The females graduated from the 1st Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment last Friday, stepping off Benning’s grounds as the first female junior enlisted infantrymen.Īccording to the Army Times, the new breed have been sent off to new assignments, with some heading to Fort Hood’s 1st Cavalry Division and others awaiting airborne school for their eventual transfer to Fort Bragg’s 82nd Airborne Division. “No way,” one soldier told Popular Military when asked if women were held to the same standards. However, some sources who graduated from within the unit -whom requested concealed identities to protect their new careers- claimed a clear double-standard between males and females in their training cycle, including lighter rucksacks and lower expectations. But certainly by the end of the cycle, I was doing more push-ups, because I had her chasing me.” It was something that definitely made me better, and maybe kept me up nights a few times. “Speaking as the person who had the second-highest PT score- she had me looking over my soldier the whole cycle. “There was even one female that did better than 90 percent of the males on the PT test,” said one 22-year-old male trainee, who reportedly had high PT scores. That said, there were some women who certainly gave their male colleagues a run for their money. While the attrition rate doesn’t seem all that alarming, it strikes a more concerning tone when factoring in that the females needed only to meet the much-lower female standards for physical fitness that separate them from their previously all-male counterparts. In fact, only eighteen of the thirty-two female infantry recruits made it through the One Station Unit Training (OSUT) program at Fort Benning, Georgia. Albright, Maneuver Center Photographer)Īmerica’s first female Army Infantrymen are here, but not all of them made it through. Army Infantry soldiers-in-training assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, 198th Infantry Brigade, conduct their ‘Turning Blue Ceremony’ where they put on their distinctive blue cords identifying them as infantrymen May 18, 2017, at Sand Hill’s Pomeroy Field. Regular Army: 16,512 recruits received an average bonus of $14.1KĪrmy Reserve: 6,943 with average bonus of $9.(FORT BENNING, Ga.) – U.S. * 62.2% of RA and 64.2% of AR recruits scored above a 50 on the Armed Forces Qualification Test (the Department of Defense mandates no less * 10.4% of RA and 19.3% AR recruits had at least one semester of college prior to joining. The remainder were required to have a GED or state equivalency. * 94.2% of RA recruits and 97.4% of AR recruits had a high school diploma. Special Operations Recruiting Battalion: 4,415 (83% of 5304 mission) Regular Army: 19,283 recruits received an average bonus of $14.4KĪrmy Reserve: 7,574 with average bonus of $9.4K * 63.1% of RA and 64.5% of AR recruits scored above a 50 on the Armed Forces Qualification Test (the Department of Defense mandates no less than 60%)Ībout 50% of RA recruits come from the following eight states: * 10.8% of RA and 15.5% AR recruits had at least one semester of college prior to joining. * 93.1% of RA recruits and 93.4% of AR recruits had a high school diploma. Special Operations Recruiting Battalion: 2,996 (61% of 4,930 mission) Geography: The Army focused on 22 key cities and improved enlistments by an average of 15%. Army Reserve female enlistments are the highest they have been since before the early 1990s. Active Army female enlistments are the highest they have been since 2004. Lowest percentage of conduct waivers in two decades.ĭiversity: Increased minority recruits by 3% over FY18. Quality: 3.2% fewer waivers than FY18, with the bulk of the reduction coming from conduct waivers. Qualified youth: 71% of youth do not qualify for military service because of obesity, drugs, physical and mental health problems, misconduct, and aptitudeįamily business: 79% of recruits have a relative who servedĭisconnect with society: Only 1% of the population currently serves veteran population is declining Labor market: Most challenging labor market since the inception of the all-volunteer forceĪwareness: 50% of youth admit they know little to nothing about military service
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