A 26-year-old military police officer from Connecticut is among the first women to complete the Army's elite Ranger School.A defense official confirmed Wednesday to The Associated Press that CPT Kristen Griest, who served in Afghanistan and graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, is scheduled to graduate Friday from Ranger School at Fort Benning, Georgia. The official was not authorized to disclose the name publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.
Griest of Orange, Connecticut, will graduate alongside 25-year-old 1st LT Shaye Haver of Copperas Cove, Texas. Haver's father confirmed that his daughter, an Apache helicopter pilot and West Point graduate, also completed Ranger School.
The families issued a joint statement Wednesday saying the women "are just like all the soldiers in Class 8-15 - happy, relieved, and ready for some good food and sleep."
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