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Griest was one of
two women who made history last year after becoming one of the
first female soldiers to pass the Army's grueling course to
qualify for the elite Rangers unit.
Earlier this month, the Army said it had approved requests from
more than 20 women to enter the infantry and armor branches,
both of which face the possibility of combat. The armor branch
includes tanks.
Army Times, which first reported the news, said Griest was
expected to graduate from the Maneuver Captain's Career Course
on Thursday.
Last year the U.S. military said it would let women serve in all
combat roles, a historic move striking down gender barriers in
the armed forces.
As of mid-2015, nearly 12 percent of U.S. forces deployed to
Iraq and Afghanistan were women. They represented about 2
percent of U.S. military deaths in those wars.
(Reporting by Idrees Ali; Editing by Jonathan Oatis)
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