Defying Gender Expectations in the Military | Lisa Jaster

The Dr. Gabrielle Lyon Show

Dr. Gabrielle Lyon

Medicine, Science, Health & Fitness, Life Sciences

4.6 • 911 Ratings

🗓️ 12 September 2023

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Summary

Lisa Jaster is an American soldier, combat engineer, and one of the first three women to graduate the elite United States Army Ranger program in 2015. She graduated at age 37, while the average trainee age is 23. Prior to receiving her esteemed Ranger tab, Lisa worked as an engineer with Shell Oil in Houston and an Army Reserve individual mobilization augmentee with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Lisa is the recipient of numerous military accolades including two Bronze Star Medals and the Meritorious Service Medal. Lisa left active duty in 2007 and started a family and civilian career with Shell but returned to the Army as a reservist in 2012. Lisa holds a BS and MS in Civil Engineering. She released her first book, “Delete the Adjective,” at the end of 2022.

In this episode we discuss:

What it’s like to be one of the first female Army Ranger graduates.
How to rise up in the face of low expectations.
The keys to leadership and physical fitness that transcend race and gender.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Dr. Gabriel Lion Show, where I believe a healthy world is based on transparent
0:08.5	conversations.
0:14.6	In today's episode of the Dr. Gabriel Lion's show, I sit down with my friend Lisa Jaster.
0:24.2	Lisa is one of the first three women to graduate Army Ranger School. In this episode, we talk all about that. We also discuss how to rise up
0:32.1	in the face of low expectations and key components to leadership and physical fitness that transcend race and gender.
0:42.0	Lisa Jaster is an American soldier, combat engineer, and again, one of the first three women to
0:50.2	graduate the elite United States Army Ranger program in 2015.
0:56.7	Now, for those of you who don't know, this is one of the most difficult training courses in the world.
1:04.1	And by the way, Lisa graduated at the tender age of 37, while the average trainee age is 23. This is incredibly inspiring for anybody.
1:16.9	Lisa has had a noteworthy active duty career, including tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. Before
1:23.2	Ranger School, she worked as an engineer after graduating from the United States Military Academy
1:29.6	at West Point. I have to tell you, she is something special. She volunteered for combat training
1:36.1	when she discovered the Army Ranger course was open to women for the first time in 60 years
1:43.5	as a U.S. government experiment to see how women would
1:48.6	fare in the notoriously brutal program. She is the recipient of numerous military accolades,
1:56.0	including two bronze star medals. She is currently a partner in the talent war group, and she is author of the book,
2:05.6	Delete the adjective. And of course, as always, if you like this episode, please share it with
2:13.0	someone who needs to be empowered. Lisa has defied all odds. Please share this. Pay it forward.
2:21.1	Thank you to Cozy Earth for sponsoring this episode of the show. I have spoken about Cozy
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2:41.7	but what you care about is the softness and the coziness of your sheets, which I really do. Cozy
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