How hard is US Army Ranger Training?
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I know from personnel experience that you can do it. I have served my country for over 18 years as a US Army Ranger and was fortunate to pass my first time through. Not all make it the first time. I was 17 and in great shape. The younger you are the better. The Darby Queen will get most of the people in your group. But hang on and don't give up.
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Physically Air Force basic is considered the easiest, hardest is Marines then army, then navy then air force, now from what i heard it is meantlly hard. No you do not have to run ten miles, you don't even have to do that in the army. I am not sure what kinds of stuff you have to do in the air force basic traing, i just heard it is not hard.
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Here's a start:\n\nhttp://usmilitary.about.com/od/armyjoin/a/armymilacademy.htm?...+admission.   But, the guys above are correct.
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I never knew there was a particular length. I went through Ranger school in 1987 at age 17, made it the first time. Not all do. The Darby Queen is the beast that will most people. When I joined in 1987 I signed for six years with a 2 year inactive term. But, when you graduate Ranger school you are asked if you want to join a Ranger Battalion. I did, served from 1988 until 1997. I am still in the US Army 18 years later and plan to retire at 60(mandatory retirement). I am now a First Sergeant in an Armored Company of M1A2 SEP main battle tanks. \n But, if you choose Ranger School you will have to sign, I believe, a four year minimum. But check with a recruiter, cause they change things on a daily basis. \n GOOD LUCK!
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NOPE, but you CAN be a member of the 101st AND be RANGER qualifed. AND you can be a RANGER and NOT be AIRBORNE qualified (you have to be in the 10th mtn div known as "LEG" rangers) alot of people get the idea of the ADDITIONAL SKILL IDENTIFIERS mixed up with UNIT designations -So the 101st is an infantry UNIT and the 75th is an Infantry unit ,AIRBORNE is an additional skill identifier as well as RANGER is an additional skill identifier both come with "TABS" sewn on uniform above unit patch -you can be one or both
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Army Basic Combat Training.
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To join the military is a big adjustment period.  Let alone with a child already.  First you have to realize that there isn't one job in the Army where you can say 100% that you will not deploy.  Now deploying means anywhere from Kosovo to Iraq.  I have two children of my own.  I didn't have any when I joined.  Due to training, Temporary Duty in places where I'm not stationed, and Deployments I have missed both child births, both first steps, and both first words.  Is it hard?  Of course.  Is it worth it?  I believe it is.  Now also realize I'm an Active Duty soldier.  When I deploy it involves a lot of training before hand which means weeks away from home and long hours before I'm gone for a year.  For NG and Reservists deploying means "mobing" at an Army base for up to 6 months followed by a year long deployment.  As far as the push ups and the climbing goes. Ask your boyfriends father to teach you the correct push up form and start working on it before hand.  The minimum you have to reach by the end of training is 40 pushups, I believe, for the age group you're in.  Basic Training is hard but not impossible.  When things get hard just remember that you aren't the first female to go through it and you won't be the last.  I'm also an Army Brat.  My dad served two tours in Vietnam as well as Panama, Somalia, Bosnia, and the first gulf war.  I'm extremely proud of him and he helps me in my current carrier when I have leadership challenges.  Your boyfriends dad may or may not tell you what you want to hear.  He has a tough job though and I couldn't really blame him.  However my recruiter worked for my dad at one point so I got straight answers.  Ask him and when he tells you see how it makes you feel.  This is a decision you have to make for yourself.  You are responsible for raising your child and if this is the best way you can then go for it.  Is it better for a child to have a homeless family who's there all the time or a taken care of home who's parents are gone for periods at a time?  Granted that there are in betweens but I hope this kinda puts things in perspective.
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You will get basic discipline out of it from your schedules.  Waking up early, getting certain things done in a short amount of time.  Keeping your area within certain specs.  You learn to be more aware of yourself.  Depending on your tech school (career choice), you may get more discipline there.  Security forces is a little tougher.  Para jumpers will have more.  I think that you can make the right moves to make you more disciplined.  The Air Force is definitely more geared towards brain than brute however.
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Absolutely, the Army light infantry units do extensive amphibious training, Rangers especially.  During the 1989 invasion in Panama the Army conducted numerous amphibious assaults. Ever hear of D-Day?  Largest amphibious assault in military history, conducted was conducted by the U.S. Army.
