West Point, Ranger School grad is the first female US Army infantry officer
The U.S. Army has just announced that Captain Kristen Griest's request to change her military occupational specialty from Military Police to Infantry has been approved, according to a report posted by the Ledger-Enquirer.
"Like any other officer who wishes to branch transfer, Capt. Griest applied for an exception to Army policy to transfer from military police to infantry," Fort Benning Spokesman Bob Purtiman said. "Her transfer was approved by the Department of the Army over the weekend."
Griest, a West Point graduate, was one of three women to successfully complete Ranger School last August. She is scheduled to graduate from the Captains Career Course at Fort Benning this week. The Army has not announced her next assignment.
Captain Kristen Griest | Photo by U.S. Army
