The One -Time Ballerina Who Became a Ranger
AUSA’s Army Matters Podcast
- Published
- October 22, 2025
- Duration
- 42:44
- Summary source
- description
- Last updated
- Apr 29, 2026
Discusses For decades, Soldiers in the Army Ranger School were only men, most of them in their 20s. But in 201…
Summary
For decades, Soldiers in the Army Ranger School were only men, most of them in their 20s. But in 2015, then-MAJ Lisa Jaster set out to change that, and became one of the first three women, and the first female Reserve officer, ever to graduate Ranger School. For her, it was one of many accomplishments in a distinguished life of service, ranging from her t…
Show notes
For decades, Soldiers in the Army Ranger School were only men, most of them in their 20s. But in 2015, then-MAJ Lisa Jaster set out to change that, and became one of the first three women, and the first female Reserve officer, ever to graduate Ranger School. For her, it was one of many accomplishments in a distinguished life of service, ranging from her time at West Point to her award-winning fitness career and her stint as an author. Hosts LTG (Ret.) Leslie C. Smith and SMA (Ret.) Dan Dailey si