A Ranger graduate breaks down an ordeal that shapes some of the nation's finest soldiers.
Starting in 2006, I spent 13 violent months serving as an infantry officer in Iraq. Thankfully, I rarely revisit that experience while I sleep. But hardly a month goes by when I don’t wake up with a jolt, my heart racing. Each dream is different, but the basic plot is the same: I have to go back to Army Ranger School, which I graduated from in 2004.
And so I do.
In late February of 2019, I join 363 soldiers and officers comprising Ranger Class 05-19 at Camp Rogers, which occupies a remote corner of Fort Benning, just outside Columbus, Georgia. These young men, and a few women, are starting what is arguably the most demanding course in the military. (The Navy SEALS would beg to differ. Debate about whose training is tougher is never-ending.)
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Link: https://www.outsideonline.com/2411895/army-ranger-school
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I'm not quite sure why the SEALS became all the rage among civilians at some point. I have a feeling it had to do with Steven Seagal.
Rangers are brawn; Green Berets are brains. Rangers are the bad asses in direct action combat; Green Berets are the masters of unconventional warfare.
I think Hollywood had very much to do with the rise of the Seal in reputation.