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Is there any word on the possible change in 670-1 to allow those who particicpate in OEF-P to wear combat patches? Seems strange that combat pay is authorized, but not the patch.

Thanks, Rangers.

I was one of the few non-11B DEPs on this site back in the summer, but I figure I'd return with an update...and some interesting news.

I'm in week 3 of AIT here at Ft. Gordon. Basic at Ft. Benning was pretty tough while going through it, but looking back you realize it wasn't that hard. The first 3 ...

A quick check-in from Panama. This is captain obvious territory, but damn its hot down here. The areas that used to be American bases continue to get turned over into luxury living areas (pics to come later). High-rises and office buildings are sprouting like weeds now in the city. There almost ...

LOL!

Yeah, Panama is a third-world country with all its "charm," but its my third-world country. When I said visit with family I meant everyone on my mom's side of the family, not as a tourist.

While my brother was born there and I in Houston, we both have Panamanian blood in our veins and spent a ...

Tomorrow I leave for Panama for a couple weeks, a last chance to visit with family before I ship to Basic. We always bring back Panamanian crafts, molas, souvenirs, etc. for Army friends of my dad that were stationed there. Seems alot of his soldier buddies had a great time down there so they always ...

Roger that, Ranger BeadleBug and Ranger W. Beals

Ranger BeadleBug - in fact that is exactly what I did last week. As somewhat embarassing as it was, I signed up for private swimming lessons at the local Y. I was able to get discounted membership for being a college student, but the classes will run me $85. (Just hope I don't have to be in the pool ...

Ranger Ranger2 - I searched all forums for "swimming" and this is about the only relevant thread I found: http://www.armyranger.com/bb/viewtopic. ... t=swimming

How important is a soldier's swimming ability while in Regiment? I know there is the combat swim test in RIP, but is this a skill that is called upon often while in training and missions?

And, in case any Rangers know, are SF soldiers required to be expert swimmers?

Sandy Berger - that SOB had 4 chances to pull the plug on Osama.

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I could have done better if I'd studied more for the math sections.

So why didn't you?

When I took the practice test on my recruiters laptop I scored a 75. I decided that just was not good enough so I checked out an ASVAB study guide from the library. Spent a couple hours a night for the next ...

I'm actually going a step further, Airborne Marine Leatherneck. I got a nice signing bonus and will be partnering up with my brother to buy some real estate. He's been at this for some time and the ROI has been higher (and more stable) than the stock market.

I know for most privates this isn't an ...

V-Rod wrote:Actually, Ducati helped HD design the frame on the V-Rod.

And Porsche helped HD with the engine, too, right? Gets me thinking...Ranger V-Rod, why is it that HD needs so much help to put together a bike?

Yea you fuckin cherry, I remeber my first side bought it as a pvt 77 CJ-7, fuckin daddy buy you that nice vw pussy,

Negative, Ranger Tool175. Please don't get the wrong impression - I am 22 years old and worked full-time at the university I attended for over two years. As a Network Support Tech I ...

Ranger IntelToad - I've been using Proxomitron for some time now. It is both an ad- and pop-up blocker.

One great feature is being able to bypass the blocking with a couple clicks. There are some sites where you want to be able to see certain things, or not have important pop-up messages blocked ...