Ranger School: 5 Things You MUST DO Before You Go

You MUST be prepared for Ranger School are you will absolutely be setting yourself up for failure before you even show up. You want to limit the potential for "side-line" problems while you're there going through the suck. Here's 5 things you should consider and plan for before you go!
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🎥 VIDEOS GOING OVER EACH PHASE OF RANGER SCHOOL:
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Video Sections:
00:00 Introduction (5 Things YOU MUST Do to Prepare Before You Go)
00:58 Ranger School Fitness Preparation
04:18 Ranger School Packing List
07:56 Have Your Finances in Order Before Ranger School
09:33 Ranger School and Your Family
11:50 Ranger School and Your Career
14:20 Final Thoughts
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[@HeyMikeyLikesIt2]

Get your family affairs in order is the most important. I was a Ranger, I was a Green Beret, I was a Green Beret instructor….. I watched these schools destroy weak families from both sides of the fence. Do these schools while you’re young, dumb and single…if possible. If you’re married, send her to her moms house If you can. I lost my first wife while in Ranger school. She caught those few months of freedom and was in the wind. I got my Black and Gold Tab. That was my goal when I was a kid. Wife problems didn’t stop me. I retired at 45 and she’s still looking for PX privileges. Train em up Gritty….. less and less are volunteering for these schools and units. RLTW!

[@goarmybeatnavy841]

These hoes ain't loyal, thank you for sharing brother! My engagement was broken off when I first attended, ended up dropping at the end of Darby for a family emergency, cannot stress having family affairs sorted out in advance.

[@germanstudent06]

Gritty, you're rucking uphill and conducting a video without breathing hard the least bit. Show em how it's done, RLTW!

[@GrittySoldier]

🤘

[@shadowswimmer8361]

I’ll add one. Show up knowing how to tie an end of the line bowline with an overhand safety knot. Sure, they teach you during mountains, but every issued sensitive item has to be secured to either your ruck or LBE with one starting in Darby, so that doesn’t really help. If you can’t tie one and need your ranger buddies to help square you away multiple times a day it isn’t gonna help you with peers.

[@maddmoxx6414]

Dummy cord all your sensitive items to you and your ruck. Also be consistent with where your stashing your gear on you or in your ruck.... Dessert Phase (when they had it) Winter 89, they had one honey bucket at base camp that everyone used, it had a pile of shit at least 1 foot above the seat. Your wearing a Parka, mickey mouse boots, quilted wooby gear and polartech everyone looked like the Michelin Man. In order to take a dump you had to stripe your snivel gear layers off, and perform this trapeze squat to take a dump... When I got dressed again couldn't find my watch cap... found it buried by the hot steaming crap I just took...anywhere else it would have stayed there. I ended up fishing it out, grabbing a 1 gallon zip lock baggie with detergent and water and shook the shit out of it. But couldn't get rid of that blue juice smell... after Tabbing set that bitch a fire. True story, no shit!

[@maddmoxx6414]

Also if you ever deploy if you can call, email or text home everyday, don't. Your family will expect it and the day you don't call home they will get all anxious and lite up the FRG and worry like hell and fear the worst till they hear from you or uniforms come knocking at the door. Don't be that guy. Randomly call, text, email... set no pattern its better for their mental health and keeps you focused on your mission... staying alive to get home.

[@Forth.]

I got peered and failed patrols in darby they said i can go back in 9 months. Im gonna go back and redeem myself.

[@GrittySoldier]

DO IT! 💪

[@silentxee6046]

It’s been 8 months are you prepared?

[@samuelloman2660]

So I finally enlisted on August 2nd and I leave for basic on May 30th, 2023. I'm so excited. I will be watching your videos religiously Lol

[@petrvanicek81]

These points are so much important and unnecessary! But the thing is, if you hear this before entering RS most people think "Allright this is a bit exaggerated I think I will do just fine 😎".. But if you hear this AFTER finishing/failing RS? You are only nodding like "What the heck was I thinking??" 😂 GREAT work man!! 💪You can't stress enough that but you should at the same time

[@geraintjones6401]

Great stuff, Gritty. Guess which old man just upgraded his hiking rucksack to a Dutch Army surplus 60+20 'sack? Hell yea. Progressed to two 12.5 mile rucks a week now.

