Shaye Lynne Haver (born 1990) is one of the two first women, along with CPT Kristen Griest, to ever graduate from the US Army Ranger School, which took place on 21 August 2015. Haver and Griest were ranked 34th on Fortune magazine's 2016 list of the World's Greatest Leaders.[1]
Shaye Lynne Haver | |
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| Born | 1990 (age 33–34) |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Service/ |  United States Army Infantry |
| Years of service | 2012–present |
| Rank |  Major |
| Commands held | C Company, 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, D Company 1st Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment |
| Awards |  Ranger Tab |
Early life and education edit
Haver is from Copperas Cove, Texas.[2] In 2008, she graduated from Copperas Cove High School, where she was a cross country runner and soccer player.[2] Haver also participated in the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps, where she was reportedly the cadet battalion commander.[3]
Haver graduated from the United States Military Academy in 2012.[4]
Haver followed in her father's footsteps and became a pilot of attack helicopters. Her father also served as a career Army aviator who flew Apaches.[5]
Military career edit
Having previously served as an Apache attack helicopter pilot in an aviation brigade, Haver is one of the two first women (along with Kristen Marie Griest) to have earned a Ranger tab from the US Army Ranger School. Haver was among a group of 19 women who qualified to attend the first gender-integrated Ranger School, which began 20 April 2015.[6] She received a certificate of completion and was awarded and authorized to wear the Ranger Tab on 21 August 2015.[6][7][8]
Haver and Griest both said that they felt extra pressure to succeed because they wanted to prove that women can endure the same stress and pressure that men do when training. Since questions arose about the legitimacy of the program, many commanders and generals have spoken out in support of the women. Major General Scott Miller, the commanding general of the U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence at Fort Benning,[9] said he vowed before the program began that there "would be no change to the standards". Some critics argued that because Haver and her classmate Griest recycled, or started over, they were given special treatment or somehow didn't meet the same standards as male Rangers. School officials reassured the public that approximately 1 in 4 males graduate Ranger School without a recycle.[10]
On 26 April 2018 Haver took command of Co C, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, joining her fellow Ranger School[11] graduate Griest in being some of the first female infantry commanders.[12]
When US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died and lay in state at the US Capitol, Haver led the military honor guard that carried the casket.[13]
As of 2023, Haver is a major assigned to the 3rd Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) in Washington, DC.[3]
Honors edit
In 2018, CPT Haver was inducted into the US Army Women's Foundation Hall of Fame.[14]
Awards and decorations edit
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References edit
- ^ Bellstrom, Kristen (25 March 2016). "Why the First Two Female Rangers Changed the Army Forever". Fortune Magazine. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ^ a b Coder, Maria (19 August 2015). "Meet the First-Ever Female Army Rangers". People.com. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
- ^ a b Imerman, Thaddeus (April 20, 2023). "One of the first female Rangers in the Army returns to Cove High". Killeen Daily Herald. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
- ^ "Shaye Lynne Haver". West Point Association of Graduates. Archived from the original on 2022-07-20. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ "First women to pass Ranger School recount milestone". CBS News. AP News. 20 August 2015. Archived from the original on 10 June 2022. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
- ^ a b Lamothe, Dan (18 August 2015). "These are the Army's first female Ranger School graduates". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 19 November 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ Thompson, Mark (18 August 2015). "Female Army Ranger Grads Are Among Nation's Top Soldiers, But Can't Fight". Time. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ Oppel, Richard A. (19 August 2015). "2 Women Set to Graduate From Ranger School Are Experienced Officers". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ Haskey, Mike (10 February 2018). Maj. Gen. Scott Miller answers questions about Ranger School (video). Ledger-Enquirer.
- ^ Cox, Matthew (20 August 2015). "Male Classmates Say Female Rangers 'Are Here to Stay'". Military.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Keilar, Brianna (27 January 2021). Keilar fact-checks claim GOP senator mischaracterized Army Ranger record. YouTube. CNN.
- ^ @PantherBrigade (April 26, 2018). "#PantherFamily, we congratulate Capt. James Simpson on a successful command of C/1-508 and wish Capt. Shaye Haver w…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Williams, Chuck (September 25, 2020). "One of first female Ranger School graduates leads Honor Guard for Justice Ginsburg". WRBL. Columbus, Georgia. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
- ^ "The First Army Female Rangers". Army Women's Foundation. Archived from the original on 20 November 2021. Retrieved September 27, 2020.