What do you know about those who graduate from Ranger School?

2017-07-30T15:35:51-04:00

Show on the Airborne & Ranger Training Brigade website they posted the data of those that went to Ranger of the past few years. A lot of the data there surprised me. There is what surprised me.

1. There were only 1476 grads in FY16. That doesn't seem like many with how many infantry units there are in the Army. I have heard how Ranger Qualified soldiers in the Army are becoming more scarce.

2. Then National Guard has the highest success rate of conventional units.

3. PFC's have the highest success rate. (If you don't include E9 and O5)

Some of these were a bit of a surprise. how do you interpret the data they published?

http://www.benning.army.mil/infantry/ARTB/

The United States Army | Fort Benning | Infantry | ARTB

Colonel Douglas G. Vincent graduated in 1992 from the Virginia Military Institute and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the US Army Infantry. He first served in the 82nd Airborne Division as a rifle platoon leader, scout platoon leader and HHC executive officer in 3-505th PIR. After the Captain’s Career Course, he was assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division, were he was the battalion S-4, battalion AS-3 and Charlie Company Commander in the...

Response by PFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 30 at 2017 3:37 PM

2017-07-30T15:37:14-04:00

What has the Army proposed to try and reduce the amount of DOR?

Response by SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth made Jul 30 at 2017 3:47 PM

2017-07-30T15:47:27-04:00

Interesting share, thank you.

Response by Austin Hocutt made Jul 30 at 2017 3:48 PM

2017-07-30T15:48:57-04:00

What is RPA?

EDIT just found it out.

Response by TSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 30 at 2017 5:12 PM

2017-07-30T17:12:47-04:00

My thoughts when I see someone with a Ranger tab: They're more hardcore than I will ever be.

Response by MSG Pat Colby made Jul 31 at 2017 11:47 AM

2017-07-31T11:47:42-04:00

I went through the 17 day RECONDO School at Ft Bragg back in the early 80's. Then Ranger School in '88. Gotta admit that RECONDO was twice as difficult as Ranger school. (And I even did 1st Phase twice because they loved me at Benning and wanted me to excel..)

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 1 at 2017 7:05 AM

2017-08-01T07:05:33-04:00

I loved it so much I broke my foot just so I could go a second time and get frostbite. But the tab as a Winter Ranger is one of my most treasured possessions. Over 30 years later I still look at it and hope it is not a dream.

Response by 2LT Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 15 at 2018 9:41 AM

2018-01-15T09:41:15-05:00

You'll see when you get there that a lot of people who fail RAP week are just looking to get out with integrity. There's a lot of subjectivity in this. If you try hard and don't quit, you're very likely to make it through.

Response by SSG Robert Peterson made Jun 29 at 2019 6:35 PM

2019-06-29T18:35:16-04:00

Class 8-77, ass kicker for sure!
Wonder if it's changed much

Response by SGT Albert Thompson made Jan 22 at 2020 11:22 PM

2020-01-22T23:22:53-05:00

I went through SERE school at Ft Campbell (the pre-Ranger course). After what I endured those 2 weeks gave me a whole new respect for those who have earned the Ranger tab. Had I been a single man back then, things may have been different. But I know enough to know when I meet a real Ranger as opposed to someone who’s perpetrating the fraud! Having spent most of my active duty time supporting Special Ops units, I know.

Response by SSG David Stafne made Jan 23 at 2020 7:33 PM

2020-01-23T19:33:44-05:00

I never attended Ranger School but after 13 years in the Infantry I agree with the Rangers, “There’s a difference between a Tab Bearer and a Tab Wearer!” Ranger school is a tough school but it’s just a School.

Being a Ranger School graduate doesn’t make you the next Major Rogers. I had a PLT LDR who, after graduating from ROTC, received his Standard Issue for Infantry Officers; his Butter-bar, Jump Wings and Ranger Tab. He knew nothing about basic Infantry Tactic which led to 12 months of training and education on the part of us NCOs. About the same time we got a SP4 from 1st BN who was Tabbed Out; that was one squared away Airborne Infantryman! He could put LTs and CPTs a run for their money.

Ranger School is just a School; the real Rangers come out of the Battalions!