Report: First Female Green Beret Is Coming

The US Army may soon have its first female Green Beret. The enlisted National Guard soldier is set to graduate from the yearlong qualification course as a Special Forces engineer sergeant in the coming weeks, reports the New York Times, which cites officials as saying her success is essentially guaranteed. The unidentified soldier was one of at least two women to pass a 24-day assessment program that serves as a precursor to the so-called Q course, which is broken down into six phases.

The phases include combat marksmanship, advanced Special Forces tactics, and language training, per Military.com, which describes the training as "some of the most intense in the Army." The Times reports the other woman to pass the assessment, a medical sergeant, is also working through the course. The Pentagon only opened up all military combat positions to women in 2016. (Months later, the Army named its first female infantry officer.)