I went to RANGER School without Preparation? Here's What Happened

[@jarodorla6949]

Just like in life never go anywhere unprepared as your highly likely to get caught off guard and a brutal reality check

[@mutedforever]

"and I knew myself, I was hard" Instructor "wait what??"

[@stevefowler2112]

I went thru Ranger School as a U.S. Recon Marine in '77. I had just finished Combat Divers School (which was a real ball buster) a month before and had gotten some good R&R with a good PT workup so I showed up to Benning for Phase 1 in near Olympic fitness shape. I grew up in rural central Florida and had hunted/scouted/camped pretty much 24/7 as a kid so I was extremely comfortable in the field. The only issue i had with Ranger School was I was always starving. I didn't mind going without sleep but I was always hungry as hell, if I had it to do over again I would have come in carrying some extra bodyfat. I arrived weighing 180 lbs and at 6 foot I was lean and mean, maxing the Marine Corps PFT: 3 mile run 16;54, 23 dead hang pull ups and 113 situps in two minutes, all in succession with no rest. When I graduated I weighed 160 lbs and looked like a scarecrow, lol. My favorite part was the "Jungle" phase in Florida on the Swannee river. It was just like where I grew up hunting and camping along the St. John's river in central Florida.

[@pennymartin3821]

You can use the lessons here in all aspects of life. Thank you. Loved the video.

[@wherecar54]

What I like about your vids is the blunt truths about life and the military. When I was in the U.S. Army many years ago I qualified for every MOS the Army had. I was always confident in my abilities, and competence is essential for it’s like a marriage between the two. It’s applicable every day.

[@selva6344]

Your journey through the Ranger School reminded mine at the Jungle Warrior School in Brazil, since I had the technical and mental toughness at the time, but was also injured at the beginning, which made things way more difficult. As a Brazilian soldier, who had the privilege to work with and learn from fellow American soldiers, I can reassure what you say about competence and confidence, and preparation. Your videos are great, keep making them.

[@bobtnailer]

Great presentation, phenomenal lessons! I loved how you pushed the “competence before confidence” mantra. That fits the private sector just as much as any other.

[@johnhansen8272]

I feel your pain. I dislocated my shoulder at the beginning of Ranger school to the point that my arm was embedded under the top of my rib cage and it took the doctor over an hour and a half to maneuver my arm back into socket. By Florida my shoulder was coming out of socket nightly. What a joy Ranger school was, lol. I learned a hell of a lot about me and pain. What a dumbass I was. No idea what recycling would have brought to my way ahead, but honestly I think it would have left me failing.

[@falamensia-3454]

Glad you’re still alive and pumping

[@tomyoung8563]

I went underprepared academically and struggled. Thankfully people helped out, especially when I was on medical hold

[@jphillips2471]

I was in the 82d and got a slot for ranger school in 94'. I barely graduated, but did, and returned to my unit damn near wrecked. My commander already leave paperwork set up for me to sign when I reported back in. My commander been through it, and knew I was gonna need at least 2 weeks to rest and recover. I lost something like 16 lbs, I don't even remember. All I know is I got the tab, and every previous ambition I had to get into bat was done. I was good just being a regular paratrooper with a tab. But that tab is a curse to. A PFC with a tab, and my leadership expectations from command go up. Ranger school was definitely a great character builder, at least in pain tolerance!

[@nelsonzambrano5788]

A PFC with a Ranger Tab!? - Every day was a new eye opener for you...

[@kevinhenderson8944]

Random points but all related: I went straight through Ranger School with no recycles. It was hard. I had two 18B’s from 7th SFG and an officer from 10th SFG in my class that failed in the first phase; all injuries. Fast forward I went to SFAS a few years later. That was hard too, but no harder than Ranger School, it was just different. I ended up failing the StarNav. One of the guys who washed out with me was a guy who had passed SFAS 2 years before but had to go back when they made it good for one year. Is what it is. I’m still proud to have volunteered. Conversely, my buddy, who failed Ranger School three times, later went to SFAS, graduated the Q-Course, and retired out of 10th SFG. Similarly, a bunch of guys from the Ranger Regt and SF will fail Unit Selection. Then you’ll have a conventional infantry guy go and pass. The DCO of the Unit used to wear crossed rifles and a red beret. The moral of the story is, things work funny and they don’t always produce the outcome you think if you played the odds. Just have the guts to go and try.

