Does 11B in the Ranger Regiment paint rocks? Or is that just in regular Army?

Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 12 Jan 2020 01:22:18 -0500

Response by LTC Jason Mackay made Jan 12 at 2020 1:59 AM

LTC Jason Mackay — Sun, 12 Jan 2020 01:59:45 -0500

Every unit in the Army has their share of crap details.

Response by SFC James Cameron made Jan 12 at 2020 2:46 AM

SFC James Cameron — Sun, 12 Jan 2020 02:46:12 -0500

If you’re painting rocks as a Ranger Trainee it’s because you are helping prepare for Best Ranger Competition. It’s a really big deal where most all Units send their best Rangers to see who is the best. I had friends that were walkers at RTB and those guys where social ghosts leading up to and during BRC.

Response by CW2 Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 12 at 2020 8:33 AM

CW2 Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 12 Jan 2020 08:33:27 -0500

If you don't wanna do stupid details I am sorry to say the Army may not be for you.

Response by CPL David Rice made Jan 12 at 2020 9:43 AM

CPL David Rice — Sun, 12 Jan 2020 09:43:11 -0500

I can say I never had to paint rock, weed wack I Corp HG, Paint the walls at the School of the Americas, pick up trash, yup

Response by CPL Gary Pifer made Jan 12 at 2020 12:47 PM

CPL Gary Pifer — Sun, 12 Jan 2020 12:47:14 -0500

I'd be focusing on more serious subjects. Remember you don't get your 12 inch bowie knife.. Compound bow and blowpipe... until after you graduate.

Response by SGT Philip Roncari made Jan 12 at 2020 1:39 PM

SGT Philip Roncari — Sun, 12 Jan 2020 13:39:36 -0500

I found as a 11B you will become very familiar with rocks,you will walk on them ,sleep on them ,carry them (or so it seemed sometimes,)small ones will become part of your food groups , and don’t get me started on their relationship to entrenching tools,so if you find yourself painting rocks you are probably in a rear area where creature comforts not normally available to grunts abound,enjoy! PS They are also great to hide behind when the bad guys are shooting at ya!

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 12 at 2020 6:01 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 12 Jan 2020 18:01:27 -0500

Do you mop your floors, clean your room, or paint your house? I would assume yes. Do Infantrymen or Rangers have private contractors in order that they do only combat infantry training? No. Be prepared to embrace the suck. There are always jobs that are neither fun nor enjoyable, yet those activities need to be done. And we do those jobs willingly because we know the greater mission. We are responsible for maintaining our bodies, maintaining and cleaning our equipment, and maintaining and cleaning our living quarters. All of these things are done in order to complete the mission which is always priority number one.

Response by CPL Mark Garrigus made Jan 12 at 2020 9:06 PM

CPL Mark Garrigus — Sun, 12 Jan 2020 21:06:45 -0500

Don’t forget about the sex rocks!

Those F#$&ing rocks,
LOL!

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Jan 12 at 2020 10:39 PM

MAJ Ken Landgren — Sun, 12 Jan 2020 22:39:44 -0500

It's my impression that more deployable units have less details. But what do I know since I was in an Aviation Unit.

Response by SPC David Elzinga made Jan 13 at 2020 7:26 PM

SPC David Elzinga — Mon, 13 Jan 2020 19:26:05 -0500

It’s all part of going up through the ranks in the military

Response by MSgt Michael Smith made Jan 14 at 2020 8:04 AM

MSgt Michael Smith — Tue, 14 Jan 2020 08:04:54 -0500

The fact that you try to differentiate between a Ranger Regiment and "regular Army" by demeaning the latter speaks volumes to your lack of maturity. Hopefully some rock painting will help you to grow up a bit and realize that the Army is a sum of all its parts.

Response by CSM Michael Chavaree made Jan 15 at 2020 9:18 AM

CSM Michael Chavaree — Wed, 15 Jan 2020 09:18:42 -0500

No, you will not do pointless details.

Response by PVT Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 30 at 2020 12:20 PM

PVT Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 12:20:37 -0500

Expect to do dumb details every day. Not trying to discourage you, but it’s part of the job. Especially fresh in. You’ll be telling yourself “ this shit is stupid! “ at least once a day. But that’s normal.