11 bravo life and ranger school?

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 17 May 2020 05:28:57 -0400

How similar is what an 11 bravo does in he field compared to what you do in ranger school?

Response by SGT Glenn E Moody made May 17 at 2020 7:24 AM

SGT Glenn E Moody — Sun, 17 May 2020 07:24:40 -0400

close but more intense more map reading skills living off the land & become one with it blend in so the enemy can't find you everything the Infantryman squad dose the ranger dose by him self not always but are trained to do it alone just before I was going to ranger school I walked in to the blade of a forklift cut my head got stiches couldn't go into the pool at pre Qualify PT if you couldn't pass the test your unit wouldn't send you. most of my unit was ranger active duty after the tour of duty was up they joined the ARMY NATIONAL GUARD INFANTRY UNITS LIKE MINE it was peace time COLD WAR PRESIDENT REAGAN 1981 to 1987 my time of enlistment the ARMY was cutting back on MOS had a lot of troops joining us in AIT most changing from other MOS to 11-B Infantry MOS or take early Discharges the only way to stay in and keep their rank was to go 11-B

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made May 17 at 2020 8:36 AM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 17 May 2020 08:36:17 -0400

Ranger School teaches the basics. Even if you don't do an ambush in training at your unit you will use the basics like formations, movement techniques, IMT, camouflage and concealment, planning, controling rates of fire. If you applied what you are taught at Ranger School to your units field problems you'll be a section leader in no time.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made May 17 at 2020 8:37 AM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 17 May 2020 08:37:28 -0400

Training TTPs at Ranger school and at an infantry unit are basically the same (if you are in a decent unit). Ranger school is like an intensive program where they cram a year's worth of quality infantry training into 62 days... And students do it with a lot less sleep and not nearly enough food.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made May 17 at 2020 11:43 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 17 May 2020 11:43:56 -0400

You will perform small unit tactics every day. But you will lead people at their very worst and at your very worst under the worst possible conditions. Everything sucks. Everyone will be tired, hungry, malnourished, weak, sleep deprived, grumpy, snappy, and constantly pissed off. You'll all be cold, wet, hot, sore, injured, and the rucks will he soul crushingly heavy. Sometimes well over a hundred pounds. When you think you couldn't possibly carry any more weight, your buddy will become a casualty and you'll have to carry their heavy ass ruck - and them - up a mountain or through a swamp.
That's the easy part. The hard part is when you're the one getting graded and not only do you have to do all that, but you have to lead everyone, make on the spot decisions under fire and in the pitch dark, and still maintain accountability of all of your people and their equipment after getting blown out of your patrol base or reacting to an ambush.

Response by SSG George Holtje made May 17 at 2020 5:19 PM

SSG George Holtje — Sun, 17 May 2020 17:19:33 -0400

I’ve only been to pre ranger but the no sleep no eat always tactical thing is a constant. I never had a 64 day field exercise though

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made May 17 at 2020 5:38 PM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 17 May 2020 17:38:36 -0400

This is a good summary :

ranger!!!
I wanna be an airborne ranger,
Live the life of guts and danger.

Airborne ranger,
Life of danger.

I wanna be a scuba diver,
Swim around in the muddy water.

Scuba diver, muddy water.
Airborne ranger, life of danger.

I wanna be an S.F. medic,
Shoot some funky anisthetic.

S.F.medic, anesthetic.
Scuba diver, muddy water.
Airborne ranger, guts and danger.

And when I retire.

Im gonna be a texas ranger,
Drive around in sking tight wranglers!

Texas ranger, skin tight wranglers.

Im gonna be a UPS man,
Drive around in a ugly brown van.

Ups man, ugly brown van
Texas ranger, skintight wranglers.

Im gonna be a forrest ranger.
Chipmunks are my greatest danger.

Forrest ranger, chipmunk danger.
UPS man, ugly brown van.
Forrest ranger, chipmunk danger

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made May 20 at 2020 11:41 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 20 May 2020 23:41:44 -0400

Hey man, it’s not that hard. You’re not in the field for 62 days. You’re not always hungry or sleep deprived.
Think of it as climbing Mount Everest. You have to hit those base camps to acclimate.
Same thing with Ranger school. The first FTX is two 3 day exercises. Mountain phase is two five day exercises. Florida phase is one ten day exercise.
In between they teach you what you need to. You have a bed, shower, food, laundry sand enough time to write letters.
Don’t let people make you think it’s some incredibly daunting task. It’s not easy, don’t get me wrong, but I graduated with an S1 clerk, a fueled, a PV2 from the national guard. You can do it man.

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made May 21 at 2020 10:48 AM

MAJ Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 21 May 2020 10:48:03 -0400

Ranger School is the ultimate small unit tactics leadership school. Everything you do as an 11B will be evaluated in Ranger School, and then some! You will not only be required to be an expert in all aspects of individual Soldier tasks, but also be required to lead other Soldiers in patrolling, patrol base activities, priorities of work, small unit battle drills, etc. I highly recommend this course. You will learn as much about yourself as you will learn about leadership.

Response by SGM Bill Frazer made May 24 at 2020 6:27 PM

SGM Bill Frazer — Sun, 24 May 2020 18:27:48 -0400

Similar but different. Rangers destroy seldom defend. 11b attacks defends. Rangers work nor BN strength and less. Grunts companies and up to Division strength