U.S. Army soldiers including women, center, train April 20, 2015 during the Ranger Course at Ft. Benning, Ga. Soldiers attend Ranger school to learn additional leadership and small unit technical and tactical skills in a physically and mentally demanding, combat stimulated environment.Soldiers practice close armed combat during the Ranger Course Assessment.Soldiers including women train during the Ranger Course.A female soldier does pushups as part of a Ranger physical assessment during the ranger course assessment.Soldiers including women, center, train during the Ranger Course.Soldiers prepare to conduct combatives training during the Ranger Course.Soldiers train during the Ranger Course.Soldiers train during the Ranger Course at Ft. Benning, Ga.Soldiers practice basic knife fighting techniques during the Ranger Course.Soldiers train during the Ranger Course.
An Army working group is looking at whether some soldiers at large installations and in certain MOSs ought to be able to stay longer at the installation.