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Re: Ranger's « Reply #1 on May 4, 2010, 5:35pm »
I did six years in the National Guard, which almost counts as military I did my basic training at the infantry school at Ft Benning, Georgia. There were a bunch of guys who planned to continue on to Ranger school but I never kept up with any of them. It's pretty rough but a young guy like you should have no problems getting through it, at least physically.
May the road gangs never meet you. May the wind be fallout-free. May the sun shine through the ashes, hot rain not fall on thee. And until we meet again, may no one hold your flesh in the palm of their hand.
I did six years in the National Guard, which almost counts as military I did my basic training at the infantry school at Ft Benning, Georgia. There were a bunch of guys who planned to continue on to Ranger school but I never kept up with any of them. It's pretty rough but a young guy like you should have no problems getting through it, at least physically.
Oh my, do I remember Sand Hill...were you 11Bravo Megat0n? I finished AIT in the summer and vowed never to return to Columbus again, what awful humidity, lol!
King, going to Ranger School and living the life are two different things. If you are joining the Army and are intent on being a "fighting" soldier then I would suggest you pick 11Bravo for your MOS. This is just basic light infantry, from there you can go Airborne, Air Assault and a whole host of other schools. Then decide if you just want to go to Rangers for the tab or join a Ranger Battalion and get the scroll.
As far as advice for physical condition, start running, run as much as you can and as fast as you can, for as long as you can. Get a surplus Army rucksack (Alice pack is fine), pack it with normal items, clothes, MREs, personal hygiene, and start walking with it as much as you can. My last road march in AIT was 19 miles, which I think is a stroll for Rangers. The last two things to focus on would be sit ups and push ups, start doing them and do as many as you can inside two minutes. Good Luck!
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Re: Ranger's « Reply #4 on May 4, 2010, 8:26pm »
Yeah, I was 11B for a few years after basic training, but then we had a reorganization in the local Guard where they moved all the infantry units to neighbor islands, so we had to reclassify as 12 Bravo, Combat Engineers. So I went from playing with M16's and SAWs to learning how to blow stuff up with C4.
@Wastelandz I kind of agree with you to a degree. I consider my time in the Guard as a wasted opportunity. I could have received free training in any number of technical specialties that could have turned into careers in the real world, and I chose to play with guns in the infantry.
If I had chosen to specialize in a computer science related MOS, I'd be making a lot more money now I think.
Edit: Just to be clear, I don't feel joining the National Guard was a waste, just that I chose infantry rather than a skill with real world applications. Being in the Guard itself was great.
May the road gangs never meet you. May the wind be fallout-free. May the sun shine through the ashes, hot rain not fall on thee. And until we meet again, may no one hold your flesh in the palm of their hand.
I did six years in the National Guard, which almost counts as military I did my basic training at the infantry school at Ft Benning, Georgia. There were a bunch of guys who planned to continue on to Ranger school but I never kept up with any of them. It's pretty rough but a young guy like you should have no problems getting through it, at least physically.
I hope so, I want to get through without to much trouble.
Yeah, I was 11B for a few years after basic training, but then we had a reorganization in the local Guard where they moved all the infantry units to neighbor islands, so we had to reclassify as 12 Bravo, Combat Engineers. So I went from playing with M16's and SAWs to learning how to blow stuff up with C4.
@Wastelandz I kind of agree with you to a degree. I consider my time in the Guard as a wasted opportunity. I could have received free training in any number of technical specialties that could have turned into careers in the real world, and I chose to play with guns in the infantry.
If I had chosen to specialize in a computer science related MOS, I'd be making a lot more money now I think.
Edit: Just to be clear, I don't feel joining the National Guard was a waste, just that I chose infantry rather than a skill with real world applications. Being in the Guard itself was great.
I think my time in the NG was very well spent. I learned a variety of skills besides weapons. Specifically, first aid, compass and map reading, etc. But most importantly, the NG paid for my 1st college degree. While I served, I was in college getting a BS in Business. Best thing I ever did, I graduated with 0 student loans thanks to the NG.
Re: Ranger's « Reply #8 on Oct 10, 2010, 10:35pm »
All the luck to you King, I'm working my way through the recruiting to enlist for Officer Training in the Army here. How long is basic training for enlisted over there in the states?
All the luck to you King, I'm working my way through the recruiting to enlist for Officer Training in the Army here. How long is basic training for enlisted over there in the states?
If I remember right, the core Basic Training that everyone joining the Army does is 8 weeks. Then you continue on to the training particular to your job specialty. For basic Infantry, that was an additional 5 weeks, which I think is one of the shorter training periods.
May the road gangs never meet you. May the wind be fallout-free. May the sun shine through the ashes, hot rain not fall on thee. And until we meet again, may no one hold your flesh in the palm of their hand.
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Re: Ranger's « Reply #11 on Oct 12, 2010, 9:48am »
Best of luck with it.
Never been in the military myself but having had lots of friends who have served in HM armed forces, its the ones who went in the Navy who seem to not only have had the 'best' time but also who have left with a variety of skills that have stood them in goodstead for civvie life.
The ones who joined the Army seem to have had the most 'interesting' times in that they have always been involved in shooting wars (the British Army is relatively small but always very committed in all sorts of hot spots) and outside of garrison duty in the Falklands it invariably involves people shooting at them.
The least interesting one seems to have been the airforce. Maybe its different for the Pilots because I get the impression that flying is more akin to a calling than a career but those I know who served in the support set up said that you get stuck on a wide variety of isolated, windy and pretty boring airbases in various locales and not a lot happens beyond noisy jets taking off and landing.
But good luck with what ever you choose. It certainly seems a career which offers variety and if you can come out of it with a skill as well for civvie life, well all the better.
The least interesting one seems to have been the airforce. Maybe its different for the Pilots because I get the impression that flying is more akin to a calling than a career but those I know who served in the support set up said that you get stuck on a wide variety of isolated, windy and pretty boring airbases in various locales and not a lot happens beyond noisy jets taking off and landing.
Reminds me of a saying about the Armed forces down here.
"The Army sleep under the stars. The Navy Navigate by the Stars. The Air Force wont sleep in anything less than 4 stars."
The least interesting one seems to have been the airforce. Maybe its different for the Pilots because I get the impression that flying is more akin to a calling than a career but those I know who served in the support set up said that you get stuck on a wide variety of isolated, windy and pretty boring airbases in various locales and not a lot happens beyond noisy jets taking off and landing.
Reminds me of a saying about the Armed forces down here.
"The Army sleep under the stars. The Navy Navigate by the Stars. The Air Force wont sleep in anything less than 4 stars."
Yeah, I was 11B for a few years after basic training, but then we had a reorganization in the local Guard where they moved all the infantry units to neighbor islands, so we had to reclassify as 12 Bravo, Combat Engineers. So I went from playing with M16's and SAWs to learning how to blow stuff up with C4.
@Wastelandz I kind of agree with you to a degree. I consider my time in the Guard as a wasted opportunity. I could have received free training in any number of technical specialties that could have turned into careers in the real world, and I chose to play with guns in the infantry.
I tried to join the Marines when I wuz 19. I was too much of a disgusting fatbody!!! RUN!!!! PUSHUPS!!! SITUPS!!! and PULLUPS!!! Practice all that. When you can do those as easy as you breath, you will get through Np.
If I had chosen to specialize in a computer science related MOS, I'd be making a lot more money now I think.
Edit: Just to be clear, I don't feel joining the National Guard was a waste, just that I chose infantry rather than a skill with real world applications. Being in the Guard itself was great.
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