[@arofree]

Can't wait for that book.

[@Tim82ATW]

Keep up the fire 🔥 Sir!!! "Strike Hold"

[@randyboisa6367]

1/504th P.I.R. "Red devils"

[@Tim82ATW]

@@randyboisa6367 Hell yeah brother!!! "Devils in Baggy Pants"

[@luddite4change449]

I love the class 1-87 picture!! I'm old enough to know people who were in that class. Ranger school immediately after Q and SERE? Yea, not the best plan, but you take the schools when they are available.

[@abdullaali3735]

This similar to pro fighting, same thing, UFC fighter small in muscle and somehow skinny, but rigid, strong man, rigidness is one of main strong characteristics of professional fighters

[@terybaumann7792]

I know the RI "V" you' mentioned... I was a student in B CO 5th RTB and later served as a RI and 1SG in B CO. During the time frame you went to Ranger school, there were a lot of issues with 5th RTB... in fact, when I took over as 1SG the CSM told me there was a "cloud" over the company and I needed to clean it up... not easy but I think I succeeded.. I now work at the University of North Georgia located in Dahlonega, great place to live. Thank you for your service and for your detailed information.

[@DemocratsRPedos]

I dropped out of school at 16 in 83. Army recruiter in the mountains of west Virginia would get a phone call from the hs guidance counselor when boys like me would drop out. Army recruiter calls me and goes, you know what a combat engineer is? No? You’re going to love the army. Now,I was no jock, 16, 125 pounds, 5’ 11”. No one was picking me to join their football team, believe me. I couldn’t even do 5 pushups. Never left home before and went to fort lost in the woods misery. Home of the army sapper corps, whatever the hell that was. I was thinking to myself. Went thru 8 weeks of basic taught by combat engineers, tough mfers, veterans from Vietnam. These guys pushed me. After that, 4 weeks of combat engineer training and then heavy equipment training. Bulldozers, road graders. Fun times. During sapper training, one guy from fort Bragg green beret, one from the 82nd airborne and one from the ranger regiment. They got washed out, first week of sapper training. I’m 16, and I went thru what 3 regular army special forces failed. When I got sent to my first unit, infantry division in Benning. I weighed 185, I could do 77 pushups in under 2 minutes, sit-ups too and my Mile was 5:56. So when I read, are you ready for ranger training? I wasn’t at all and I passed what a ranger, green beret, and an all American couldn’t.

[@RohanKumar-ft6he]

how tf u join with no high school diploma

[@jphillips2471]

Everybody is built different. I barely got through ranger school, and lost all desire after that to even try SF. That was my mental and physical plateau of what I was willing to push myself to. Some dudes just push and push to see how much they can handle. I went to jump school with an SF candidate, and he had to recycle that. Maybe he passed the next time around! Gotta get past a fear of heights and gravity to get into SF!

[@jphillips2471]

​@@RohanKumar-ft6heOld school standards. I knew a kid who was Amish, and they don't do school like the rest of us. He got himself a GED, which being Amish, that was good enough. The army is taking GEDs now. I dunno about enlisting at 16 as a HS dropout, but maybe at that time, a GED was acceptable

[@rangerminiaturesandgaming3647]

So I am really confused, was this before Robin sage? Wtf sadistic command would make allow you to go to ranger school right after SERE?

[@vindra11]

I'm hip. Somebody didn't think this through, and potentially set this guy up for failure.

[@abdullaali3735]

The anatomy of human Vs injury, is different from person to another, eating food and training will increase body resistance against injury, eating real food not junk food is good enough, but physical exercise gives different body potential

[@Halo47143]

You can’t even go to ranger without a pre ranger certificate starting October I think

[@4catsnow]

We were direct support for them way back in the day at Ft Benning...So many people got hurt in that qualification testing the army had to build this star wars medical dispensary nearby...That course was basically "pass or die trying"...people that made it should have been wearing a cape and red S on their chest..

[@abdullaali3735]

Rigid what meant in fighting is not behaviour stiffness, it's rigid bones muscles, rigidness physically, strong hard stiffness physical

[@sylvan47070]

I went injured and didn't survive benning. Stupid but I didn't know if I would get another chance.

