Posted on Aug 14, 2015
Lightning strike injures 40 RANGER Students, 4 instructors. Your first thought?
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What is your first thought about this?
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(Reuters) - Forty Army Ranger students and four instructors were struck by lightning in Florida during a training program aimed at protecting themselves from a thunderstorm's lightning bolts, the U.S. Army said on Thursday.
All 44 individuals were taken to a local hospital for treatment following the Wednesday afternoon incident at Eglin Air Force Base, in north Florida, the Army said in a statement.
Seventeen students and three instructors remained overnight at the hospital while the remaining students and instructor were treated and released, the statement said.
"The Ranger students and instructors reacted and got everyone proper medical care quickly,” said Colonel David Fivecoat, Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade commander.
“Ranger students and instructors are tough, 31 students will return to training tonight (Thursday) and continue with increased medical monitoring as they try to earn their Ranger tab," he said.
Army Rangers are rapidly deployable troops trained for mountain, desert and swamp terrain and often go after special operations targets.
Ranger School is an intense weeks-long combat boot camp.
The students were in day seven of the 10-day training cycle, the Army said.
The Army Times news site said the Ranger trainees were in the "swamp phase" which focuses on waterborne operations.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/r-lightning-strike-injures-40-us-army-ranger-students-four-instructors-2015-8#ixzz3ioaIszCQ
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(Reuters) - Forty Army Ranger students and four instructors were struck by lightning in Florida during a training program aimed at protecting themselves from a thunderstorm's lightning bolts, the U.S. Army said on Thursday.
All 44 individuals were taken to a local hospital for treatment following the Wednesday afternoon incident at Eglin Air Force Base, in north Florida, the Army said in a statement.
Seventeen students and three instructors remained overnight at the hospital while the remaining students and instructor were treated and released, the statement said.
"The Ranger students and instructors reacted and got everyone proper medical care quickly,” said Colonel David Fivecoat, Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade commander.
“Ranger students and instructors are tough, 31 students will return to training tonight (Thursday) and continue with increased medical monitoring as they try to earn their Ranger tab," he said.
Army Rangers are rapidly deployable troops trained for mountain, desert and swamp terrain and often go after special operations targets.
Ranger School is an intense weeks-long combat boot camp.
The students were in day seven of the 10-day training cycle, the Army said.
The Army Times news site said the Ranger trainees were in the "swamp phase" which focuses on waterborne operations.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/r-lightning-strike-injures-40-us-army-ranger-students-four-instructors-2015-8#ixzz3ioaIszCQ
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Sgt William Biggs
But, it seems as though it is a real article. This was the one I first saw.
http://www.duffelblog.com/2015/08/army-ranger-school-women/
http://www.duffelblog.com/2015/08/army-ranger-school-women/
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I'm thinking they really don't need the lightning strike demonstration in the POI...
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One take ;0)
God Strikes Down Ranger School For Allowing Women
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — The Almighty God answered prayers from around the nation begging for women to be removed from Ranger school on late Wednesday afternoon by striking down more than 40 students training in Florida with a swift and furious vengeance, sources within Heaven confirmed. The two female Ranger trainees were not …
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SPC Dave St.Andrew
I found that halarious too SFC Michael Hasbun. But on a serious note, how many chances have they had to redo each phase? Do the males get the same?
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Adding to the insult, who saw this one from the Duffel Blog?
http://www.duffelblog.com/2015/08/army-ranger-school-women/
http://www.duffelblog.com/2015/08/army-ranger-school-women/
God Strikes Down Ranger School For Allowing Women
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — The Almighty God answered prayers from around the nation begging for women to be removed from Ranger school on late Wednesday afternoon by striking down more than 40 students training in Florida with a swift and furious vengeance, sources within Heaven confirmed. The two female Ranger trainees were not …
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What a coincidence. Most people do not know, but my first day as the 1SG in A Co, 5th RTBn, Mountain Phase of Ranger School, in January of 2000, we had an entire platoon hit by lightning in the North Georgia Mountains. 47 out of 48 got hit; the last person in the patrol, who was wearing rubber soles after market was the only person not hit by the lightning. I had to go to the local hospital to act as the laison. It was hours before any Ranger casualties showed up at the hospital. Due to severe bad weather, and considerable (10) casualties, it made for a slow casualty evacuation. No aircraft due to bad weather. No roads near by, casualties had to be manually evacuated to the nearest road. Bad weather, tired Ranger Students, accountability, mountain terrain all made for slow - hard - and slow evacuation of the 10 severe casualties. Some of the students were permanent damage/injuries, were actually released from military service. This is no joke, I pray that these students did not get permanent damage/injury.
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CSM Michael J. Uhlig
You are absolutely spot on 1SG David Lopez, lightning can kill. We (1-46 Infantry) trained cadets during the Leaders Training Course (LTC) between the Sophomore and Junior year of ROTC and a cadet was struck by lightening and died as a result, that was 2010 at Fort Knox, KY.
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