How yould you describe someone who is Ranger-tabbed, versus serving in one of the ranger regiments?

I can respond. I attended Ranger school,did a 28 year career including 32 months in Vietnam,but didnot serve in a Ranger Regiment.. Ranger school is a severe mental and physical test,and the biggest,lasting benefit is you realize your mental and physical limit is well beyond what you thought it was.That stays with you always,whether you are serving in a Ranger unit or not. Several times in Vietnam I got in a bad combat situation,and I know that Ranger training saved me,mostly the impact of high mental and physical stress,not to mention the small unit tactical training that was invaluable.
To this day (I am 87) the mental and physical aspects are still with me-probably contributed to my long,healthy life.

While this topic is highly debatable, when I served in the 75th RGR Reg., to be tabbed meant you were more trained to lead. To earn the Ranger Tab, meant you were Ranger Qualified, meaning that you passed the highest standards of leadership training that the military had to offer. This meant that you were taught the skills to lead through hardships, and still be able to put together an operation order to accomplish a mission. I saw officers in Ranger school, who were not airborne qualified. On the other hand, while serving in a Ranger Battalion, we were all airborne qualified and our training was based on ever evolving events and situations that were occurring world wide. Meaning we were training to hit an objective and accomplish the mission at all cost. So, I guess the question should be, if you passed Ranger School, would you be qualified to serve in the Regiment? The standards to serve in a Ranger Battalion are high. So, in essence passing Ranger school meant you were qualified to lead, and yes you are a Ranger, but you might not be airborne. The meaning of "the scroll was living the life," meant you were prepared to accomplish the mission in real time.

tab is a school its tuff but will end ...batt is a lifestyle
a ranger is a batt ,man lol

Living the life of a Soldier with a Ranger Tab at a Ranger BN is different than getting a Ranger Tab when assigned to a support or other Combat Arms Units. As a Soldier with a Ranger Tab at a Ranger BN, you are actually utilizing and putting the skill sets (SUT skills-patrolling, recon, ambush, etc.) you've learned into practicum during training events and in preparation for actual Ranger Ops. Many Soldiers who earned this tab return to their support or combat arms units with a revised set of responsibilities where those skill sets learned are forgotten, and the tab becomes just for show. It's a waste of a school spot for personnel to go to this course and get the Tab, knowing they'll never use the skill sets they learned in a combat or field training environment. I get it. This tab is to develop leaders, but you need to ask whether it is necessary to send an Officer or E4 or above to this course if they do not plan on being reassigned to a Ranger BN or an Infantry Unit. I recommend that anyone who goes to Ranger School and get the tab, be reassigned to a Ranger BN to earn that tab. There are too many Soldiers (especially Officers) who think they are all that who never put what they learned into practical exercises and have forgotten what that tab really represents.

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