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

[@LifeisaSpecialOperation]

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[@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.

[@marcuspayne9744]

Ranger School is designed to put you in a combat environment, which means little sleep and little food, which makes it very stressful to do the tasks that's required.

[@enriquep.-cz2xx]

Similarly, I went through Ranger (12-92), as Recon Marine. Went to Key West SFCombat Diver two months after. All the best to you.

[@jarodorla6949]

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

[@pennymartin3821]

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

[@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...

[@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.

[@weirdplaces7839]

You are here in Brazil My country welcome soldier

[@falamensia-3454]

Glad you’re still alive and pumping

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@tomyoung8563]

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

[@arofree]

Can't wait for that book.

[@Billtwiggmeister]

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

[@LeadPaint1]

@@jphillips2471 I enlisted in 1984 as a 17 year old still in High School. You could enlist without a HS diploma but because I was still in school my enlistment contract stipulated I could not drop out and I had to graduate. Also, my parents had to co-sign with me as I was only 17. You could not enlist at 16, not before then, or after either. This guy is full of crap. Before they made a HS diploma or GED a requirement to enlist, they would actually award guys with GED's more promotion points than a HS diploma for promotion to sergeant.

[@jphillips2471]

@@LeadPaint1 Different times, different standards. Just knew how it was for me in 93'. My granddad was 17, still in HS, and army recruiters came in, told him to sign a piece of paper, and told him "congratulations, ya just graduated HS"! This was during WW2 though. The military needed able bodies then, and figured a HS diploma didn't mean shit in combat. I enlisted at 17 while still in HS, but had to have my diploma, and be 18 by the time I left for basic. Just the standard in my day.

[@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"

I was in tremendous shape, but at 29, I knew I had to be. I would run a 9-mile course in El Paso in boots just to harden my feet. There is nothing worse than destroyed feet. Anyways, great story about your journeys. I'm sure you will and have helped others get through.

[@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

[@earlgeorge7573]

thank you for your service

[@heavensfugitive6447]

Little known fact…those that say BUDS is the toughest should look into how many SEALs have failed and even quit Ranger school. You might be surprised!

[@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..

[@sylvan47070]

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

[@dougmyers6013]

My brother went through in the early 70's remaining in the 1st Battalion for years, he said it was tough with many recycles due to injury as well as those that gave up the chance. Less than 1/2 his class graduated, 3 died as a result of not paying attention to training in the swamp @ Rudder. The cadre out of multi tours in Vietnam did not play around. My other Brother a Recon guy said he would not do it, he was a Halo & Scuba instructor as well as a SOCOM community C130 aircraft commander. It was a tough shool until the DOD was told to tone it down, to many training deaths for the public. As far as I know Rudder is still operating in joint training with 77th S/F in the Florida panhandle and Dahlonega is still operating as the mountain school, but I could be wrong it was nearly 58 years ago now.

[@bmelvin1234]

I met a guy in Columbus, Georgia, who got kicked out of Ranger school because two of the soldiers he was with brought food with them. Even though he didn’t eat any of it, he didn’t turn them in. As a result, they let him recycle. He passed the second time, but he said it messed his body up because he didn’t have enough time to recover.

[@Halo47143]

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

[@otherworlder]

thank you for the inspiring story sir.

[@bravozero6]

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

[@abdullaali3735]

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

[@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

[@KNBody]

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

[@gussieclaymore]

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

[@DremianBlades-cx5lj]

I got extremely lucky, I finished AIT and went straight to Airborne school, one week after graduation I went to Ranger school and made it...Seven months later , I found myself taking a tour in 🇬🇩...

[@abdullaali3735]

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

[@spood7732]

you should talk about failure.

[@Michaelthearcheangel]

I blocked that stuff out after retirement. ALL I can remember is hunger. I was amazing at rucking whole military career.

