Two female Army officers have been approved for initial Special Forces training, the first step in the long process to earn the coveted Green Beret, an Army spokeswoman said Monday.
The officers accepted into Special Forces training were among nine female active-duty Army officers who applied.
A total of 340 soldiers’ men and women applied for the program and 220 were accepted. Some of the soldiers who were not selected for SFAS including five of the women could potentially be chosen for other special operations jobs in civil affairs or Psychological Operations.