Shaye Lynne Haver

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Shaye Lynne Haver
1st Lt. Shaye Haver.jpg
Born1990 (age 3233)
AllegianceFlag of the United States.svg United States of America
Service/branchFlag of the United States Army.svg  United States Army
USA - Army Infantry Insignia.png Infantry
Years of service2012–present
Rank US-O4 insignia.svg Major
Commands heldC Company, 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, D Company 1st Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment
Awards Ranger Tab.svg Ranger Tab

Shaye Lynne Haver (born 1990) is one of the two first women, along with CPT Kristen Griest, to ever graduate from the US Army Ranger School, which took place on 21 August 2015. Haver and Griest were ranked 34th on Fortune magazine's 2016 list of the World's Greatest Leaders. [1]

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Early life and education

Haver is from Copperas Cove, Texas. [2] In 2008, she graduated from Copperas Cove High School, where she was a cross country runner and soccer player. [2] Haver also participated in the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps, where she was reportedly the cadet battalion commander. [3]

Haver graduated from the United States Military Academy in 2012. [4]

Haver followed in her father's footsteps and became a pilot of attack helicopters. Her father also served as a career Army aviator who flew Apaches. [5]

Military career

Having previously served as an Apache attack helicopter pilot in an aviation brigade, Haver is one of the two first women (along with Kristen Marie Griest) to have earned a Ranger tab from the US Army Ranger School. Haver was among a group of 19 women who qualified to attend the first gender-integrated Ranger School, which began 20 April 2015. [6] She received a certificate of completion and was awarded and authorized to wear the Ranger Tab on 21 August 2015. [6] [7] [8]

Haver and Griest both said that they felt extra pressure to succeed because they wanted to prove that women can endure the same stress and pressure that men do when training. Since questions arose about the legitimacy of the program, many commanders and generals have spoken out in support of the women. Major General Scott Miller, the commanding general of the U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence at Fort Benning, [9] said he vowed before the program began that there "would be no change to the standards". Some critics argued that because Haver and her classmate Griest recycled, or started over, they were given special treatment or somehow didn't meet the same standards as male Rangers. School officials reassured the public that approximately 1 in 4 males graduate Ranger School without a recycle. [10]

On 26 April 2018 Haver took command of Co C, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, joining her fellow Ranger School [11] graduate Griest in being some of the first female infantry commanders. [12]

When US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died and lay in state at the US Capitol, Haver led the military honor guard that carried the casket. [13]

As of 2023, Haver is a major assigned to the 3rd Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) in Washington, DC. [3]

Honors

In 2018, CPT Haver was inducted into the US Army Women's Foundation Hall of Fame. [14]

Awards and decorations

Personal decorations
Army Commendation Medal ribbon.svg Army Commendation Medal
Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg
Army Achievement Medal ribbon.svg
Army Achievement Medal with one Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg National Defense Service Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service ribbon.svg Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Army Service Ribbon.svg Army Service Ribbon
Unit awards
United States Army and U.S. Air Force Presidential Unit Citation ribbon.svg Army Presidential Unit Citation
Valorous Unit Award ribbon.svg Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg Valorous Unit Award with 2 Oak leaf clusters
Meritorious Unit Commendation ribbon.svg Meritorious Unit Commendation
Army Superior Unit Award ribbon.svg Army Superior Unit Award
Other accoutrements
ArmyAvnBadge.png U.S. Army Aviator badge
US Army 508th Infantry Regiment-1st Battalion Background Trimming.png US Army Airborne basic parachutist badge.gif Parachutist Badge with 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment background trimming
AirAssault.svg Air Assault Badge
Pathfinder.gif Pathfinder Badge
Ranger Tab.svg Ranger Tab
US Army 508th Inf Reg DUI.png 508th Infantry Regiment distinctive unit insignia
German Armed Forces Badge for Military Proficiency.jpg Gold German Military Proficiency Badge

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