“I just think it’s phenomenal for her to do this at that age,” said Terron Sims II, a former Army captain who graduated from West Point with Jaster in 2000. “Forget gender. Her willingness to sacrifice at that age is just phenomenal and speaks a lot about her.”
An administrator for the West Point class of 2000 Facebook page said Jaster’s fellow classmates look forward to toasting her this weekend, as she receives the Ranger tab in Georgia as they gather a day later for their 15th reunion.
Andrew Exum, a deputy assistant secretary of defense who previously served as a Ranger, also shared amazement in a tweet on Sunday, after The Washington Post first reported that it was likely Jaster would graduate.