[@abdullaali3735]

Like for example, some military 🪖 soldiers they were standard personnel, afterwards they went to commando course, they jump to special operation unit

[@marshalltille7770]

No, you wanted that tab on your shoulder. If your SF, that tab shouldn’t affect your ability to seve.

[@marshalltille7770]

… to serve. My bad.

[@Kazillion-Jillionaire]

​@@marshalltille7770 or you could've just edited it, lol

[@wecanjump7512]

To be fair, everybody wants that tab on their shoulder. At least everybody did when I was in

[@MT-qp6gk]

@@marshalltille7770Attending and completing ranger school is a requirement for almost all officers in the infantry, much more in SF. Not having that tab would have put him behind his peers and limit his career advancement options.

[@gussieclaymore]

Thanks for reminding me that we left equipment and weapons on the way out of A-Stan. 😩😩😩

[@spood7732]

you should talk about failure.

[@bravozero6]

I went to sapper with a broken hand left with a broken ankle after the pontoon doinked me 😂

[@pyeitme508]

Go unprepared means screwed up😂

[@emmanuelawosusi2365]

Are military is now a liberal fuck show 😅😅😅😅😅😂😂😂

[@brianjungen4059]

@@emmanuelawosusi2365as is your English. 🙄🤦‍♂️

[@emmanuelawosusi2365]

@@brianjungen4059 you know I am right

[@brianjungen4059]

@@emmanuelawosusi2365 no I don’t.

[@emmanuelawosusi2365]

@@brianjungen4059 our military is struggling because it getting woke

[@Manuel-901]

Like from 🇪🇸 Spain (Europe). A nice weekend for everyone.

[@frozenyetimug]

Awesome! And thanks for clarifying, wasn't sure which Spain you meant. 😊

[@otherworlder]

thank you for the inspiring story sir.

[@KNBody]

Like hearing from you on this cautious times. 🎉🎉🎉

[@nicholaschacon7785]

I get your message but totally get why you went . You just knew and knew it was an opportunity. I would have because my thinking would be I might not get this opportunity again so I had better dig deep and get her done . So don't feel to bad it was totally understandable.

[@jamiedubreuil581]

Wow ranger school after all that? You forgot the military life's main motto, "Hurry up and Wait!"

[@AdrienneReneau-ky4sc]

MET ONE YOUNG LADY WHO SPRAINED HER LEG ARMY TRAINING 2022

[@abdullaali3735]

Some people physically strong, big dense bone, bigger muscle, but still cannot figure out if the person stronger than smaller size person, means size doesn't matter this comes to one thing, training

[@darkwarriormaster9644]

I’ve already read David Goggins’ first book. And I just purchased his second book.

[@gibbsm]

Don't do what he does, you'll get hurt for no reason. Goggins has demons that he put on his readers.

[@TonyAndrea725]

The video on going to GB selection was brutal. DO NOT puke in my PIT! If I remember the instructor asked a cadet what was wrong and he answered has browns. It was hard to watch

[@earlgeorge7573]

thank you for your service

[@andrewtanczyk4009]

Is it better to run 4 to 5 miles a day to prepare for ranger school or lift weights instead? That is if you decide to do only one. Yet I believe there would be benefits from doing both. Yet which is the better?

[@adriansanchez4875]

what if you only ran 5 miles once a week followed by a two day rest. the others days you focus on running a mile in under 7 min. lift weights 3 days a week, push, pull, legs. just an idea. recovery is important especially if you have more than 2 weeks to prepare

[@ValueNL]

I went without and died.

[@mrj8166]

Nice video, this is really great, helpful and original. Didn't you say you didn't become a MEDEVAC Pilot or smn (a tale for another time)? ;) Also update on me, I managed to exert much effort to learn a language before my vacation. I can at least grasp. Idk how the hell a 9/5 can still leave someone tired.

[@outlaw_203]

What sort of treatment did/do you get for your Achilles tendinitis? My spouse has it and the podiatrist has been little help.

[@erics362]

"Convicted" by your instructor? I think you intended to choose another word.

