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History In The U.S. Army: For The First Time - Warrior Completed Sniper Course | Israel today

2021-11-10T13:38:17.218Z


The Montana National Guard fighter became the first woman to complete the challenging course • Its commanders noted that it met all the required missions: "We had no doubt at all that she would succeed"


The Montana State National Guard soldier became the first woman to complete the lengthy and difficult sniper course of the U.S. military while making a small history of it.

The fighter, whose name was not released at her request, took a seven-week course at Fort Benning Base and successfully completed it last weekend.

This is a course that requires the sniper to be in top shape, to know how to operate complex weapons, to be patient and to use a different set of mental skills in extreme conditions and in difficult descriptions.

The fighter met all the requirements placed on the fighters: shooting at distant targets in motion, standing, different ranges and in surprise situations when the distance to the target is unknown and in a variety of hot and cold terrain conditions day and night.

The fighter enlisted in the Montana National Guard in December 2020 and later volunteered for the sniper course, after performing various roles and a series of volunteer activities as part of the force.


Captain Joshua O'Neill, commander of the sniper company at Fort Benning, said "we had no doubt at all that she would succeed," the commander of the sniper school battalion, Captain David Wright, also praised the fighter and said "she arrived in the right shape, ready for training and we We are proud of the level she presented and the quality training she received. "

This is another milestone of integrating women in all combat professions in the U.S. military after all military professions were opened to women in 2015. This process led to the joining of fighters to the American Rangers.

In the past year, a National Guard fighter has also managed to meet the requirements for joining the elite unit of the Green Berets, after meeting all the conditions and requirements of the classified and special unit.

Commander of the National Guard of the State of Montana Brigadier General C.

Peter Hronk, expressed satisfaction with the success of the new sniper and said that "before her arrival at the sniper school she had to volunteer for various military operations and thus show her dedication".

Source: israelhayom

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