New class of Branched Army female Infantry Officers.

I'm late to the party, but can maybe chime in. I'm in a Mech Infantry Company and Ranger tabs are not deal breakers for these PL's. Hell, there's a few IN company commanders within the BDE without tabs, which is uncommon too. Scout is pretty spot on in regards to the heavy world, except now those LTs had the opportunity to go to school.

And to add some clarification, IBCT's aren't mech. If their boots are laced up, they're ready to rock. ABCT's are unique as well now because all of the maneuver battalions are CABs (Combined Arms Battalion). That means Alpha and Bravo Companies are Mech Infantry whereas Charlie and Delta are Tank Companies. The difference in Unit Designation (I.e. 1-2 Infantry or 2-1 Armor) is simply the lineage of the unit. Their makeup is doctrinally the same. To add more confusion, these companies also Task Organize so that each company usually rolls with 1 platoon of tanks and 2 platoons of mech infantry. Now, not every CAB looks the same in person, but doctrinally they are supposed to be.
 
...He was sent to Air Assault as well but in reality, if he has to fast rope from a helicopter then they have some real serious issues.

Why? Because he'd have to climb back up the rope? Just do more pull ups. The damn thing's not going anywhere.
 
And to add some clarification, IBCT's aren't mech. If their boots are laced up, they're ready to rock. ABCT's are unique as well now because all of the maneuver battalions are CABs (Combined Arms Battalion).

Thanks for the clarification, the BCT flavors are hard for outsiders to keep straight.

And did I mislabeled the ABCT? I keep hearing them referred to as heavy BCTs (HBCT)s and I've seen serving officers and even publications refer to them. Old terminology?

Likewise, I hear light guys occasionally refer to SBCTs as "mech"... But have also heard others imply that only Bradley's are mech.

Back on topic, Very interesting about non-tabbed IN on the heavy side. So just no harm no foul if they drop? Maybe the issue with IN females and RS is not as big of a deal as some position?

It will be interesting to see if the current 2-11 "All US IBOLC grads at least attempt RS" policy sticks.
 
Why? Because he'd have to climb back up the rope? Just do more pull ups. The damn thing's not going anywhere.

LoL, If he and his left seat have to go down the rope, there better be someone else to fly the thing.
 
Thanks for the clarification, the BCT flavors are hard for outsiders to keep straight.

And did I mislabeled the ABCT? I keep hearing them referred to as heavy BCTs (HBCT)s and I've seen serving officers and even publications refer to them. Old terminology?

Likewise, I hear light guys occasionally refer to SBCTs as "mech"... But have also heard others imply that only Bradley's are mech.

Back on topic, Very interesting about non-tabbed IN on the heavy side. So just no harm no foul if they drop? Maybe the issue with IN females and RS is not as big of a deal as some position?

It will be interesting to see if the current 2-11 "All US IBOLC grads at least attempt RS" policy sticks.

Yes, HBCT is the old term, ABCT is the new. In conversation you'll hear both thrown around and see HBCT in manuals.

I think technically only us Bradley guys are mech, but Strykers are much closer to mech than light infantry. Strykers are just.....Strykers I guess. It's a weird mix between light and heavy.

For non-tabbed IN in the heavy world, I wouldn't say it's completely no harm no foul, because they got to go and everyone knows they went, but it's not something you'll see people really dwell on in the heavy world. There could be things I don't see though. I'm not infantry but am in an infantry company, don't have a tab (never went to RS), and it's not expected of me to have one, but I'm not privy to what a BN Commander might say to one of his new PLs who shows up without one. With the structure of a Combined Arms BN it seems to be even less of a big deal because very few tankers have tabs.
 
Note that I said it was the way the Army USED to be. Once upon a time, heavy officers stayed heavy and light officers stayed light. That is no longer the case, and they will rotate between mechanized and light assignments.
 
Apparently nine 2016 female grads headed for Infantry (ROTC and USMA). I think I read somewhere that 7 were from USMA.

No read yet on how many 2014 & 2015 applied.
 
Great discussion guys. Trying to put an article together for GruntsandCo outlining the path forward and potential pitfalls for the first women Infantry and Armor 2LT's. Effective yesterday we had our first female Infantry Captain.
 
Great discussion guys. Trying to put an article together for GruntsandCo outlining the path forward and potential pitfalls for the first women Infantry and Armor 2LT's. Effective yesterday we had our first female Infantry Captain.
That actually happened Wednesday.

I don't know what your background is, but if you need this discussion to inform you on the subject, you probably aren't the guy to be writing on article on it. Nothing personal intended, but it's a very nuanced subject and there's a ton of noise in that space right now. Most articles, especially on ancillary sites like the one you mentioned, turn into ****-slinging comment fests. Just my two cents.
 
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