Two women may be on the brink of making major United States military history.

They’re trying to earn the prestigious Army Ranger tab, and only one thing lies in their way of getting it: Florida.

That’s because they’re almost done with finishing the rigorous Ranger School, now two-thirds of the way through, according to the the Army and the Washington Post:

The women have completed the school’s Mountain Phase, and will move on to the third and final phase of training, Army officials said Friday. It begins Sunday when they and 125 men who also completed the Mountain Phase parachute into Pensacola, Fla., and start training at Eglin Air Force Base’s Camp James E. Rudder.

A third woman who advanced to the Mountain Phase was “recycled” along with 60 men. That means they did not advance, but will be allowed to try the course again and can still graduate later.

Back in April, 19 women started the school. It was the first class to ever include female students. The final phase, obviously, will hardly be a walk in the park. Far from it.

It’s 17 days long and takes place in the hot, humid swamps near Valparaiso, Florida. This is what they’ll have to pull off:

  • Four days of waterborne operations
  • Two airborne jumps from aircraft
  • 10-day field training exercises
  • Two administrative days to review their performance