First enlisted woman earns her Sapper tab

The Sapper Leader Course has graduated its first female enlisted soldier, according to an Army release, more than three years after the 12B combat engineer military occupational specialty opened to women.

Sgt. Hailey Falk, 23, received her Sapper tab on Dec. 7, according to the release.

“During, it seemed like the hardest thing I’ve ever done," Falk said in the release. "Then, after, I [thought] I could do this again, honestly.”

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