Welcome to the site Ryan. I'm not sure exactly how they do this today, but my oldest son did not have an Opt 40 when he enlisted. About the time when the Basic and Infantry training were finished, they were notified that a few spots were open in RIP. My son and I discussed it and he accepted the ava...

Your son is doing very well and I'm very sure you are so proud of his achievements. Thank you for sharing his update for the past 4 years.

Welcome to this forum Matthew!!

Welcome to this site, thank you for your service and thank you for your son's desire to become a Ranger. Keep us updated on his training.

Welcome to the forum Alex,
Keep a focus on all of your training, knowing you will not fail.

Stephen, My son was 'recruited' by one recruiter, but his mentorship was done almost exclusively by another recruiter in the office. A good recruiter will : - Get you your Option 40 contract, as long as you do your part and get the ASVAB score - Get you PV2 (E-2) on enlistment (Pass PT test, take o...

I would agree with that. You would not want anything to cause a delay or denial in enlisting. You can always go to the recruiting office at any time.

Welcome to the forum Thomas. It is great you have spent time reading items here for months learning a lot about becoming a Ranger. Good luck with everything coming in your future. If you choose to proceed, getting the Opt 40 is the best bet in continuing your goal.

Disinfertention wrote: ↑

August 1st, 2020, 10:46 pm

Really appreciate you calling it all out, Wazzle. Are you on our discord? It's obviously a small segment of all this but I'll shoot you a PM about it.

I PM'd you concerning this.

Thank you Wazzle and Ranger Lunch. I live on Long Island, suburban area about an hour from NYC. Like you stated Wazzle, I've been told that it shouldn't be difficult to get a RASP slot at OSUT, but I will definitely do my best to obtain an Opt. 40. If I must wait a year, I will make the most of it ...

Welcome Templar!! Your decision to work on becoming a Ranger is very focused. Good luck on all your will go through. My oldest son was told during OSUT that there were a few openings in RIP and he grabbed one. My youngest did get his Opt 40. Both made it through RIP with no problems and the rest is ...

Rangers, and parents of Rangers. There is a Ranger Parents Forum within this forum page. It was started in 2004 and has over 700 posts since then. I was, and am still the moderator for it and apologize for the past few years that I have not been logging in. Parents, when your son finishes his RASP a...

CharlieRanger1FFV wrote: ↑

July 23rd, 2020, 5:53 am

You have a right to be very proud of your sons. Nice job raising these young warriors!


RLTW!!!

Thank you very much, and yes, RLTW!!!!

Just finished reading all of your posts Matthew. Very cool that you have been checking in since you were 16 years old. Good luck with everything you will be dealing with in the next weeks/months. One of my sons did not have an Opt 40 when he enlisted. During his 11X OSUT training, the group was noti...

Welcome to this site and good luck on your goal of becoming a Ranger. And please........ Capitalize the "R" when you type the word Ranger.
Thanks