How likely is it to have my gaining unit sponsor me for Ranger school before I PCS there?

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 12 May 2020 23:13:01 -0400

I graduate Airborne school early September and report in December.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made May 12 at 2020 11:16 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 12 May 2020 23:16:09 -0400

0%. You have to do the pre-ranger course before you can even get a slot at Ranger school

Response by SPC Erich Guenther made May 12 at 2020 11:18 PM

SPC Erich Guenther — Tue, 12 May 2020 23:18:52 -0400

Unless they need you trained as a Ranger............not likely. Be you NG or RA that training cost comes from someones budget somewhere. Granted the budgets in the RA are not as constrained as they are in the NG but they still exist. So for example, you might see someone get a RANGER slot because of reenlistment (retention), that I believe is paid for out of retention funds just like a enlistment bonus would be. In your case your PCS'ing not ETS'ing. So they have no real reason to incent you because the decision to transfer was made. No reason to send you to RANGER school without even knowing you because the unit your being sent to does not need you to be trained in that. Not sure if that makes sense or not but generally works along those lines.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made May 12 at 2020 11:58 PM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 12 May 2020 23:58:30 -0400

No one will let you go TDY enroute currently. Due to the COVID-19 policy for PCSs. Once you get to your unit they will have to start the process if they want to send you. But there are a lot of steps before that. All PCS's must be less than 10 days with no permissive TDY until you get to your gaining unit.

Response by SSgt Christophe Murphy made May 13 at 2020 12:04 AM

SSgt Christophe Murphy — Wed, 13 May 2020 00:04:33 -0400

Slim to none. It’s hard to get allocated a school seat assigned to a unit that you haven’t officially checked into yet.

Response by SGM Bill Frazer made May 13 at 2020 12:08 AM

SGM Bill Frazer — Wed, 13 May 2020 00:08:33 -0400

No way, almost all units have a required pre-ranger course to pass before the will spend money on your school.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made May 13 at 2020 1:27 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 13 May 2020 01:27:12 -0400

Your unit cannot sponsor you for Ranger School if you are not a part of that unit. If you haven't signed in, it's not your unit. That's like saying you're a Ranger because you volunteered for RASP or you're SF because you volunteered for SFAS.

However, as an infantryman, if you have at least six months till your report date, your branch will allow you to attend Ranger enroute to your next assignment. Also, if you reenlisted for Airborne and you want to walk onto Ranger School with a valid airborne physical after Airborne, your Career Counselor can easily shift your report date to your follow on station for you so you can try out for RAP week and the rest of Ranger School.

Response by CSM Darieus ZaGara made May 13 at 2020 5:38 AM

CSM Darieus ZaGara — Wed, 13 May 2020 05:38:02 -0400

If it is. It a Ranger unit they will not. There is competition and order of merit in units to determine who might fill available seats. Be patient.

Response by CW4 Craig Urban made May 13 at 2020 8:22 AM

CW4 Craig Urban — Wed, 13 May 2020 08:22:45 -0400

Dumb question

Response by SFC Stanley Nelson made May 13 at 2020 3:35 PM

SFC Stanley Nelson — Wed, 13 May 2020 15:35:47 -0400

When did they get rid of RIP? They used to offer it when you passed Airborne School but had not reported to gaining Unit yet.