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I'm preparing for PRC in the next few months and I ship soon thereafter so any tips for success will be appreciated. I'm nervous, but excited at the same time. This is first step I want to take to progress. I want to succeed past my peers. Thank you very much for the advice in advance.
Ranger
Ranger Instructor
11B1V: Airborne Ranger
Ranger School
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The First thing... Take it One Day at a Time ... Worry about tomorrow when you get up in the morning... Today is the only thing you need to worry about... When today is gone forget it... Drive on and remember all the lesson you learned the Hard way so they don't come back and Bite you in the Butt...
Learn the Ranger hand book especially the 5 paragraph Op-order outline ...
Know how to give a Frag Order...
Make sure you have your ranger pad and pencil ... Pencil !!! .. Remember ink runs when it gets wet...
Practice Land navigation... with a Map and compass ... Not the Damn GPS...
Get your PT up ... Way UP get to know the RUCK really well with 75# or more... and at least 35# in your web Gear or what ever they call it now... LCE LBJ ...
Get to work on Field Craft Know How to Move and negotiate on the ground and as many types of terrain as Possible... beable to walk thru the woods with out leaving an obvious 4 lane highway and allerting all the furry woodland creatures of your presence... if they can see and hear you ... so can the bad guys...
Mentally be prepared for excessively Long Days with damn little sleep... Sleep Depravation is on of the biggest Killers
If they still have it and your are really Prepared for it ... Get into a " RIP "Class... "Ranger indoctrination Program" it is, or was, a 4 week mini ranger course... and 98% of the grads from the "RIP" made it thru RANGER School...
There is always injures and there is always going to be 2nd guesses...Never doubt your self... when you walk thru the golden arches... know in you cold blooded heart you are going to walk out with a RANGER Tab...
Otherwise turn around and go the fuck home...
Now ... if you don't have any more questions ... Move out and draw Fire...
Remember Rangers Lead the Way...
DOL...
Geo
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Learn the Ranger hand book especially the 5 paragraph Op-order outline ...
Know how to give a Frag Order...
Make sure you have your ranger pad and pencil ... Pencil !!! .. Remember ink runs when it gets wet...
Practice Land navigation... with a Map and compass ... Not the Damn GPS...
Get your PT up ... Way UP get to know the RUCK really well with 75# or more... and at least 35# in your web Gear or what ever they call it now... LCE LBJ ...
Get to work on Field Craft Know How to Move and negotiate on the ground and as many types of terrain as Possible... beable to walk thru the woods with out leaving an obvious 4 lane highway and allerting all the furry woodland creatures of your presence... if they can see and hear you ... so can the bad guys...
Mentally be prepared for excessively Long Days with damn little sleep... Sleep Depravation is on of the biggest Killers
If they still have it and your are really Prepared for it ... Get into a " RIP "Class... "Ranger indoctrination Program" it is, or was, a 4 week mini ranger course... and 98% of the grads from the "RIP" made it thru RANGER School...
There is always injures and there is always going to be 2nd guesses...Never doubt your self... when you walk thru the golden arches... know in you cold blooded heart you are going to walk out with a RANGER Tab...
Otherwise turn around and go the fuck home...
Now ... if you don't have any more questions ... Move out and draw Fire...
Remember Rangers Lead the Way...
DOL...
Geo
BT AR
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PFC Jim Wheeler
This is one of the beat posts I've seen on RP to date, this information is gold and I really appreciate you taking the time to type it out!
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49 push ups, 59 sit ups, 5 mile run in less than 40 mins, 6 pull-ups... we grade to standard, be prepared to do them correctly, possibly for the first time. You should have your run in the 35 min timeframe or less to be successful. If you make it to Darby your chances of graduating are pretty good as long as you stick with it and do exactly what you are told to do.
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SGT (Join to see)
Roger 1SG. I'll be down there ready to go in February. Thank you CSM Michael Chavaree
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COL (Join to see)
The push ups and sit ups have to be absolutely PERFECT. Don't leave any room for them to not count the rep. You should be able to max the APFT with ease in your unit before you head to Benning.
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PFC Thomas Witt
Is that all. They sure changed things. Hell I could that in my sleep. Lol. Had too say something.
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SSG (Join to see)
There is nothing about false motivation that will get you through Ranger School, you want it or you don't.
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MAJ Tex Hall
SSG G Smith - You make a great point! There are times when you feel like you aren't motivated or can't find some and you'll see your Rangers hit those same points. When you "fool" yourself into being motivated it helps build real motivation in you and in others as well.
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