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Anyone have any experience with Rangers or SF?
I joined the Army in June of this year and I am currently at AIT. My MOS is 25U which deals mostly with radios and antennas. I am in a pretty good shape and I am consistently improving. I am considering going Rangers or SF. Do any of you experience with either one of these?
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yes i did. i had the distinct honor and privalege of going on many missions with the team on my FOB in Iraq. the bes group of guys to ever serve with. lots of fun and great trainers IMO.
as for the fitness i think you may be ok. the mental part is tough and selection and so on. i have limited knowledge of the selection process though. and what i have posted is what i know not much as you can see.
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I did enlist as a radio guy partly because it is a job that is needed in every unit. Even the White House has 25U's that work there. |
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Yea but as a famous soldier once said "your a rifleman first, and a radioman second" Either way they might not let you leave to go sf or ranger battalion. When my unit had 2 slots for ranger school I tried out. I ended up passing the PT standard and a written test. Myself and 2 other guys ended up being the only ones who qualified to go. After jumping throw so many hoops and retaking Test after test 2 of us were over it and the last guy went to ranger school only to end up getting kicked out. Ranger school is just a gut check. SF is if you have no life outside the military. Just learn your COMMO stuff good and stick to that and do something that will earn you some cash when you get out. Forget all that macho stuff. Once you get out all the macho stuff goes away. |
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I also know several people that are in a position to help get me where I want to go. I don't know if it will make a huge difference but if there is anyway for me to go SF or Rangers I am going to take full advantage of it. |
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Thanks for the encouraging words. |
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"IF" junior enlisted promotions are run like they were back in the day, fast rank tends to happen in MOS' with the fastest turnover. The whole thing was based on recommendation, oral promotion board, and promotion points. An 11B (grunt) could get promoted to E5 when he accumulated 450 promotion points. In EOD the normal cutoff for E5 was 801 points. Obviously, in "old" EOD making E7 with less than 12 to 15 years of service was rare.
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First off I'm sure your very capable and I know your not trying to be macho. What I am saying is.....think about your future......The military will use you up and leave you out to dry....UNLESS you take advantage of the training they offer. Your current MOS, I would think, will give you tools and knowledge that will translate into opportunities in the civilian world. If you go SF or Ranger all you will have are good stories and the back, knees, and hearing of a 90 year old when you get out.... If your dead set on SF or Rangers then full steam ahead. Rangers are just glorified infantry but with very strict standards. This means for any reason, I MEAN ANY, reason they can boot you out and send you to a regular infantry company. SF is more of a gentlemans group that emphasizes IQ more than muscle. You still have to pass the PT requirement but its not as hard as ranger batt. or ranger school. Lastly when are you planning to do this? What about your current contract you signed... Last edited by 4thSBCT; 11-17-2009 at 2:38 PM.. |
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Yes, the future must be taken into consideration. A guy I know started with Infantry and a Ranger contract and excelled at that, and then he applied for Special Forces and excelled at that. Can't stay in the Army forever, so when they finally cut him loose he was like Rambo. All the training the Army has to offer when it comes to operating their vehicles, firearms and ordinance but couldn't apply it to the civilian world. He never took advantage of the GI Bill or anything, just took the Army day by day....brainwashed himself into thinking the adventure was going to last. He's sort of a job-drifter now, and can't do much considering after 23 years of Infantry-Rangers-Special Forces his body is just completely worn out. Bad back, bad knees, bad hearing....
Really sad to see him, a shell of his former self. Take advantage of what they have to offer, use their money...use their benefits. If you want straight teeth, use them to get braces. If you want good eyes, use them to get LASIK. If you want to get a degree, have the Army pay for it. Last edited by Dekker; 11-17-2009 at 2:30 PM.. |
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I am planning on doing this when the timing feels right. First I need to get to my unit, which is projected to be in the 25 ID. I want to get into the real army and see what it is like and get a feel for everything. It wouldn't be the end of the world if I had to wait until I re-up in 4 years and try to get it in my new contract.
If I were to go Rangers, I would keep my MOS. So I would continue training in my current MOS and in infantry training, etc. In SF they have two commo people. They pick your MOS based on your skills and the needs of the army. So if I spent a year or two in this MOS and got deployed, I should have a better shot at getting commo for my MOS. So more or less, the same opportunities would be open plus others because of the experience that I would have gained. I have 61 college credits right now and I plan to get my BA degree as soon as I can. That is one of my main goals while in the army. |
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Everything you need to know. Good luck on your choices.
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Looking at the price, it was cheaper on post. |
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I see you listen to Lamb of God
Anyways. Do it. Such professions are the most fun, most stressful, most rewarding there are. However, maintain humility but be proud at the same time. Just my opinion. Also, such experience might not help much with post-military employment, so you might want to think about that as well. Wish I did. I know you're already in, just saying. Good luck!
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If you're in AIT right now and seriously want a shot at going to a Ranger Bn. you need to start kicking and screaming for at least a slot in Airborne school, if not a spot in RIP. I know in 2d Batt we were always short commo geeks so your MOS might improve your chances. Talk to your Drill Sergeant about going to Airborne right after AIT and if you're lucky he will help you out. From ABN school you will have a much better chance of Talking to the Regiment liaison. I don't know much about getting a spot in SFAS but I do remember 2 guys from my basic training company getting slots right after ABN.
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The way I see it, military service shouldn't be a vocational training program for later civilian employment. The military is the military. It is meant for one mission that is unique to the military. That is to train for and fight wars. Just how much are civilian 11b's making these days?
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The Military provides you with tools above and beyond anything you could find in the civilian sector, not taking advantage of them is a failure on the individuals part. Blaming the Military for not preparing a person for civilian life is a cop out generally used by individuals who chose not to indulge in the opportunities presented to them during their time in the Service.
Bottom line, if you aren't on a path to success when seperating from the Service, whether you were an infantryman or fighter pilot, its your own damn fault. |
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A better question would be:
How much training and experience does your average 22 year old have compared to thier peer who has spent 4 years as an 11B? Leadership training and experience? Responsibitlity? Education and education opportunities? |
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yeesh guys, no need to get all angry. I wasn't at all blaming my decision of joining the military for anything at all. It's just something that people should think about if they're not planning on becoming a lifer.
Y'all take everything with way too much salt Anyways, to "thebloodsonthewall", if it's what you want to do (be a badass in the shortest sense, that is), then do it. The worst thing that could happen is you get sent back to where you would have been in the first place. But that doesn't mean give up easily. Don't give them the satisfaction of washing you out.
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Sure you have small group leadership experience, but there are very few jobs in the army that can directly transfer to a lucrative civilian job. Most civilian employers have their own standards that you have to meet. The only skill that you can transfer to the civilian world I can think of is the medical field. Army 68WM6 and above have pretty easy time finding a job in the real world. Our Criminology program gives 0 consideration to veteran MPs, even if you've been deployed multiple times. So yeah, I still think that people should not use the military as a "springboard" for anything serious in civilian life. People who reach high status/positions or get good jobs in the civilian world probably didn't need the army in the first place, IMHO. They already had the drive and dedication to do it themselves.
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Whatever you decide, work extremely hard for it and best of luck to you. |
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Now is the time for Ranger. SF will come with maturity and experience.
But you must think it over and consider that this is a dramatic lifestyle change. I am now 40, divorced, and regretting not doing what I wanted to do when I was young, motivated and in great shape. I wanted to get married, have children, the house the dream. Now, I got no kids, no wife, no house and not tabs LOL. Do what feels right, and give it your very best.
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