First female Army infantry recruits arrive at Fort Benning for basic training
By Andy Wolf| February 3rd, 2017|Military News, U.S. Army|0 Comments
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Takiyah Carroll uses warmup weights for deadlifting, which is one of the requirements of the Occupational Physical Assessment Test required that all Future Soldiers take prior to shipping to boot camp Carroll, who is now 19 years old, left February 1, 2017. (Photo Credit: David Vergun)
The US Army Infantry School at Fort Benning, Georgia is starting to see its first female recruits enter basic training, with 145 women to date that are scheduled to enter training between now and September.
At least one of the new recruits -19-year-old Marylander Takiyah Carroll- has already passed the new Occupational Physical Assessment Test (OPAT), which pairs one’s physical fitness with suitable jobs in the military. According to a release from the US Army, Carroll exceeded the required deadlift of 160 lbs with an astonishing 225 lb lift.
The Infantry is one of the occupational specialties the most demanding physical fitness requirements, standards that potential recruits must meet if they wish to find themselves at the birthplace of infantrymen, Sand Hill.
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