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whats the process of becoming a ranger? i enlisted as infantry and i dont leave for a bit so im thinking of options.to go airborne to go ranger? (i do know that i have to go airborne to go ranger)

whats the real process? starting from basic...

is it:
1.basic training
2. AIT
3. airborne school
4. ranger RIP
5. ranger school

dont really know after airborne school.thats my guess.are there breaks between these phases?

basically want some good details.

thanks to those who have the time to help me out.
 
in before polebot creates a "Green Beret" thread


he's been watching RAMBO movies all weekend :rolleyes:
 
rambo was pretty cool.wasnt he special forces though?

any non butt rangers who wanna put in their two cents?
 
I dated two rangers. One was an internet superhero but real life pussy and one was a REAL man who loves to poke fun at himself as an internet pussy.

I married THE REAL MAN.

(That's all I gotta say. :) )
 
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.
 
polebot said:
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.
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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.
 
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.
 
fng831 said:
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.
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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.
 
Grumpy Old Man said:
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.
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My roommate in college recycled twice before he completed the course, he ended up serving in the regiment.
 
Grumpy Old Man said:
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.
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stop pretending you're tough :rolleyes:
 
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
 
polebot said:
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
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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...
 
javaguru said:
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...
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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 said:
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...
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Yea, I hear those Vietnam era Rangers are salty fuckers. :chomp:
 
I was in the 2nd Bat back in the early 80's. We did RIP, then Pre Ranger before Ranger school. I have friends still in who say they give out tabs like candy now. That's why I don't consider tabbed people Rangers if they aren't in Battalion. In my RIP class, there were 104 of us - 8 made it through. I don't know how many of the recycles finally made it. First day we jumped 8 times out of Hueys. I look back on it fondly, but also know that is a young mans game. If you are married or deeply involved, the divorce percentage is over 85% so you need to consider that also.
 
divorce rate is hire if you are a ranger? fuck.i am married with a daughter.im still very young too and i know theres a high risk already for me! why is it so high for rangers?
 
polebot said:
divorce rate is hire if you are a ranger? fuck.i am married with a daughter.im still very young too and i know theres a high risk already for me! why is it so high for rangers?
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High stress, lots of deployments. When you are in a Ranger bat that is your life. Even in the normal Army divorce rates are very high.

The majority of divorces occur with younger soldier who have kids. The Army pay check is not all that much. Life can be very rough when you don't make much money, you are away from your wife and children, and when you are in a job that takes all of your energy.

I got married when I was in my mid-20's. I was deployed/away from my wife for about 3 out of the first 5 years I was married. I didn't have children. It was still rough but my wife and I knew what we were getting into. My wife is also tough as nails. When you are in your early 20's, with children, and you have a spouse who has no clue what she is getting into, it really can take a strain on the marriage.

I've seen crazy shit over the years. Wives fucking other guys (sometimes more than one at the same time), guys cheating on their wives. Spouses beating the crap out of each other. I am not saying this happens to everyone but when the husband is deployed for 18 months, the couple has been married for less than a year, hearts and minds wander in the wrong direction.
 
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.
 
Magnum CH said:
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.
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A lot has changed in the past few decades. I was talking to a brother Ranger a few months ago about his deployment in Iraq, the rules have changed the way we fight has changed and the sissy lala's and all the bleeding hearts fvked us up. We can't be mean to our prisoners, we have to give them tea and cakes, we have to treat them really nice. Also they have to call in and get permission to return fire.

As far as exercises are concerned in my day back in the late 60's we didn't get many exercises that weren't "real". The last time I heard cadence before going to "work" was like this.

I wanna be an airborne Ranger I wanna live a life a danger I wanna go to Viet Nam... Then poof there I was.
 
Grumpy Old Man said:
A lot has changed in the past few decades. I was talking to a brother Ranger a few months ago about his deployment in Iraq, the rules have changed the way we fight has changed and the sissy lala's and all the bleeding hearts fvked us up. We can't be mean to our prisoners, we have to give them tea and cakes, we have to treat them really nice. Also they have to call in and get permission to return fire.

As far as exercises are concerned in my day back in the late 60's we didn't get many exercises that weren't "real". The last time I heard cadence before going to "work" was like this.

I wanna be an airborne Ranger I wanna live a life a danger I wanna go to Viet Nam... Then poof there I was.
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Huh... Now your sorry old man ass belongs to me. Imagine that?! Some of you bastards are just luckier than others, I spose. :qt:
 
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.
 
Magnum CH said:
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.
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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!
 
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.
 
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.
 
Magnum CH said:
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.
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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!
 
Magnum CH said:
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.
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Up until the 1970's the military was a single man's profession. That was my attitude.
 
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