PEOPLE magazine has a rare subversive story about the rigging of the widely-hailed graduation of two women from the elite, physically-demanding Army Rangers school. As was previously suspected, it was fixed, sources say.

Multiple sources told PEOPLE: 

• Women were first sent to a special two-week training in January to get them ready for the school, which didn’t start until April 20. Once there they were allowed to repeat the program until they passed – while men were held to a strict pass/fail standard.

• Afterward they spent months in a special platoon at Fort Benning getting, among other things, nutritional counseling and full-time training with a Ranger.

• While in the special platoon they were taken out to the land navigation course – a very tough part of the course that is timed – on a regular basis. The men had to see it for the first time when they went to the school.

• Once in the school they were allowed to repeat key parts – like patrols – while special consideration was not given to the men.

• A two-star general made personal appearances to cheer them along during one of the most challenging parts of the school, multiple sources tell PEOPLE.

The end result? Two women – First Lts. Kristen Griest and Shaye Haver – graduated August 21 (along with 381 men) and are wearing the prestigious Ranger Tab. Griest was surprised they made it.

— Comments —

WF writes:

We will see how many women rangers will go into harm’s way.   The proof is in the pudding.

Pan Dora writes:

There will not be any female Rangers sent into harms way as long as the current ban on women in combat is still in effect. That’s why I never went Airborne during my tenure … it is a waste of money. But our government is good at that.

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