[@GorillaCrewWarGaming]

Great work, Brother Oldster!

[@geraintjones6401]

@@GorillaCrewWarGaming Thanks mate!

[@rojjamil7947]

Thanks. The fitness preparation advices are beneficial. 🌹

[@carterlambie9767]

Thanks for all the great info💪

[@samcloud7573]

Hey man, We appreciate all you do. Keep Crushin it brotha

[@survivetolife]

Great info!

[@Dave-is4un]

Great info 👍

[@jkornfeld]

Always dropping the good knowledge! Definitely appreciate your content!

[@claytonhubbard4285]

Best channel for army success right here

[@fadal143]

Thanks very helpful

[@luketraina4167]

Well Gritty and the gang, I’m getting ready to head to basic with my 18x pipeline. Wish me luck.

[@tacticalhandyman710]

I have the ranger workout, it's awesome!

[@sugewhitejacoby8654]

I had really no idea how to prepare for RIP or RANGER back in summer 1981. Those 62ish days were 99% suck! Wish I had a resource to turn to back then. #RLTW🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

[@SwampRanger]

Get your TA-50 ready…in a few more classes they won’t issue TA-50 to anyone from CIF on Benning

[@coachchrisgiesking]

Graduated March 5th 2010. Winter Ranger. Awesome video, wish I had this before I went. Got recycled 4x. Land navigation was my weak point. RLTW

[@enriquep.-cz2xx]

I’m a former Marine. Ranger class 12-92- I know it was a long time ago, but I believe that the most important thing at that school is going to be attitude. Be a good peer. Peer evaluation will end you if you don’t. Secondly, people just giving up too soon and thinking they can’t go any further. But when the truck shows up to pick them up, they all of a sudden spring to life to throw their shit in the back.

[@maddmoxx6414]

No shit good advice here! The San Francisco earthquake happened at the start of Darby Phase late 89. My entire family caught up in it. Was told to Charlie Mike and I would get a red cross message if shit happened to them. They even wouldn't allow me to make a phone call. Wasn't able to call home until after Darby phase.

[@leblanc4774]

underrated channel

[@bonio2896]

Can you do a video of your diet or what soldiers should eat?

[@GrittySoldier]

Got you 👍

[@isaacphillips8543]

I have been watching your videos and gathering as much knowledge as possible. Absolutely love the content. I am currently a 31B, E5, 8yrs in service, attempting to reclass to infantry. Is it too late to apply for Rangers given my time in and rank?

[@rnbspowa7of69]

I wish I would’ve known about navy seal Burpee’s. And focused a lot more on good stretching.

[@ViktoriousDead]

How to pass Ranger school 1. Know that a Ranger tab doesn’t make you an actual Ranger. 2. Don’t be a bitch. 3. Don’t quit There’s really nothing you can do to prepare, other than land nav. just put your head down and grind it out. Really is amazing how there’s so many videos on KZbin giving people these hidden tips that really don’t count for anything once you’re exhausted and hungry. Just endure

[@shootingbricks8554]

Being physically prepared helps. Most Ranger School candidates fail the Ranger Physical Fitness Test during the 1st week

[@perochialjoe]

The advice about muscular endurance, cardio focus, and *not* putting on a ton of muscle mass is the same thing I've heard from videos of Marine Raiders. It makes sense too but it's easy to forget when you see people who are already in and are h u g e.

[@straightteeth1]

Hey Gritty, currently in a pre Ranger program at BOLC with our course date drawing near! What advice would you give for someone not in the infantry going through the course? Currently in the realm of “you don’t know what you don’t know” and want to help bridge the knowledge gap to be the most effective asset to the team. Already plan on leveraging artillery knowledge to help on missions, thanks for the video!

