Posted on Jan 18, 2015
What is the difference between Marine Corps Boot Camp and Ranger School?
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From what I have been reading on posts about Ranger School, it sounds equivalent to Marine Corps Boot Camp. Can any prior Marines that have been to Ranger School explain the difference?
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This is a very random question. So what is the difference between flying a jet and race car?
Now I have completed Ranger school. We had several Marines at the start. Only one made it. So the Marines select only the best to go, from their Recon elements. Ranger is an advanced school. You are graded on leadership. If you don't pass your patrols you fail out. In Marine Boot Camp it isn't that demanding. The Rangers are experts in small unit tactics and are the best of the combat arms in the Army. Boot camp is just the initial school for Marines.
It may be as challenging for a new marine to complete Boot as it is a experienced soldier to complete Ranger but the graduation rates don't add up. Ranger has a much lower graduation. The ones that fail out of Ranger are among the best of their units also.
Now I have completed Ranger school. We had several Marines at the start. Only one made it. So the Marines select only the best to go, from their Recon elements. Ranger is an advanced school. You are graded on leadership. If you don't pass your patrols you fail out. In Marine Boot Camp it isn't that demanding. The Rangers are experts in small unit tactics and are the best of the combat arms in the Army. Boot camp is just the initial school for Marines.
It may be as challenging for a new marine to complete Boot as it is a experienced soldier to complete Ranger but the graduation rates don't add up. Ranger has a much lower graduation. The ones that fail out of Ranger are among the best of their units also.
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I haven't been to the other, but from what I've been told, there is a lot more patrolling and tactical thought in Ranger school than in USMC boot camp. The more tactical side of Marine training comes later in SOI or MCT.
The comparison I always heard was between Ranger School and Infantry Officers' Course: loads of field time, tons of hiking, field authority (for training) matters over rank, lots of patrolling, limited food and sleep and it pays to be a winner.
The comparison I always heard was between Ranger School and Infantry Officers' Course: loads of field time, tons of hiking, field authority (for training) matters over rank, lots of patrolling, limited food and sleep and it pays to be a winner.
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