History of the Rangers

[@GuntherRommel]

The Rangers are absolute LEGENDS. Standing on guard for me and thee.

[@ejd7881]

ok buddy

[@nacholibre1962]

Decent summary, but left out the fact that the modern Canadian Rangers emanate from the Pacific Coast Militia Rangers (PCMR) in British Columbia from WWII, who acted as observers, protected key installations, and trained to defend against a Japanese invasion. the PCMR The 4th Canadian Ranger Patrol Group directly perpetuates the PCMR.

[@curlyjoe2023]

Ah, they made a separate video about those folks! kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5fJlpWDidV6f68

[@brucemarshall1386]

I read somewhere that PCMR stated if the Japanese ever landed on the West Coast they would not leave alive because the PCMR knew the land that well.

[@whitneylackenbauer9782]

Actually, your comment is factually incorrect. There is a break in the lineage between the PCMR (1942-1945) and the Canadian Rangers (est. 1947). See Lackenbauer, The Canadian Rangers: A Living History (UBC Press, 2013). I love to connect the PCMR and 4CRPG, but they are distinct entities.

[@sharonrigs7999]

When I was in the Reg Force, I participated in a training camp and EX with the Rangers in Sioux Lookout What a CF. We had to confiscate the mouthwash in the hygiene packs and hand sanitizer for....reasons We couldn't discipline them or even ask them to clean up after themselves because " they won't come back next year " At least half of them only came for the free flight to a ' big town ' so they could shop and spend a night out whilst getting paid . There were some fantastic Rangers who took their job seriously and were masters of bushcraft. Coincidentally, they were also the folks who cleaned up after themselves.

[@gaylecheung3087]

Amazing, keep us safe ❤🇨🇦🌎thank you

[@panthermartin7784]

Doing all of this for the longest time with clapped out equipment the regular army hadnt used in many years, ingenuity at its finest.

[@adventure002006]

Excellent post. Great job educating us on the Canadian Rangers

[@salmonn_gz7987]

i want to be a canadian ranger, live in quite solitary but i'm just a refugee.

[@kyranevans1890]

One year buddy you should be able too. Once yay get your citizenship. Hope to see you out there one day

[@jamesmason3687]

Go home

[@panthermartin7784]

@@jamesmason3687 bet grade 6 was the best 12 years of your life right?

[@ICEcolddre19]

@@panthermartin7784 lmfao good one

[@duanepigden1337]

@@jamesmason3687-- why?

[@conservativecanadian2629]

Oh Canada are home and native land 🍁🇨🇦🍁

[@saucybaka4439]

Our*

[@icedragon2030]

2:56 except the maritimes XD

[@dawkuy1562]

The dragoons maybe

[@tommynaglingniq1145]

It’s very hard to get into, better off becoming a cop, or a mobster, or a biker. Have to be sober since birth.

[@jtknutson8775]

Nit true at all.

[@steven_6055]

Who would win well trained Russians soldiers or some dudes in red hoodies

[@benitoquenton1879]

I guess you didn't get the part where they said they are not used for defense.

[@caseydoherty7160]

To respond to a stupid post, look up the Winter War and learn about how the Finns dished out 5:1 casualties to the Russians. Attacking a domestic arctic people tends to suck for the invader.

[@cameronjodoin309]

Not to mention that the Finnish soldiers had less training.

[@DeNihility]

These guys know their home turf like the back of their hand. Coupled with their years of training in the traditional ways of survival and how to hunt and stalk since they were young, put the additional military training on top and give them a good rifle, coupled with their patience. Any fool dumb enough to land an invasion force in their territory is gonna find out the hard way what it's like to be prey, especially in the cold war days. Though their job is to report strange activity, not to halt an invasion force from the north, i'd bet picking off enemy troops one by while they frantically search for them, would do severe damage to their troop morale and logistics. Imagine a Vietnam for the enemy, but very very cold.

[@superfamilyallosauridae6505]

As it turns out, well trained Russian soldiers don't exist