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by whocares175
January 31st, 2012, 5:34 pm
Forum: About Army Physical Training
Topic: Dealing with runners knee
Replies: 9
Views: 6276

Re: Dealing with runners knee

for stretches i'd recommend a rectus femoris stretch. basically standing straight up and down on one leg, place the other leg behind you on a chair, rocking your hips backwards to lengthen the distance between your hips and the front of your knee, start doing a one legged squat basically. http://www...
by whocares175
January 30th, 2012, 7:49 pm
Forum: About Army Physical Training
Topic: Dealing with runners knee
Replies: 9
Views: 6276

Re: Dealing with runners knee

when you get into the "book" answer of how far to increase runs the answer is 10% per week. i don't know how far you run now but lets say you're running 1 mile a day x # of times a week. the following you should run 1.1 miles a day x # of times a week. the following run 1.2 miles a day.......
by whocares175
January 30th, 2012, 7:34 pm
Forum: Medical Issues
Topic: Lactose Intolerant?
Replies: 20
Views: 18827

Re: Lactose Intolerant?

i've seen it all now.
by whocares175
January 30th, 2012, 7:30 pm
Forum: Medical Issues
Topic: Ranger medic and deployment
Replies: 14
Views: 12823

Re: Ranger medic and deployment

i wish i had something funny to say that hasn't been said already but i don't. i do have to agree with Ranger X though...how do people that stupid make it to Major? reserves or not...thats just plain stupid. i wouldn't trust that guy to lead me to dunkin donuts with a strip map while following a lin...
by whocares175
November 23rd, 2011, 3:34 pm
Forum: Recruitment Process
Topic: Looking For a Mentor
Replies: 10
Views: 4799

Re: Looking For a Mentor

ok, so as a SPC you shouldn't have any issues going to Regt. contact ms bartruff and see what happens. you've been in the army more than a day, you know that around the holidays emails and phone messages somehow get "lost" and afterwards they get "found". i'm going through those ...
by whocares175
November 21st, 2011, 6:57 pm
Forum: Recruitment Process
Topic: Looking For a Mentor
Replies: 10
Views: 4799

Re: Looking For a Mentor

what's your rank? have you tried these two numbers yet? POSITION / LOCATION Name DSN 983-XXXX COMM (502) 613-XXXX 75TH RANGER RGT LNO SFC KEVIN McLELLAN 5685 75TH RANGER RGT ASSIGNMENT MANAGER MS. CHRISTINA BARTRUFF 5689 i copied them right off the HRC website under careers, special operations force...
by whocares175
November 20th, 2011, 9:20 am
Forum: Recruitment Process
Topic: Looking For a Mentor
Replies: 10
Views: 4799

Re: Looking For a Mentor

what's your MOS and what are you wanting to do in Regiment? As for the recruiters, your best chance at getting ahold of them will probably be after Xmas.
by whocares175
November 20th, 2011, 8:50 am
Forum: About RASP
Topic: Selection/Orders for RASP
Replies: 16
Views: 14696

Re: Selection/Orders for RASP

yea it turned into one of those things the army got a hold of and overused it.
by whocares175
November 16th, 2011, 5:22 pm
Forum: Special Operations Training
Topic: Post Ranger School Training
Replies: 29
Views: 23350

Re: Post Ranger School Training

goon175 wrote:Thats including the airborne "tab" though right? I think the rule is still only 3 tabs at a time, unless said tab is apart of the unit patch (mountain/airborne).
to my knowledge the army upped it to four when they added the sapper tab.
by whocares175
November 15th, 2011, 5:20 pm
Forum: Special Operations Training
Topic: Shoot House Training
Replies: 5
Views: 7911

Re: Shoot House Training

I was at 1st Batt ACO 175 2004-2007. I am trying to remember the sequence of shoot house training while we were being observed by the first sergeant from up top, watching us clear rooms. Can't remember if it was two blank and one live, day and night iterations, or one blank and one live. I know it ...
by whocares175
November 15th, 2011, 5:17 pm
Forum: Special Operations Training
Topic: Post Ranger School Training
Replies: 29
Views: 23350

Re: Post Ranger School Training

ZoneIV wrote:I just wish Sapper School and the Sapper Tab was around when I was in. I could have been a double canopy tanker :roll: :lol:
i remember when the tab limit was three....now i work with guys with quadruple canopies.....WTF? looks like a damn ladder on their arm. i'll stick with my triple canopy.
by whocares175
November 11th, 2011, 11:16 pm
Forum: Special Operations Training
Topic: Post Ranger School Training
Replies: 29
Views: 23350

Re: Post Ranger School Training

hey pathfinder is by far the coolest badge out there....i mean seriously....it's got a freaking flying torch! and yes, when i had the opportunity to go i jumped on it because of the badge. only school i've ever badge hunted. haha.
by whocares175
November 11th, 2011, 11:13 pm
Forum: Special Operations Training
Topic: Ranger Recon Company
Replies: 5
Views: 10883

Re: Ranger Recon Company

im still not sure who he's referring to. i still think he should go try out and tell us all about it......
by whocares175
November 11th, 2011, 11:12 pm
Forum: About RASP
Topic: Selection/Orders for RASP
Replies: 16
Views: 14696

Re: Selection/Orders for RASP

you'll find out that the big army has this mindset that all the "high speed" units are all gung ho, hoah hoah and shit. you'll also find that that is not true. the more "high speed" you get, the less loud and obvious you try to be.
by whocares175
November 4th, 2011, 4:12 pm
Forum: Special Operations Training
Topic: Post Ranger School Training
Replies: 29
Views: 23350

Re: Post Ranger School Training

Ranger Earthpig...to answer your question....they fit the schools in on a select and as needed basis. i missed a fixed wing/rotary wing bilat to go to Ranger School. Guys will miss some individual training or refresher training if it's not mandatory to attend some schools. Schools like SERE/HALO are...

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