A woman soldier for the first time will join the Green Berets, one of the Army's most elite units, after graduating this week from US Army Special Forces training.
The soldier graduated Thursday in a"Covid-compliant graduation ceremony," according to the US Army. The Army doesn't name Special Forces members to protect their identities for future missions. In a speech at the graduation ceremony, Lt. Gen. Fran Beaudette, the commanding general for the US Army Special Operations Command, referred to the graduates as"Green Beret Men and Women.
While women have had roles in the military since the Revolutionary War, it wasn't until 2016 that all combat positions were opened to women. That decision faced some opposition, most notably from the Marine Corps, which published a study that suggested all-male squads were more effective in combat than integrated groups. Read MoreThe woman soldier will be the first among the Green Berets, but she was not the first woman to graduate from Special Forces training. Capt.
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