Calling all rangers!!

[needtogetarmy]

dont rangers wear green berets as well? while watching a graduation video they took there black berets off and put on the green.

anyway i guess thanks to those who actually had real input.

Nope. They rangers have tan berets now. The Army fucked up and took the black berets and allowed every lame fuck in the military to wear them,=. SF wears green ones.

Also, there is a difference between going to ranger school and getting your tab and being an actual Ranger in a Ranger unit. Many people just go to the school yet never end up going to a Ranger battalion, or even to jump school.

 

[fng831]

Ok here is the deal, after you do basic, AIT/ and ranger, airborne etc.. is NOT in your contract from initial enlistment it depends on what base you are stationed. Everything is a factor, how high your PT score is, does your post have a RIP program, MOS (infantry is not a problem), do you just want the ranger tab or be in a actual ranger BN? Its not something you just go do, it is something your unit has to get you a school slot for and send you to (assuming its not in your contract). Most units make you do RIP before hand to ensure a greater chance of you actually passing ranger school. IF you manage to get a slot which could take you months to years and you go and pass you will probably just go back to your unit and have a tab....does not make you a ranger, just ranger qualified... It is also possible to be in a ranger BN and not have a tab.

Its a good thing your motivated to do it now but i have seen dozens of people say i want to do this school or that school then after a year they dont care anymore. My suggestion, finish basic and AIT go to your unit, train and get a feel for the army. Work your ass off to get in the best shape you can, NOT bodybuild, sorry to say it but a bodybuilder would be destroyed in ranger school. Any army PT takes endurance and speed, something you cant do if you are super heavy not to mention there are standards for wieght that correspond with hieght and age. I apoligize if i sound negative. Be proud of yourself for lending yourself to a greater cause, best of luck with your army career however long it is, and keep up the working out whether it be bodybuilding, endurance, or strength.

 

[Grumpy Old Man]

Ok here is the deal, after you do basic, AIT/ and ranger, airborne etc.. is NOT in your contract from initial enlistment it depends on what base you are stationed. Everything is a factor, how high your PT score is, does your post have a RIP program, MOS (infantry is not a problem), do you just want the ranger tab or be in a actual ranger BN? Its not something you just go do, it is something your unit has to get you a school slot for and send you to (assuming its not in your contract). Most units make you do RIP before hand to ensure a greater chance of you actually passing ranger school. IF you manage to get a slot which could take you months to years and you go and pass you will probably just go back to your unit and have a tab....does not make you a ranger, just ranger qualified... It is also possible to be in a ranger BN and not have a tab.

Its a good thing your motivated to do it now but i have seen dozens of people say i want to do this school or that school then after a year they dont care anymore. My suggestion, finish basic and AIT go to your unit, train and get a feel for the army. Work your ass off to get in the best shape you can, NOT bodybuild, sorry to say it but a bodybuilder would be destroyed in ranger school. Any army PT takes endurance and speed, something you cant do if you are super heavy not to mention there are standards for wieght that correspond with hieght and age. I apoligize if i sound negative. Be proud of yourself for lending yourself to a greater cause, best of luck with your army career however long it is, and keep up the working out whether it be bodybuilding, endurance, or strength.

I am glad to see there are still men out there who aspire to become a Ranger. I have to say when I was in the Army there were many that also wanted to be a Ranger.

I remember seeing most of the class not make it the first week, the second week there were fewer still and by the time we graduated just a HANDFUL left. In 1969 we had an accelerated basic, AIT, jump school and Ranger school. Seemed like it lasted about a decade but that was only the first couple days.

And bodybuilders will not make the first 2 days, endurance trumps strength there. What ever your life choice is good luck!

Kill em all and let God sort em out.

 

[javaguru]

I am glad to see there are still men out there who aspire to become a Ranger. I have to say when I was in the Army there were many that also wanted to be a Ranger.

I remember seeing most of the class not make it the first week, the second week there were fewer still and by the time we graduated just a HANDFUL left. In 1969 we had an accelerated basic, AIT, jump school and Ranger school. Seemed like it lasted about a decade but that was only the first couple days.

And bodybuilders will not make the first 2 days, endurance trumps strength there. What ever your life choice is good luck!

Kill em all and let God sort em out.

My roommate in college recycled twice before he completed the course, he ended up serving in the regiment.

 

[PICK3]

I am glad to see there are still men out there who aspire to become a Ranger. I have to say when I was in the Army there were many that also wanted to be a Ranger.

I remember seeing most of the class not make it the first week, the second week there were fewer still and by the time we graduated just a HANDFUL left. In 1969 we had an accelerated basic, AIT, jump school and Ranger school. Seemed like it lasted about a decade but that was only the first couple days.

And bodybuilders will not make the first 2 days, endurance trumps strength there. What ever your life choice is good luck!

Kill em all and let God sort em out.

stop pretending you're tough

 

[polebot]

thanks to fng831 and grumpy old man i appreciate those answers.thats what i needed to hear.actually motivated me more.

physically i believe ill do whats needed.hopefully more.im not a bodybuilder so ill last . im training pretty hard and starting a cycle so i can train harder. and though i would be happy with a ranger tab i wouldnt consider myself a ranger til im in the battalion.

fort benning is where im headed.im gonna do whatever it is i have to do to get into that ranger batallion.im going 4 years active duty so im hoping in that time frame ill become what i desire.

thanks again

 

[PICK3]

and though i would be happy with a ranger tab i wouldnt consider myself a ranger til im in the battalion.

fuck that!

tell everyone you're a Ranger instructor now

 

[javaguru]

thanks to fng831 and grumpy old man i appreciate those answers.thats what i needed to hear.actually motivated me more.

physically i believe ill do whats needed.hopefully more.im not a bodybuilder so ill last . im training pretty hard and starting a cycle so i can train harder. and though i would be happy with a ranger tab i wouldnt consider myself a ranger til im in the battalion.

fort benning is where im headed.im gonna do whatever it is i have to do to get into that ranger batallion.im going 4 years active duty so im hoping in that time frame ill become what i desire.

thanks again

Let me give you some advice that served me well. I was a 17 year old kid in BCT and my DI was a Vietnam era Ranger. He said, "You haven't run too far or too fast until you pass out." Those are true words...

 

[PICK3]

Let me give you some advice that served me well. I was a 17 year old kid in BCT and my DI was a Vietnam era Ranger. He said, "You haven't run too far or too fast until you pass out." Those are true words...

funny ... my DI asked me where I was from.

When, I responded "New Orleans", he asked me "you came all the way from New Orleans just to piss me off?"

 

[javaguru]

funny ... my DI asked me where I was from.

When, I responded "New Orleans", he asked me "you came all the way from New Orleans just to piss me off?"

Only steers and queers come from new orleans...