 2d and 3d order effect things...I'm sure the senior leadership thought that out.....said no one EVER...

By the time Ash Carter gets finished, I'm sure she'll have plenty of peers.

ETA:

My wife and another colleague of hers (both are soon to be O3), were approached at the early part of the year and encouraged/asked if they would like to transfer to IN or AR. Both said no. Talked to my wife about that and her sentiments were, "I enlisted as an MP, cut my teeth on all-things MP then crossed over to the dark side and I'm an XO in an MP Co. I have no clue how IN or any other branch operates - what sense does it make to transfer as an O3 with zero time in combat arms??? I'm not going to be part of their experiment."

Some get it.

RANGERS LEAD THE WAY????
 

First Female Ranger to become the CO of an Airborne BCT? or even better The first female Ranger to be the CO of a SF Group.....There is no limit to PC BULLSHIT. JUST LOOK AT THE H C Campaign, NEVER MENTIONS THE FBI INVESTIGATION; IF THE FBI DIRECTOR RECOMMENDS A + NUMBER OF COUNT INDICTMENTS; WILL THE AG GO ALONG & HAVE HER ARRESTED? ......tom kelly

Political correctness in military with women in combat or combat leader roles is very dangerous.