First woman in Army’s Best Ranger Competition wore a Casio watch

Photos and Illustrations by Patrick Albright

First Lt. Gabrielle White made history this April when she became the first woman to compete in the Army’s annual Best Ranger Competition. Her two-person team with Capt. Seth Deltenre placed 14th overall out of 52. In some photos, it appears that White may have been wearing a G-Shock watch during the competition, but upon further inspection, it is actually a Casio W800H and possibly the W800H-1BV with inverted LCD display. Soldiers were apparently free to choose their own watches for the competition, as various brands and models were worn by the competitors.

First Lt. Gabrielle White with teammate Capt. Seth Deltenre in the 2025 Best Rangers Competition. The 3-day competition included more than 30 events.

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The Army began accepting women into its Ranger School in 2015. Gabrielle White is an infantry officer who graduated from West Point in 2021 and Ranger School in 2022.

The Casio W800H is an affordable digital watch featuring 100-meter water resistance and an approximate 10-year battery. Other features include dual time, 1/100-second stopwatch, multi-function alarm with 1 snooze, hourly time signal, LED backlight, and full auto-calendar. The W800H-1BV has a list price of $29.95 and can typically be found discounted at Amazon.

W800H-1BV at casio.com/us