【號外】美國特種兵即將開啟「女性時代」
根據美國陸軍特戰司令部發言人Robert Bockholt中校說法，這名女軍官在去年12月完成「遊騎兵」團RASP II/Ranger Assessment and Selection Program II）評估與選拔項目，成為完成RASP的首位女性（去年6月曾有女兵報名參與這一項目，但最終仍遭淘汰）。
接下來的幾個月，這名女軍官在第75「遊騎兵」團的具體服役單位將被最終確認，屆時，她就成為美軍第一個女「遊騎兵」特戰隊員。
同時，鑒於同屬美軍特戰單位的空軍特戰司令部、陸戰隊特戰司令部以及海軍特戰司令部至今仍無一名女性完成本體系內的特戰隊員選拔，這名准女「遊騎兵」特戰隊員也成了整個美軍歷史上第一個女特戰隊員。另一方面，這也使得第75「遊騎兵」團成為首個迎來「女性」成員的特戰單位。
注1：根據美軍內部安全政策，這位美軍特戰「女性第一人」的個人信息沒有被公開。
注2：無論中外媒體，都有過關於之前既已有女性完成「遊騎兵學校」課程成為首位「女特戰隊員」的報導。這裡特別說明一下，這是不對的。通過「遊騎兵學校」課程與完成RASP並不是一碼事。區別在於，通過「遊騎兵學校」課程，只意味著你已完成某些特定內容的訓練，你具備了佩戴「Ranger」臂章的資質，完成訓練後，還得回原單位；只有完成RASP，才能去第75「遊騎兵」團，成為「Lead the way」的「Ranger」，這才是真「Ranger」——這一點，《Army Times》有提到。
*之前曾有3名女性完成「遊騎兵學校」課程，但她們都沒參加RASP，所以都回到了原來的常規作戰部隊。這是有些媒體誤以為以前就出現了「首位女特種兵」烏龍的由來。
關於「Ranger」臂章的幾點說明：
1，左臂佩戴下面這些章的，都是通過RASP的現役「遊騎兵」特戰隊員；對於從75「遊騎兵」團出去到別的單位服役的軍人，如果願意，仍可將這一標誌佩戴右臂上。
2，完成「遊騎兵」學校課程的，可佩戴下面這個章；但不一定意味著這人就是「遊騎兵」特戰隊員。
最後：
《Army Times》原文鏈接在此：
This woman will be the first to join the Army"s elite 75th Ranger Regiment
全文引用如下：
This woman will be the first to join the Army"s elite 75th Ranger Regiment
By: Meghann Myers, January 18, 2017 (Photo Credit: Army)
A female officer has completed the Army"s rigorous selection process for its storied 75th Ranger Regiment and is on her way to joining a unit in the next few months, according to a spokesman for Army Special Operations Command.The soon-to-be first female Ranger passed the 75th Ranger Regiment"s Ranger Assessment and Selection Program II program in December, said Lt. Col. Robert Bockholt.
This makes the 75th Ranger Regiment the first special operations unit to have a female soldier graduate its selection course, as first reported by Task and Purpose. Air Force Special Operations Command, Marine Corps Special Operations Command and Naval Special Warfare Command -- home of the SEALs -- have not yet gotten a woman through their pipelines. The Army is withholding all other identifying information to protect her safety, Bockholt said. "The identity, career fields and backgrounds of our Rangers are not provided in accordance with our current security policy," he said. Officials are concerned that the public may be able to trace back details like rank, operational background and commissioning source in order to expose special operators in general. "It』s not based solely on them being a female," Bockholt said. "We protect all of our special operations forces." Becoming a Ranger is different than completing Ranger School, which has seen three female officers graduate. That distinction allows the women to wear the Ranger tab on their uniforms, but they initially returned to jobs in the conventional Army, as do the vast majority of soldiers who complete the course. The first female Ranger passed the three-week long selection course designed for staff sergeants and above, as well as officers. She will wear the legendary Ranger scroll and the distinctive tan beret and when she reports to the regiment. The bare minimum requirements include:- A score of 240 on the Army Physical Fitness Test, with 6 chin-ups completed.
- A five-mile run in 40 minutes or less.
- A 12-mile ruck march in three hours or less with a 35-pound pack.
- Completion of the Ranger Swim Ability Evaluation.
- A full psychological screening.
- A Commander"s Board screening.
She is the first woman to complete RASP but not the first to try it. A female noncommissioned officer made an attempt last June but ultimately washed out.
The officer is not due to report to her new unit until this spring, Bockholt said, as she out-processes from her old unit and secures orders and travel arrangements to the new one.推薦閱讀：