[@GrittySoldier]

Don’t feel bad not being infantry, it won’t matter. You’ll all be going through the suck together.

[@skeletor3478]

It wont matter at all during RAP week. I would say: When you get to Darby and meet your squad, let them know you are an FA officer and help with those O planning tasks. You need a scheme of fire for every mission, so help with that and paragraph 1/3 and you should be good. Your best bet is sticking with the younger Batt kids, those guys will square you away tactically. Those dudes blew our infantry officers out of the water. Let them know you maybe haven't spent a whole ton of time doing patrols and they'll help you out, but if you try to hide it and mess up that will probably piss them off. They won't peer you for being FA though.

[@supersol268]

Did Stryjek get you right?

[@shootingbricks8554]

Being infantry helps in terms of knowing weapons, land navigation and infantry tactics only

[@SuperDannyR]

Is the 6 week run faster program and good program to do right before the 13 week ranger prep program?

[@meanderingmarley3910]

Here's a stupid question: Does the Army ever issue trekking poles? I've found them to be very handy in rough, mountainous terrain (especially in winter). Plus, they can be jury-rigged into shooting sticks.

[@petrvanicek81]

Make sense but don't forget you're always carrying some sort of, well, weapon 😅

[@TheArizonaRanger.]

Old school 10th mtn used to back in the day way they originated from mountaineers and skiing. Nowadays they don't. They might at mountain warfare school but I'm not sure.

[@christiangaddy2937]

Dumb question but what do i put in a back pack to ruck?

[@viper7320]

how to prepare for army rangers

[@GGHarvey]

Do you think different branches should have their own version of ranger school? Like sappers?

[@GrittySoldier]

Naw just send em to Ranger

[@danemiodov1289]

Got a fitness question: I’m planning to go to Ranger in August 2023, but have an opportunity to run a marathon in Athens end of November. Any reason, physically, why running a marathon in November (of this year) would be a bad idea for Ranger in August? Appreciate your content man!

[@GrittySoldier]

No you should absolutely do that!

[@danemiodov1289]

Awesome. Thanks!

[@TheArizonaRanger.]

Anythoughts on putting on fat before Ranger school? I knew some really lean dudes that before they went they bulked up because they knew they were gonna lose upwards of 30 lbs that they didn't have.

[@GrittySoldier]

Bad idea, you’ll be sluggish and hungry. Just be in the best shape you possibly can be when you show up.

[@stephenbough6220]

Hey boss, I am a ROTC cadet and me and some guys are committing to going to ranger school once we commission (and are eligible). For the rucks specifically what pace would you suggest?

[@rundave77]

I'm in the same boat, would absolutely love an answer!

[@slumontbell1137]

Same, I’m in rotc and have to get back in shape as this past semester I did an internship and was barely at PT 😂😂 I know when I tried out for ranger challenge, I was going between 11 - 13 min pace. More so 11:30

[@truckerdan2002]

Would you say CrossFit training would be better to get ready for Ranger school

[@GrittySoldier]

Beneficial but not good to train only, you’ll need to get more accustomed to longer sessions to build the endurance appropriately

[@chriswhite8852]

Gritty, what’s the 2nd biggest event that gets the NO-GO? Rucking being number one for washing people out, in my experience land nav was the next event that gave out a bunch of NO-GOs. Please tell me we aren’t relying on GPS. I’ve been out for 20 years, but I’m hearing land nav is becoming more problematic.

[@jasonbourne1119]

When I went, the RPFT was probably one of the biggest fail events. Followed by the ranger tasks. Personally, I think people fail land nav because they “psych” themselves out. Not because they don’t know how to do it.

[@chriswhite8852]

@@jasonbourne1119 , Jesus Christ it’s Jason Bourne!

