WASHINGTON — The Army is opening the door for women to go to Ranger school, in one of the first steps toward allowing women to move into more grueling combat jobs.
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno said Friday that he thinks he will be able to put women in the Ranger course next spring.
While completing the leadership course would let women wear the Ranger tab, it does not let them become members of the Ranger regiment. Currently only men can be in the 75th Ranger Regiment, the special operations forces unit based at Fort Benning, Ga.