[@Manuel-901]

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

[@frozenyetimug]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@The-Grubber]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@jamiedubreuil581]

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

[@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

[@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

[@georgelopez16]

5 star videos are you still in the service

[@AdrienneReneau-ky4sc]

MET ONE YOUNG LADY WHO SPRAINED HER LEG ARMY TRAINING 2022

[@ValueNL]

I went without and died.

[@FMD023]

Once u said u showed up injured i already knew that was the worse mistake. Say u have made it, u would have hurt yourself even more and be out of commission and won’t be able to train with your future war buddy or just prolong it. Plus I made it thru SF selection, why do ranger school. Just for the tab? I have a question for u, did they make u go to WLC when u made e5? I would think the Q course alone can supplement that school because it’s way more high speed training n covers more than basic stuff WLC covers. Also it’s ok to have ego. If it’s directed towards something other than someone I’m all for it.

[@neilheriot2361]

Thanks

[@RAFAELSANTALOPEZ-ub1os]

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

[@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.

[@darrelljanssen588]

I would add a splash of arrogance as well. But inward arrogance. When you become ready to quit, be arrogant to yourself. Tell yourself that you won't quit because then you're weak. I'll show you how weak I am! You can't judge me because you don't know me. That has been my mindset since I was a teenager. I vowed not to succumb to a weak thought. Ever hear the saying that you can do anything you set your mind to? Go for it!

[@FMD023]

Ya it definitely is one of the toughest. Putting in the paper work alone request and trying to get approved was a pain in the butt. 5 turn down request and their answer was re up and u might get to go try out if we don’t do another deployment first. The only time I will says I was a victim, I was a victim to needs of the army. That’s a bitch no recruiter will ever tell u. They will give you false hope with the what I call the three bullshit list of where to go.

[@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?

[@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...

[@billstapleton1084]

You cannot gain everything till you have lost everything.

[@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

[@doom4067]

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

[@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

[@stephenmcginnis5789]

Where exactly was your chain of command?

[@PokiNero]

Shoutout to the broken jaw club @ sere ❤

[@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.

[@mil546]

You made it.

[@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.

[@AdrienneReneau-ky4sc]

MUSCLE RELAXER WOW

[@scotthorton7786]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@kerry-j4m]

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

[@Sickofsociety1]

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.

[@jk-76]

It is a top notch leadership school. I worked for a General who was in Vietnam and he said Ranger School saved his life.

[@abdullaali3735]

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

[@abdullaali3735]

Minutes 40, mile 5

[@andrewtanczyk4009]

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

[@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

[@hirumbiffidum9145]

Any one want to have a five mile running race ?

[@hannahfowler5217]

omg you gave us free feet pics?!?!

[@harveyquirke6376]

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

[@andrewtanczyk4009]

Lift weights 🏋️? Sounds like a good idea!

[@AdrienneReneau-ky4sc]

THOSE TOES ASPEAR CREAM FOR BRUISES MASSAGE

[@panoskaiolakala1053]

You need the motivation

[@abdullaali3735]

The word looking for is rigid 🪖

[@ethanclark4116]

This is about to be me 😂

[@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.

[@panoskaiolakala1053]

Purpose

[@cafemolido5459]

You are not showing the women in Ranger school.

[@Abefroman-lq3md]

They were allowed to pass!

[@nicholasvosatka2407]

Its escape not ek scape

[@jimmyt6337]

Just another Ratline BR

[@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

[@abdullaali3735]

😁

[@coachrobertson7163]

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

[@fredericklockard3854]

I went to ranger school BEFORE basic 😂. Yes of course I’m joking.

[@38llee]

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

[@jessehernandez8041]

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

[@gibbsm]

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

[@burnttoaster6313]

This is an AI voice

[@andrewtanczyk4009]

No. He just show his face

[@Please_allow_me]

Its not AI, he just speak this way. I've seen numerous other videos and he'll change the way he talks when he's doing an impersonation of someone, before going back to his normal voice.

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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 .