[@shadowswimmer8361]

From the school website, if it lets me share the link. A little old (2018) but shows stats from a few years. RPFT is the overwhelmingly biggest drop rate, then land nav. 12 mile, patrols, and medical rounding out the typical top 5 with RTT making a surprise #2 finish in 2018. www.benning.army.mil/infantry/artb/Student-Information/content/PDF/ARTB%20Ranger%20Course%20Information.pdf

[@chriswhite8852]

@@shadowswimmer8361 thanks the link worked. I guess in my mind I didn’t consider the fitness test as the biggest NO-GO. If you can’t PT why are you showing up? Those trends look about right. Confirms my suspicion that land nav is being overlooked as a skill that needs worked on. The ruck should wash out more than the land nav.

[@shootingbricks8554]

@@chriswhite8852 a lot of times units send Soldiers who minimumly pass the RPFT. However, in Ranger School, you will conduct the RPFT while tired and sore and those who minimumly passed will be in trouble. Better exceed the minimum standards.

[@Maniac1607]

GS, do you know any SEALs who made it through?

[@GrittySoldier]

Goggins 😉

[@shaynebrewster1486]

Your surroundings look like east range or KTA

[@tacticalhandyman710]

I did 4.5 miles with a 30 Lb bag, my shoulders were not the happiest. It appears the straps on your ruck are wider, is that the same ruck the military gives you?

[@shaneallen1547]

Yes

[@villumstride7502]

Remember the weight needs to sit mostly on your waist and make sure your pack is not pulling back on your shoulders too much (you probably already know this, but just to be sure)

[@geraintjones6401]

Your 'sack must be appropriate for the task (e.g. padded shoulder straps, 4 fingers wide), be packed correctly and be adjusted to fit you properly. Lots of great rucking advice if you search Gritty's channel. I'm quite tall with a long back so it can be tricky for me to find a 'sack with hipstraps that sit in the right place (most end up more like titstraps) so I go for 'sacks with an adjustable back.

[@piercemyers4318]

If your shoulders are hurting I'd recommend taking a look at your ruck's load bearing straps, plenty of people I know haven't adjusted where they are on the ruck's frame. They tend to have all the weight on their shoulders instead of mostly on their traps, so it makes you prone to injury as you're not using your core and stressing out your shoulder muscles. At least experiment with them to see how it feels, I personally moved them inwards and the ruck feels very comfy

[@michaelwilson2485]

Is the program for complete beginners ?

[@GrittySoldier]

You could try it as a beginner but it will be an ass kicker. 😉

[@izaiah_so_wavy6644]

should i bulk before i start training up endurance? i am 5'5 135lbs but i average a 570+ on the acft

[@GrittySoldier]

Naw because if you do it right you will build mass according to how you train and replenish. Train endurance, just eat more and rest when you should.

[@seanwilson5704]

This might sound dumb, but once I put the weights down and focused on cardio endurance and calisthenics I started gaining weight again, presumably because I was hungrier and got more rest. I eat spaghetti everyday, high carb diet is very important for Endurance lol. I’m 5 ft 7, 147lbs. I started lifting when I was 110 lbs, and I’ve stayed at 11% bf the entire time through a clean slow progressive bulk. Lifted weights from 110-140, but I stalled at 140 for a long time, like 9 months. Wasn’t hungry enough… Anyway I say all that to say- cardio will make you hungrier for more calories than the calories you burned- so it isn’t something you should stay away from for a bulk, because it will prob enable you to eat more and bulk better without feeling bloated all the time. Hope that helps? Lol.

[@jerryfarmer5989]

Personally not sure which is a better test for what someone is made of. Ranger school or BUDS. And if they say it's 90% mental then why in the hell do muscles feel like exploding? And yep Ranger $$$$ others it shows how dumb you are or what your willing to put yourself through more shit than you could ever dream to imagine. Make no mistake they are there to push you harder and farther than you can even begin to dream, in nightmares.

[@curtismccorkel6985]

Mental attitude and health sit in car with wife when time due to ruck eat basic slim Jim's

[@JohnWilliams-wz9vk]

First step..get your outer brain casing..dislodged ..from your. Waste disposal unit..clear??