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Thu Nov 15, 2018, 01:57 AM Nov 2018

First woman passes special forces assessment, could become first female Green Beret

A female soldier completed the Special Forces Assessment and Selection for the first time in the history of the United States Army Special Forces, commonly known as the Green Berets.

Officials told CNN that the soldier, whose identity has not been revealed due to the sensitive nature of missions that are handled by the Green Berets, completed the selection process and next will attempt the Special Forces Qualification Course.

"Recently, a female successfully completed Special Forces Assessment and Selection and was selected to attend the Special Forces Qualification Course," USASOC spokesman Lt. Col. Loren Bymer told the network in a statement.

"We're proud of all the candidates who attended and were selected to continue into the qualification course in hopes of earning their Green Beret," Bymer continued. "It is our policy to not release the names of our service members because Special Forces Soldiers perform discrete missions upon graduation."

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/416845-woman-passes-special-forces-assessment-and-selection-for-first-time-in-history

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