FORT BENNING, Ga. — The first all-female infantry platoon in the United States military, despite breaking lots of sexist barriers, has also broken lots of rules, sources say.
A spokesman for the US Army Infantry Center Of Excellence at Fort Benning, Ga., confirmed reports that the platoon leads its training brigade in disciplinary infractions.
“It’s true that First Platoon, Alpha Company, 1-19 Infantry, or ‘Beaver Platoon’ as they’ve taken to calling themselves, is having a few growing pains with conduct,” said Maj. Amos P. Prescott, II, the 198th Infantry Brigade Media Relations Officer, though “they also posted very high stats in sharpshooting, field sanitation, and applying face camouflage.”
According to Prescott, Beaver Platoon barely managed to pass land navigation, and was temporarily suspended after allegations that it had stopped to ask directions from a Range Control official.
