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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 257 

Congratulating Captain Kristen Griest and First Lieutenant Shaye Haver 

on their graduation from Ranger School. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015 

Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Ms. MIKULSKI, Ms. AYOTTE, Ms. BALDWIN, Mrs. 

BOXER, Mrs. CAPITO, Mrs. ERNST, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mrs. FISCHER, 

Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Ms. HEITKAMP, Ms. HIRONO, Mrs. MCCASKILL, Ms. 

MURKOWSKI, Mrs. MURRAY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. STABENOW, Ms. WARREN, Mr. PERDUE, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. KIRK, Mr. TESTER, Mr. FLAKE, 

Mr. REED, Mr. DONNELLY, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. 

ISAKSON, Mr. WARNER, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. FRANKEN, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. 

RUBIO, Mr. HEINRICH, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. COONS, Mr. THUNE, Mr. 

MERKLEY, and Mr. GARDNER) submitted the following resolution; which 

was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 

RESOLUTION 

Congratulating Captain Kristen Griest and First Lieutenant 

Shaye Haver on their graduation from Ranger School. 

Whereas United States Army Rangers ‘‘Lead the Way!’’ and 

have played a decisive role in military engagements since 

before the Revolutionary War; 

Whereas Ranger School prepares members of the Armed 

Forces to serve as leaders and members of elite combat 

forces tasked with dismounted infantry, airborne, airmobile, amphibious, and independent squad and platoonsize operations; 


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Whereas Ranger School is one of the toughest training 

courses for which a member can volunteer, with three 

phases testing a member’s ability to patrol, navigate, 

mountaineer, and execute combat arms functional skills; 

Whereas students in Ranger School train to exhaustion, 

pushing the limits of their minds and bodies; 

Whereas although many members apply to Ranger School, 

fewer than 45 percent, on average, possess the mental 

and physical toughness required to earn the highly coveted Ranger tab signifying graduation from the School; 

Whereas Captain Kristen Griest and First Lieutenant Shaye 

Haver braved the rigors of Ranger School, becoming the 

first women to successfully earn the Ranger tab; 

Whereas they stood shoulder-to-shoulder with their fellow 

members, carrying their own weight and, at times, the 

weight of others; 

Whereas their personal courage, sacrifices, and extraordinary 

leadership skills establish them as role models for women 

and men alike, proving that skill, not gender, determines 

military aptitude and success; and 

Whereas, as graduates of the United States Military Academy, they exemplify the time-honored creed of ‘‘Duty, 

Honor, Country’’, and will continue to shape the future 

of our military and the Rangers in the years to come: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) honors and recognizes the patriotism and 

3 historic contributions to the United States by Cap4 tain Kristen Griest and First Lieutenant Shaye 

5 Haver; 


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1 (2) commends their character, courage, and te2 nacity as the first women to earn the Ranger tab 

3 signifying graduation from Ranger School; 

4 (3) recognizes that our military and our coun5 try are more battle ready as a result of their accom6 plishments; 

7 (4) celebrates their service as they continue to 

8 ‘‘Lead the Way!’’ as our Nation’s newest United 

9 States Army Rangers; and 

10 (5) congratulates them for their inspiring and 

11 groundbreaking accomplishments. 

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