,,iii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bif  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october  
#bf1 #bjae ,mr4 ,johnson 7for himself   
and ,ms4 ,baldwin7 submitted the        
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,armed ,services  
,,resolution  ,congratulating ,army     
,reserve ,major ,lisa ,jaster on her    
graduation from the ,army ,ranger       
,school4  ,whereas the ,army ,ranger    
,school 7referred to in this preamble as
 ,ranger ,school7 was established in    
#aiej during the ,korean ,war to develop
 elite leaders to command difficult     
combat missions2 ,whereas ,ranger       
,school is one of the most challenging  
training courses for which members of   
the ,armed ,forces may volunteer2       
,whereas ,ranger ,school pushes the     
physical and mental limits of students  
for more than two months2 ,whereas on   
average--  7#a7 #cf percent of ,ranger  
,school students fail the course during 
the first four days after the date on   

which the course begins2 and  7#b7 only 
approximately #de percent of ,ranger    
,school students ultimately graduate    
from the course2 ,whereas the ,army     
,reserve is--  7#a7 a highly trained    
force that comprises approximately #bj  
percent of the total ,army2 and  7#b7   
always available to meet the needs of   
the ,army and ,joint ,force2  ,whereas1 
on ,august #ba1 #bjae1 ,army ,captain   
,kristen ,griest and ,first ,lieutenant 
,shaye ,haver became the first two women
 to graduate from ,ranger ,school2      
,whereas1 on ,october #af1 #bjae1 ,major
 ,lisa ,jaster became the third woman1  
and the first ,army ,reserve woman and  
mother1 to graduate from ,ranger ,school
 and earn the distinctive black and gold
 ,ranger tab2 ,whereas ,major ,lisa     
,jaster overcame the extreme fatigue1   
hunger1 and stress involved in ,ranger  
training in order to graduate from      
,ranger ,school2 and ,whereas ,major    
,lisa ,jaster has-- 7#a7 dedicated her  
life to serving and protecting the      

,united ,states2  7#b7 deployed to both 
,iraq and ,afghanistan2 and  7#c7 earned
 the ,bronze ,star and the ,combat      
,action ,badge3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  
,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 honors ,major  
,lisa ,jaster for the accomplishment of 
becoming the first ,army ,reserve woman 
and first mother to graduate from       
,ranger ,school2  7#b7 commends the     
groundbreaking achievements of the first
 three women to graduate from ,ranger   
,school-- 7,a7 ,captain ,kristen        
,griest2  7,b7 ,first ,lieutenant ,shaye
 ,haver2 and  7,c7 ,major ,lisa ,jaster2
  7#c7 recognizes the vital role that   
the ,army ,reserve plays in protecting  
and defending the ,united ,states2 and  
7#d7 celebrates the determination1      
patriotism1 and willingness to lead of  
all ,ranger ,school graduates4