“All my battle buddies are very accepting and encouraging of my decision to become a Combat Engineer.
“These are my brothers, my family,” said Mayhew. To me, it is more about what you can do as a soldier than what your gender is. Mayhew is a good soldier and I am glad to retain her,” said McConnell. Aaron McConnell of the 840th Mobility Augmentation Company, says he is happy to welcome Mayhew into his company. Mayhew is currently assigned as a combat engineer with the 840th Mobility Augmentation Company based in Weatherford, Texas. Even though the work days were long and exhausting, morale and soldier care remained at an all-time high, which I think are the two crucial parts to any mission.” “You really felt a sense of accomplishment after completing the HPDT tasks,” said Mayhew. Through HPDTs, gender integration and the mid-Missouri heat, Mayhew and her fellow classmates have proven they have what it takes to join the proud Corps of Engineers. 1st Class Stormy Barnum, readiness non-commissioned officer, 454th Engineer Company, 111th Engineer Battalion, 176th Engineer Brigade.
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The instructors were very professional and did everything they could to make the training as realistic as possible and to minimize outside distractions,” said classmate and Brownwood native Sgt. “We are among the first in gender-integration training. The two-week training was one of the first reserve component courses to integrate the HPDT standards into graduation requirements. Carlos Flores, 840 Mobility Augmentation Company, 111th Engineer Battalion, 176th Engineer Brigade. They were able to pull their own weight and did everything alongside us,” said Fort Worth native Spc. “We had a strong group of female Soldiers in our class. While Mayhew was the first female Texas Guardsmen to complete the course, she shared her journey with four other female soldiers from different states. However, I've never been more proud of myself than when I reached that finish line,” said Mayhew.Īmong the 25 students that attended the course, four fellow Texas Guardsmen attended the course alongside Mayhew. “The timed road march is the most challenging task I've endured in my career.
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All four tasks, plus eight others, are designed to paint a picture of the real-life conditions that could be encountered on the battlefield. Mayhew successfully completed a 12-mile tactical foot march, prepared a fighting position, employed hand grenades and transported a casualty to immediate safety. Every soldier was treated the same and we all knew what we had to do to accomplish the mission.” The instructors worked very hard to keep things fair across the board. “I've never been treated any differently for being a female in uniform or encountered a lower standard,” said Mayhew. Since the push to integrate the military into a gender neutral standard, the military has used HPDTs to collect data on newly-proposed MOS-specific standards. In 2011, she deployed to Afghanistan with the 236th Engineer Company.
Prior to attending the reclassification course Mayhew served in the Texas National Guard for seven years as a 74D chemical biological radiological nuclear specialist.
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Mayhew graduated on June 17, 2016, from Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, during a rigorous two-week MOS transition course that included the High Physical Demands Tests (HPDT) and include a series of tasks geared toward combat engineers to ensure force capability and readiness. That is exactly what I found in becoming a combat engineer.” I wanted a career path with progression, promotion and growth. “The guidance and mentoring I received helped prepare me for a change. “It was an absolute honor to serve with the Engineers,” said Mayhew. Rachel Mayhew, 26, native of Fort Worth, became the first female in the Texas Army National Guard awarded the 12B combat engineer military occupational specialty (MOS). Mayhew is a native of Fort Worth and is assigned as a combat engineer with the 840th Mobility Augmentation Company, 111th Engineer Battalion, 176th Engineer Brigade.
Mayhew graduated June 17, 2016, from Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, during a rigorous two-week MOS transition course that included the High Physical Demands Tests which includes a series of tasks geared toward combat engineers to ensure force capability and readiness. Rachel Mayhew into its ranks as the first female to be awarded the 12B combat engineer military occupational specialty. Jolene Hinojosa | The Texas Army National Guardsmen welcomed Spc. Posted on: July 22, 2016 Photo By 1st Lt. Texas Army National Guard welcomes first female combat engineer
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