British officer becomes first woman to pass grueling entry test for elite Army unit
Rosie Wild, an officer in the British Army, has become the first woman to pass the All Arms Pre Parachute Selection course, a brutal entry fitness test. Women have been able to undertake the "P-company" course since the mid-1990s and Brig. Completing the "Trainasium" which is an aerial assault course meant to test a soldier's ability to overcome fear. Completing a two-mile steeplechase, which includes a cross-country run and an assault course, within 19 minutes. Teams of 16 soldiers carry a 79kg stretcher over five miles but no more than four people can carry the stretcher at once.
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