What is it like to be a Signal Officer in the 75th Ranger Regiment?

2018-04-17T14:44:01-04:00

I am putting my 75th RR packet together and am curious on what aspects of the signal profession are utilized the most within the regiment. Any advice on how I can better prepare myself as a signal officer and as a tactician is greatly appreciated. I can give my .mil email or gmail to anyone who might want to share more information. Thank you in advance!

Response by LTC John Shaw made Apr 17 at 2018 9:58 PM

2018-04-17T21:58:07-04:00

I can't speak to the 75th, but these are the attributes that helped me in my 31 years.
Be prepared to compete and be the best Signal and Infantry Officer. You want that Commander to be ready to send you for any task. You must think like your peers and know how they act and what their expectations are of the Signal support. Be prepared to take crap as the nerd of the Army, it is what we live with, but be their nerd - reliable, dependable, focused on mission execution. You must also understand your role as the Signal or Technical subject matter expert, this means knowing your team and equipments capability and when to say Sir / Ma'am I will get back to you on X to do it by Y and you make it happen quickly.
When you need to do your warfighter role, you need to be an excellent leader / infantry officer.
Expect that you will be learning and listening from your NCO's, peers and enlisted but you are the Officer in charge and that means having an expectation of performance and holding yourself and your people to the same standards.
God Speed in your pursuit, I hope you can get that dream job.

Response by COL Charles Williams made Apr 17 at 2018 11:41 PM

2018-04-17T23:41:29-04:00

Private RallyPoint Member Good for you. Being a SIGO sucks in any unit, but at least in the RR you will be cool.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 20 at 2018 7:54 AM

2018-04-20T07:54:02-04:00

Several attributes that has contributed to my success not only as a signal officer but as a person is to be flexible and able to adapt to the multiple environments as well as the individuals that you will be sure to encounter. The ability to identify and eventually resolve challenges before they develope into crippling problems. And probably most importantly, effective communication with subordinates, peers and leadership

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 21 at 2018 7:44 AM

2018-04-21T07:44:03-04:00

You will need to have a solid grasp on SATCOM, ATAK/AVAS, and HF communications. HF has become extremely important in the Ranger Regiment due to the focus on the near peer threat and their jamming / direction finding capabilities. If you actually want to be a leader as opposed to just a BN assistant s6, and are interested in all things signal then I HIGHLY recommend you apply to the Regimental Special Troops Battalion to be assigned to the Regimental Communications Company. you would serve as a platoon leader and potentially as the company XO. The stuff they are doing, the kit they train with, and the problems they are solving are light years ahead of what the regular army is doing. It’s pretty fascinating stuff for even me as an infantryman.