Posted on Sep 29, 2016
41-Year-Old Army Chaplain Had Never Carried A Weapon, Earns Ranger Tab
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This is about a well dedicated Army Officer Chaplain, who beat the odds and earned the coveted Ranger Tab without firing a shot. More or less.
He basically started Ranger School with zero tactical knowledge.
The odds of successfully completing U.S. Army Ranger School were stacked against Capt. Ryan Mortensen.
First, Mortensen is a chaplain. Though there are nearly 1,600 chaplains in the Army, only about 20 are Ranger qualified, completing the branch’s most difficult combat leadership school.
He basically started Ranger School with zero tactical knowledge.
The odds of successfully completing U.S. Army Ranger School were stacked against Capt. Ryan Mortensen.
First, Mortensen is a chaplain. Though there are nearly 1,600 chaplains in the Army, only about 20 are Ranger qualified, completing the branch’s most difficult combat leadership school.
41-Year-Old Army Chaplain Had Never Carried A Weapon, Earns Ranger Tab
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Posted a report on him yesterday...awesome achievement!! I would hate to have to do the school at his age!!
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I'm sorry as hell Sir. I look for duplicates before posting and never can see to find any until after I've posted. I need to look harder or figure out a way to spot them. Sorry.
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Good for him, as long as he carried it during the school and qualifies for them I have no problem with his tab success. The training is hard a $%^& even if they did make it shorter and easier than 20 years ago. However, a Chaplin has his duties and he must be able to fulfill them in combat environments as well. So a salute to you sir.
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Rangers Lead the Way... he got a Hard Lesson In Leadership on the Ground...
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