[@leevancleef358]

You weren't gonna be able to prepare effectively for Ranger School after 2 weeks anyway...maybe Diet and Rest...YES..but anything else that really sticks with you and helps takes longer than 2 weeks to sink in...

[@georgelopez16]

5 star videos are you still in the service

[@abdullaali3735]

Special operation unit, special force, or any other names, many different names group unit, but most important it's not basic standard military personnel which not well trained

[@mikeall7012]

Boots boots boots, moving up and down again. I cant imagine going to ranger school after sere. I had to attend a leadership school 5 days after i graduated sere c and was miserable for the first week. But that wad childs play compared to what u did.

[@andrewtanczyk4009]

9:24 Usually with all the quota hires in positions of authority like DA, Judges, Chief of Police, VP I’m fully convinced and persuaded that even if I lack the proper qualifications I can fully do their job 10 times better. There is a big uproar now about transgender sports. Yet in reality trans sports has put to rest the fallacy of woman in law enforcement and military. Yet that falsehood still carries on without evaluating the statistics of its failures. Hopefully soon we as a nation can return to normalcy and not these Weimar Republic like conditions. Don’t you think?

[@AdrienneReneau-ky4sc]

MUSCLE RELAXER WOW

[@RAFAELSANTALOPEZ-ub1os]

JOIN THE KNOWLEDGE AND BE THE UNPREPARED. THE FEW OF ALL GROWTH OF EXPENDABLES OF THE STEP AND RECOVERY OF THE FIELD."""

[@stephenmcginnis5789]

Where exactly was your chain of command?

[@neilheriot2361]

Thanks

[@doom4067]

Unprepared is one thing, but going to any Army school with an injury is a bad idea.

[@mil546]

You made it.

[@codykoplin5337]

Forgive yourself for what you don't know. Most people don't even know what Health and wellness really means. Holistic self care and cellular nutrition with stretching is a must especially if you're applying to these schools and selections. You can't eat like a dumbass kid. Just like the quote if you're going to be dumb you better be tough. Be smart and train smart.

[@landlockedcroat1554]

the biggest reason im not joining the military anytime soon is i love sleeping

[@jayjay-bz3rr]

The Army will provide you a sleeping bag.

[@user-be7tc2bd6e]

You'll get plenty of sleep in the army,where did you get the impression of lack of sleep ????

[@TheAnalyst_]

good, you’d be a liability

[@Michaelthearcheangel]

I didnt get very much sleep in most my military career before retirement.​@user-be7tc2bd6e

[@abdullaali3735]

Minutes 40, mile 5

[@andrewtanczyk4009]

Yeah. That’s slow enough. A chunky unfit kid can do that.

[@PokiNero]

Shoutout to the broken jaw club @ sere ❤

[@scotthorton7786]

I went in the early 80s , 218 started, 34 graduated. How many graduate now.?????

[@AdrienneReneau-ky4sc]

THOSE TOES ASPEAR CREAM FOR BRUISES MASSAGE

[@ambercrombie789]

I copywrite well. USMAl'79. Copyblogger for 16 yrs. Former LE at Arlington PD. MA. Mainly BJJ. Still on the mats. Check out Rich Killblane, aikido instructor, good friend. SF Cpt. Ret.

[@abdullaali3735]

By looking to person physically cannot determine if his anatomy strong, even if he's big muscular guy

[@hannahfowler5217]

omg you gave us free feet pics?!?!

[@panoskaiolakala1053]

Purpose

[@harveyquirke6376]

What. You. Need. Is. A. Cast. Irion. Bar.

[@andrewtanczyk4009]

Lift weights 🏋️? Sounds like a good idea!

[@panoskaiolakala1053]

You need the motivation

[@PendulumMapTarotLightWorker]

I Loved Not Having a Security Clearance... Freedom to Talk about whatever I want.

[@gibbsm]

Which is exactly at the same level people with clearance can talk about not in a SCIF. Can you not keep a secret?

[@PendulumMapTarotLightWorker]

@@gibbsm I can't keep United States Secrets lol

[@PendulumMapTarotLightWorker]

@@gibbsm I am a Future Combat System Tester FCS White Sands NM 2010'

[@PendulumMapTarotLightWorker]

@@gibbsm I am a Javelin Anti-Armor Missile Gunner 2C

[@PendulumMapTarotLightWorker]

@@gibbsm I fought against United States Special Forces in Iraq

[@samcoon6699]

Why would a Green Beret go through Ranger school? Doesn't make sense to me.

