Ranger School Smiles

You mean they don't send them on junkets to four-star hotels and gourmet restaurants???? :rolleyes:

Thumbs up for the grads, khuk giver and receivers, and anyone else out there putting their buts on the line when orders arrive from the higher-ups.
 
I really appreciate the thumbs up and the congrats. I will keep you all updated and thanks UB. Oh and speaking of four star hotels...over the last three months my son has developed an appreciation for the little things in life that used to go by unnoticed.

Ben
 
Your son must be pretty special, that school is no joke! Congratulations, sounds like he had a good upbringing to set him on the right path. Great gift too; I would have been bowled over to have someone offer me an HI khuk after graduation! Your support means everything to your son, I know because that's how it is for me.
 
Very interesting link. I actually found the group one of my friends of years gone by was in.

So what is the official difference between Rangers, Black Berets and Green Berets. I've seen red and tan berets,too. So who's who??

basically who's the baddest dudes around??
 
"baddest dudes around"

I wouldn't necessairly refer to them as that. Hollywood potrail is really becoming annoying.
From the words of an SF soldier I spoke with, consider them "quiet professionals".

Best place to find the answer to your questions would be at www.specialoperations.com As it depends on the mission of each unit, group, or division.

You gotta have balls either way to hump with upto 75 lbs on your back for over 20 miles and survive on 2-4 hours of sleep, and 2 MRE's ( Meals Ready to Eat ) a day.

There was a controversy not too long ago as to the color of the berets for the Rangers, I believe they currently wear tan colored berets. I've seen National Guardsmen with black berets. Airborne soldiers from the 82ABN with maroon ( Also Air Force Pararescue [ PJ's ] ). And Green Berets for the Special Forces soldiers.
 
Seems to me that if parents are sometimes blamed for their kids'failures, then it is only a fair application of logic that they be congratulated for their parts in the kids' successes.

You did well. HE did well.

Safe journeys to you both.
 
Everybody is special in today's Army of One, so they all get black berets (made in China at least originally) just for showing up :barf: No offense to the regular GIs but the higher-ups took a special symbol and made it into just a hat. The Rangers were of course justifiably mad about losing their black berets and had to be switched to tan.
 
Let me guess...it fell under the "politically correct" category...wonder who's offended by what color.
 
Yeah, the black beret has become standard issue, and believe me, no one is happy about it. Previously it was the offficial headgear of the Rangers, now they wear tan. Rangers are basically hard-core airborne infantry. They go into remote battle zones and fight short, fierce fights. They're intended to go in first and take out initial resistance, hence the motto "Rangers lead the way!" They're not intended for use as main line troops. They get sent to do the tough jobs. Special Forces are the Green Berets. The two terms are interchangable. They work in small groups behind enemy lines, or anywhere they are needed. They are a very elite group, and very busy in the current world we live in. They're motto is "Quiet Professionals". Most of the time you'll never hear about their missions in any detail, and that's just the way they like it. Red berets are worn by airborne units. Not just individual airborne qualified soldiers, but by airborne units. This has the odd effect of allowing non-airborne soldiers to occasionally get to wear red berets without being airborne qualified. Usually, all of the personnel in an airborne unit have been to jump school though. Airborne just means that they're paratroopers, such as the 82nd Airborne division. One of the companies within my old battalion was an airborne Long Range Surveillance (LRS) company; they all wore red berets while the rest of the battallion wore black. As to who's the baddest? That depends on who you ask and how much they've been drinking :D . They're all pretty bad in their own way, but Green Berets require the most training.
 
Thanks for the info. Quiet professionals...Yes that would describe them real well.;)
 
Marines, Navy seals, Quiet Professionals....

Facinating groups:D

All good guys!! I hope;)
 
Hey, I appreciate all the extra great comments. This is good stuff. Radomvis, is class 5-03 posted on that site? The last time I checked, it wasn't. Kismet, thanks; that kind of comment means the world to a parent. Semper Fi, my son will be making his first jump in Airborne School this Monday. He will be in charge of a "chalk", I guess that's the word. He called this morning and was telling me about the people in that group. He speaks VERY HIGHLY of two Marine NCO's that will jump with him. He said he wishes all in his group could be like those two--squared away, locked on, hard charging and looking p'ed off! But! with a great sense of humor. ;) Mamav, the Rangers and the Special Forces and a little different missions. I have a teacher who was both and he doesn't hesitate to say that Ranger School is tougher.He was there, I wasn't so I respect his opinion.

Take care
Hooah!


Ben
 
Ben

I know how you must feel about your son's accomplishments. My son is an Apache Longbow helicopter pilot/gunner. It's great to see young men with that level of dedication.

My boy was always very good at video games. He would play for hours at local malls and never lose a game. He says the Apache is just like a video game. Except when you lose, you don't get to put another quarter in the slot. :eek:

Congratulations to you and your son. :)

Semp --
 
Semp, we got to see those helicopters fly at close range. They are very impressive with an agressive mission. My son's college buddy just received his branch assignment and has reported to Army Aviation School in Alabama (I think). His big dream is to fly those choppers. You have to be awfully proud, also. Not everyone has what it takes to fly those things. I know I never could...not enough brains and/or reflexes.

Ben
 
Originally posted by Radomvis
Hey Ben

In his early 20's I'd suppose then ?

I'm actually proud of hearing that there are many Polish folks taking up Ranger school. Read about some of them in a Polish newspaper published in NY.
If you guys ever heard of "GROM" (Polish Special Forces) who are taking care of business in Qatar, the current commanding officer, a Col., went through Ranger school as well as other "special" schools here in the states. Poland is the fourth country physically active in Iraq with the coalition.

I'm heading for the Marines after college, anychance I get to take Ranger school, I'm taking it.

Radomvis
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Doncha' think you have a better chance of going to Ranger school if you joined the Army instead of the Marines? ;)
 
Hey John, how are you doing? I was surprised to find out how many Marines are actually in Ranger School. True, the majority are Army but I met Navy Seals and Marine Recon personnel. There were also several Allied Military personnel within the ranks. If you want to go to Ranger school as a Marine, you have to be high-speed and one of the best.

Ben
 
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