Sgt. 1st Class Janina Simmons became the first female African-American soldier to complete the U.S. Army Ranger School course on April 26, and on her first try.

“I’m excited. It’s surreal,” Simmons told Connecting Vets about making history. “I’m humbled to be here … 62 days of training and I made it the first time through.”

Rangers are “the best-trained soliders in the world” and they are conditioned to engage in close combat and direct-fire battles. There is a high level of failure in the grueling three-phase program. According to Army Times, about 34 percent of Ranger candidates repeat at least one part of the course.

Simmons, who is based in Fort Jackson, South Carolina, took to Facebook to let the world know she did not do this alone. It was her girlfriend that gave her the support she needed to meet this milestone.

“She stuck with me and was more than supportive,” Simmons wrote, sharing a picture of her with her girlfriend at graduation. “I didn’t do that, WE did that.”

It was reported that Simmons and her girlfriend got engaged at the graduation.