--- description: This comes after two women successfully completed requirements to become Rangers. title: Navy Leadership Wants to Open Navy SEALs to Women image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4ebe6e961a5b78ac/6988602335ba6fa7b0c0ec42/navy-seals.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Military](/tag/military/) ## Military Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Navy Admiral Says Women Should Be Allowed to Join Navy SEALs  by [Tanya Basu](/author/tanya-basu/)  ## Tanya Basu Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 19, 2015 9:25 PM CUT  Navy SEALs practice Over The Beach evolutions during a training exercise on May 25, 2004 in a Remote Training Facility. Navy SEALs practice Over The Beach evolutions during a training exercise on May 25, 2004 in a Remote Training Facility.Getty Images  by [Tanya Basu](/author/tanya-basu/)  ## Tanya Basu Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 19, 2015 9:25 PM CUT The first real-life G.I. Jane might be coming soon. Admiral Jon Greenert, Chief of Naval Operations, [told the _Navy Times_](http://www.navytimes.com/story/military/2015/08/18/women-seals-greenert-losey-buds/31943243/ "undefined") and _Defense News_ that he and Rear Admiral Brian Losey, who heads the Naval Special Warfare Command, believe that if a woman passes the famously rigorous six-month Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training, they should be allowed to be part of the elite team. “Why shouldn’t anybody who can meet these \[standards\] be accepted? And the answer is, there is no reason,” Greenert said. “So we’re on a track to say, ‘Hey look, anybody who can meet the gender non-specific standards, then you can become a SEAL.'” This has been a fantastic week for women aspiring to join the elite ranks of the American military: On Monday, two women [passed the grueling Ranger School test](http://time.com/4001130/women-graduate-ranger-school/ "undefined") and are set to the be the first females to graduate from the Ranger School. Losey was part of a comprehensive review that recommended women be integrated into the Navy if they meet the same standards as applied to men. The Navy currently has sparse representation of women in elite sections of the branch: among 1,153 divers, only seven are women, and only ten women are part of the 1,094-strong Explosive Ordinance Disposal team. Each branch of the military is required to allow females into combat positions by 2016 or explain why they cannot do so. Navy Admiral: Women Should Be Allowed to Join Navy SEALs ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4003596/women-navy-seals/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4003596/women-navy-seals/"},"headline":"Navy Admiral Says Women Should Be Allowed to Join Navy SEALs","datePublished":"2015-08-19T21:25:49.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T10:17:38.934Z","description":"Earlier this week, two women became the first female Rangers.","url":"https://time.com/4003596/women-navy-seals/","keywords":["Military","women","gender","Navy"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4ebe6e961a5b78ac/6988602335ba6fa7b0c0ec42/navy-seals.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Tanya Basu","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/tanya-basu/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4ebe6e961a5b78ac/6988602335ba6fa7b0c0ec42/navy-seals.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Navy SEALs practice Over The Beach evolutions during a training exercise on May 25, 2004 in a Remote Training Facility.","caption":"Navy SEALs practice Over The Beach evolutions during a training exercise on May 25, 2004 in a Remote Training Facility.","creditText":"Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/military/","name":"Military"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4003596/women-navy-seals/","name":"Navy Admiral Says Women Should Be Allowed to Join Navy SEALs"}}]}] ```