Calling all rangers!!

[Grumpy Old Man]

I did Grenada, then had both missions and "exercises" in Nicarauga before Panama. Served with many Nam era vets and was told how much better we had it even in 85. I can't imagine how watered down our beloved Bats are now and choose not to. I know the soilders I served with were squared away and could be trusted to protect your ass and vice versa. Rangers Lead The Way.

You don't even know my brother. What we did and what happened since about 1973 when I left the service and now make me want to puke.

Some assturd no Ranger qualifying General decided to give everyone a black beret.... Plus the way the Army deals with its own now is sad. I know men that served in a number of "exercises" as "consultants" from Africa to South America and every place in between. Rangers still lead the way, they just have to walk over some inconsequential gnats along the way.

Thanks for your service!

 

[Bikini Mod]

One thing that I can PERSONALLY testify to, is that the Rangers from back in my husband's day will stop at NOTHING to keep their family safe and provide whatever it is that they need. They will stop at NOTHING... They don't piss and moan. They don't lay there like pussies wringing their hands, literally crying about how *he/we just got fucked*. They don't get stuck in that moment... They say, "OK I/we got fucked. What I/we need to do is move ahead and deal with how I/we got fucked later. Right now we NEED to focus and get UNFUCKED."

I've never been in any sort of real combative situation so I can't begin to understand what that is like. I am only conveying to the younger brother who is inquiring how this sort of experience WILL UNDOUBTEDLY affect the man when he comes out the other end.

My husband has a couple of flaws (as do we all) but being a selfish, sorry, pussy, quitter motherfucker is NOT one of them. He detaches very quickly, doesn't get caught up in the emotion of a situation when it is happening, no matter how severe. All he cares about after a breath is "how do WE keep moving ahead - so that WE can get out of this." Our marriage would have never happened, nor would it have survived were he not this way.

 

[Magnum CH]

Thanks for your service too. Good to hear from a brother every now and then. I have sadly lost contact with most of the guys I served with. Seems like a lifetime ago.

 

[Grumpy Old Man]

Thanks for your service too. Good to hear from a brother every now and then. I have sadly lost contact with most of the guys I served with. Seems like a lifetime ago.

It was a lifetime ago for me, I can't remember most of what I did or where I was. Sometimes I remember very graphically, don't really like those days.

I have one brother that took a position with the "company" in 1975, he called out of the blue having no way to get my new cell number and we met for a drink at a local hotel bar. I guess the Gov't can find out anything.

Meeting him after all that time was just like having gone on vacation for 3 days and coming back. We shook hands gave a good brotherly hug and started talking like we last saw each other yesterday. Except he was as bald as me, just as portly but he has the same look in his eyes as when I left. I guess we both have that stare we try to hide.

We didn't talk about being in country but we talked about what we did after. Was one of the best days I have had.

When you find a lost brother you will see what I mean.

Be well Brother!

 

[javaguru]

A lot of deployments aren't even "real", just exercises, but we didn't know until we were told it was training on our way home. The wives and girlfriends stayed on edge never really knowing what was going on and whether their guy would be home or not. I personally think it is a young, single man's world at Battalion or Group, but that is just one old Rangers opinion.

Up until the 1970's the military was a single man's profession. That was my attitude.

 

[PICK3]

Up until the 1970's the military was a single man's profession. That was my attitude.

Don't ask ... don't tell

 

[javaguru]

Don't ask ... don't tell

It's amazing you slipped through the system.

 

[Magnum CH]

Grumps, if you ever make it to the Carolinas, drinks are on me.

 

[Grumpy Old Man]

Grumps, if you ever make it to the Carolinas, drinks are on me.

My pleasure to tip a glass with you, we will be doing some traveling this summer. You can buy the first and I'll but the second.

Thanks!