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Behind The Scenes At The US Army Ranger School by lozairio(m): 7:15am On Nov 07, 2014 |
Come Along To Ranger School And See How The Army's Toughest Soldiers Get Made One of the quickest ways to show how tough you are in the Army is to wear a Ranger tab. In the two months it takes to earn, a soldier's mental and physical endurance is pushed to the absolute limits. He survives on one meal a day and a few hours of sleep per night. He arrives at Ft. Benning in the best shape of his life and will lose an average of 20 pounds if he stays the full course. The Discovery Channel's "Surviving the Cut" shows the 61- day course at Fort Benning and offers the world a glimpse at some of the toughest military training around. The attrition rate at Ranger School is intense and less than one-in-three achieve the coveted tab. But that exclusivity carries certain privileges. At the sight of a Ranger tab on another soldier's uniform, it's not uncommon for new recruits to say: "He's a Ranger? They kill motherf*ckers!" Or something very similar.
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Re: Behind The Scenes At The US Army Ranger School by lozairio(m): 7:17am On Nov 07, 2014 |
338 Ranger candidates begin the 61 day course long before the sun's up — and won't stop for another 20 hours
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Re: Behind The Scenes At The US Army Ranger School by lozairio(m): 7:19am On Nov 07, 2014 |
It's a non-stop schedule including brutal hand-to-hand combat tests
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Re: Behind The Scenes At The US Army Ranger School by lozairio(m): 7:21am On Nov 07, 2014 |
Strength tests where they carry another soldier 100-yards have a practical design as well — this could be the move that saves anyone of their lives on the battlefield
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Re: Behind The Scenes At The US Army Ranger School by lozairio(m): 7:22am On Nov 07, 2014 |
The goal is to drive the troops to exhaustion with moves like this bear crawl — and to see how far they can keep going when they think they can go no further
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Re: Behind The Scenes At The US Army Ranger School by lozairio(m): 7:27am On Nov 07, 2014 |
That's why they run to the obstacle course — those lights are L shaped flashlights clipped to their uniforms with red filters to preserve night vision
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Re: Behind The Scenes At The US Army Ranger School by lozairio(m): 7:28am On Nov 07, 2014 |
Each soldier is assigned a partner — a battle buddy — to emphasize the importance of teamwork
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Re: Behind The Scenes At The US Army Ranger School by lozairio(m): 7:29am On Nov 07, 2014 |
But in the end it's up to the individual to overcome obstacles like this — even when it's so cold hands go numb and want to let go
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Re: Behind The Scenes At The US Army Ranger School by lozairio(m): 7:30am On Nov 07, 2014 |
Weakness is pounced upon and punished — but no one quits first day, they quit when they get back to the barracks and realize how brutal it actually was
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Re: Behind The Scenes At The US Army Ranger School by lozairio(m): 7:31am On Nov 07, 2014 |
Almost 40 guys have washed out by the morning of Day 2 — those remaining promptly confront great heights and cold water
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Re: Behind The Scenes At The US Army Ranger School by lozairio(m): 7:32am On Nov 07, 2014 |
The guys needs to climb a ladder to the narrow bridge — walk naturally across and shimmy down a zip-line on the far side
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Re: Behind The Scenes At The US Army Ranger School by lozairio(m): 7:34am On Nov 07, 2014 |
Some guys don't expect the heights and start dropping out — it won't be the last time today
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Re: Behind The Scenes At The US Army Ranger School by lozairio(m): 7:35am On Nov 07, 2014 |
No matter how well they make it across, everyone must drop into the frigid water wearing full gear and prove they can swim
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Re: Behind The Scenes At The US Army Ranger School by lozairio(m): 7:36am On Nov 07, 2014 |
Once everyone completes the course, they take their 60 pounds of gear and begin the 15 mile march back to the barracks. Not all of them make it.
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Re: Behind The Scenes At The US Army Ranger School by lozairio(m): 7:37am On Nov 07, 2014 |
The march takes them into Day 3, while weeding out the "weak and faint-hearted"
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Re: Behind The Scenes At The US Army Ranger School by lozairio(m): 7:39am On Nov 07, 2014 |
After a few hours sleep — 232 soldiers line up for another day — 106 members shy of their original number. Nobody talks about the guys that are gone.
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Re: Behind The Scenes At The US Army Ranger School by lozairio(m): 7:40am On Nov 07, 2014 |
Today is the last day of the 'Benning Phase' where traditionally 60 percent of potential Rangers wash-out
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Re: Behind The Scenes At The US Army Ranger School by lozairio(m): 7:42am On Nov 07, 2014 |
From Ft. Benning they ruck it to the 'Mountain Phase' at the remote Camp Merrill near Dahlonega, Georgia
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Re: Behind The Scenes At The US Army Ranger School by lozairio(m): 7:44am On Nov 07, 2014 |
Aside from physical challenges like rappelling 100 feet with an 80-pound- pack ,the remote location brings intense isolation on top of extreme hardship
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Re: Behind The Scenes At The US Army Ranger School by lozairio(m): 7:46am On Nov 07, 2014 |
And there are hardships aplenty —Many of the guys chew coffee grounds and even put Tabasco sauce in their eyes
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Re: Behind The Scenes At The US Army Ranger School by lozairio(m): 7:48am On Nov 07, 2014 |
After more than two weeks in the mountains another 91 guys have quit or been dropped and from the original 338 only 141 remain
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Re: Behind The Scenes At The US Army Ranger School by lozairio(m): 7:50am On Nov 07, 2014 |
A month later soldiers that are left board a flight to the Everglades for the 'Swamp' portion of the course
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Re: Behind The Scenes At The US Army Ranger School by lozairio(m): 8:06am On Nov 07, 2014 |
This phase develops skills necessary to survive in rainforests and swamps, in part, by teaching soldiers how to deal with reptiles and identify venomous snakes
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Re: Behind The Scenes At The US Army Ranger School by lozairio(m): 8:08am On Nov 07, 2014 |
Finally, when they're out of the swamp — 10-day Field Training Exercise (FTX) begins — it's like the Final Exam
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Re: Behind The Scenes At The US Army Ranger School by lozairio(m): 8:09am On Nov 07, 2014 |
The exercise brings an extensively planned raid on the troops location
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Re: Behind The Scenes At The US Army Ranger School by lozairio(m): 8:11am On Nov 07, 2014 |
At this point, the students are essentially sleepwalking, relying on training and instincts to carry them through
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Re: Behind The Scenes At The US Army Ranger School by lozairio(m): 8:12am On Nov 07, 2014 |
Bursts of adrenaline help — like this gunfight where the guys extract a hostage from an occupied building
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Re: Behind The Scenes At The US Army Ranger School by lozairio(m): 8:16am On Nov 07, 2014 |
If for some reason an instructor fails a member of the group at this point — the trainee has to re-take it until he does it perfectly
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