[@doyouhavegainsonyourphone4507]

Do you know anything about this at all? Goofy question

[@TonyAndrea725]

Ask John McFee. Look up the interview with Tim Kennedy about Ranger School

[@doom4067]

Different training and skill set. Ranger School doesn't send you to Ranger Regiment. And some people simply enjoy that stuff.

[@TonyAndrea725]

@@doom4067Understood.

[@hirumbiffidum9145]

Any one want to have a five mile running race ?

[@abdullaali3735]

The word looking for is rigid 🪖

[@Jimmy-qc5lb]

I forgot they smoked me for an hour in the barracks everybody unfortunately I was naked when this started and they did not let me get dressed

[@nicholasvosatka2407]

Its escape not ek scape

[@howelltaylor6774]

Life is a special operation. So know your culture customs and heritage of your ancestors and what they fought for. If your family fought for the Confederacy in 1861-65 don't join the army of occupiers that subjugate your States today. Deo Vindice

[@jimmyt6337]

Just another Ratline BR

[@TheAnbuPsyop]

So where do we go from here? North America as a whole is on fire and the rest of the world is not far behind. If we love our country and want to fix it where do we start? (Not a literal question, but up for discussion)

[@vindra11]

become a SEAL.

[@ethanclark4116]

This is about to be me 😂

[@cafemolido5459]

You are not showing the women in Ranger school.

[@Abefroman-lq3md]

They were allowed to pass!

[@coachrobertson7163]

AND Women never passed Ranger School... The women who passed Ranger School were Obama Political Stunts....

[@abdullaali3735]

😁

[@jessehernandez8041]

No mention of the bad Ass Female Rangers. probably in the mess hall preparing chow.😂

[@38llee]

Why would you want to get married? Especially being in the Army. That's numskull move. Lol.

[@gibbsm]

You think we just gave our weapons to the Taliban?! LOL, OK, pal.

[@renj6531]

5 miles in 40 minutes ok lets do the math i can " walk " 1 mile in 20 min ( which means in that time frame i would have had to walk 2.5 miles with heavy gear) conclusion: no way you have to be nearly non human to do that.

[@AKFF320]

It's 5 miles at a 8 minute pace. That's not that hard. Speaking from experience

[@MrMonster445]

This gotta be AI

[@notcrazy6288]

I don't think it is. I've seen his other videos and it's the same voice. I don't hear any of the 'tells'

[@andrewtanczyk4009]

No. He says he doesn’t show his face because he doesn’t want it to bring attention to him or want it to be about him.

[@burnttoaster6313]

This is an AI voice

[@andrewtanczyk4009]

No. He just show his face

[@joestorres3854]

So ranger school is like going to usmc bootcamp haha

[@Maniac1607]

Um, yeah - Ranger school is like doing the Marine Crucible everyday for 61 days. Go to bed - the streetlights are on.

[@elevenb6967]

@@Maniac1607 The streetlights may be on....Which is positively more than I can say for the one in his head.

[@patrickmulka6486]

God loves you come to him and repent

[@Helixur]

Title is misleading cause you're lying. Your content is usually good. But this one idk. There are lot of shit on earth one can sign up for. Go to unprepared, but not SF or Special Operator schools aren't one of them. You may not be best fit for the shock you'll face but your tittle misleading you're supposed to be better than those click baity blokes .

[@Mike___Kilo]

I really disklike these AI voice-overs.

[@freddiefalseflagger7545]

Yup another one. Stay clear from them.

[@Upruslodol]

You adorable morons

[@andrewtanczyk4009]

It’s not

[@doyouhavegainsonyourphone4507]

This guy is 100% not AI lmao. He has been in this game a long time

[@DavidYellow]

Not AI.

[@whoismitchconnor120]

NG here, FA switching to Aviation. I really wanted to go to Ranger School, But we don't have the privilege....

[@Thunder_Lightning_and_Fury]

💪🇺🇸RLTW

[@KNBody]

Like hearing from you on this cautious times. 🎉🎉🎉 @vemarket