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Glad to be of some assistance in your quest and here\nare some websites that might be of interest to you. Hope\nthese will help.http://www.armybasic.homestead.com/basic.html\nhttp://www.baseops.net/basictraining/army.html\nhttp://www.armybasic.org/portal/index.php\nUS Army basic training is a nine-week course and is very intense training where you will learn the fundamental skills of being a soldier. Good Luck if you would like to join up with a career with the US ARMY. US Army (RET)\n21 years.
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Hey,\nI am a member of the United States Navy. This question should have a follow up question because it definitely depends on your preference. I am obviously going to go with the USN mostly because the Rates we offer transfer into the Civilian sector and most sailors can make a career coming out of the Navy. When you ask which branch is the toughest, its a very wide question because it all comes down to whether you mean physcially, which is trained more harsh than the other? We are all tough in our own ways. The SEALs are a very tough spec ops rank to achieve and overcome, they are trained mentally and physically to a high extreme. Also, Hooah is the Army's saying. Oorah is Marines and Hooyah is Navy.
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train your ass off.  Have guts!!!!! like Steve did.  Run like you have balls!  Don't run scared like the Americans do today.  They're all afraid and itimidated of the East Africans and Europeans.  Go get'em.  \nFrom cold runner!!
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The training of a private is easy.  After a few months you now have a guy who knows the absolute minimum to generally not hurt himself.\n\nIn general it takes two years for one of these privates to become fully trained and experienced.  Then you can start looking at these privates to see which ones are potential sergeants. You send these guys to about 90 days of training - but they will still need about two years of seasoning,.  After this you can start looking for your senior NCOs and repeat the process.\n\nNow you are ready to look at your senior NCOs and decide who have the talent for staff operations.  And repeat the process yet again.\n\nOfficers follow a career progression that is somewhat similar.\n\nBuilding an army takes time.
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It depends how good you're at foreign languages. Although, as for the average person--I'd say it's pretty hard.
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Git yer pansy butt down there and SIGN the papers!  If you are so scared of fighting, you should sign up intentionally for the infantry.  Then you can face it and get over it.  Don't worry, if you're a total swish you will get bounced out of boot camp.  Either way you'll get it settled.  Once you get one or two missions under your belt you'll probably be the most gung-ho mf out there!  There's not much worse than trying to live with some nagging fear that you never had the guts to face up to.
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Pack light, be the first to get up and the first to get down, stay awake, learn order of rank and insignia asap (NCO's don't like to be called sir as they "work for a living"), eat fast, pay attention to details, only speak when spoken to and speak loudly, bring locks w/ keys (it's easy to forget your combo when your getting yelled at)....as I was informed at basic...only the USMC calls it boot camp....crawl under your rack to tighten up your sheets and dust cover, use foot powder, YOU DON'T HAVE TIME FOR CHICKS....I mean females.... AND THEY JUST GET YOU INTO TROUBLE....go to church even if you don't normally go (it's a nice break from the usual day)....the floor stripper cleans spray paint off the floor esp if there is already a thick coat of wax on the floor, drink lots of water, shallow breaths in the gas chamber, keep your weapon cleaned and oiled (don't forget to wipe off the buffer spring), they give you 2 pairs of boots make sure they are comfortable or it will tear up your feet, don't look around, take notes...it'll help keep you awake.....limit your caffine intake now
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Depends on the missions and what kind of war it is.  First of all Special "delta" forces are designed to infiltrate deep into enemy territory with one specific goal, and to go to friendlies in enemy territory and train them how to resist and fight our common enemy.\n\nArmy Rangers are more of an acctual wartime advanced assault team.  Highly trained infantry that can sustain themselves without backup for an extend amount of time\n\nMarine Recon are just that.  A small unit that recons forward enemy positions to relay information back to headquarters. \n\nNavy Seals are like Special forces to some degree. They have to train for water incursions more. Swimming, diving, underwater explosives.\n\nAir Force Special OPS usually retrieve downed crew in enemy territory.\n\nAll of these descriptions can be interchanged pretty much.  Just depends on which teams are available, and what the actual missions are.