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[601reece80]

My name is Reece and I am a junior in high school. I have always been very interested in the rangers and now i am finaly old enough to pursue my dream. I will be a DEP in a few months. I was going to play football in college but I tore my PCL this year and colleges are really hesitent about that kind of stuff.

[RangerJurena]

My name is Reece and I am a junior in high school. I have always been very interested in the rangers and now i am finaly old enough to pursue my dream. I will be a DEP in a few months. I was going to play football in college but I tore my PCL this year and colleges are really hesitent about that kind of stuff.

Explain your statement about colleges? Did they all suddenly tell you that your torn PCL was a disqualifier or is this an assumption on your part.

Also, I'm pretty sure the Army will not touch you unless it's been two years since you recovered. I'd check with your recruiter.

Finally, Welcome and read the ROE PM I'm sending you.

[Ranger Bill]

Welcome. Your interest in Army Rangers is appreciated.

[Ranger Ron]

Welcome to ArmyRanger.com. Good luck with you future.

[601reece80]

People have told me that the chances of me still getting a scholarship are less now that i had knee surgery so I'm going to pursue becoming a ranger. My recruiter really hasn't acted like it would have to be a long period of time after my surgery until i could join. He basically said if I could perform well I could probably get in. I wanna know if I can have an examination when I become a DEP in a few months to see if i qualify because i do not wanna go through my senior year not knowing for sure if I will be accepted because I don't have a back up plan if that happens right now.

[Ranger Bill]

As part of the enlistment process you will be given a physical exam at MEPS. The purpose of the exam, along with your scores on tests you will be given, and your personal history, will be to see if you meet the requirements for enlistment and whether you qualify for a Ranger Option. After that, should you decide to, you would enlist in the Delayed Entry Program and be a Future Soldier and ship on a date you agree to some time after graduation. You are a still a junior now, but your recrutier should be able to tell you when you can start the process.

[Bravo57]

People have told me that the chances of me still getting a scholarship are less now that i had knee surgery so I'm going to pursue becoming a ranger. My recruiter really hasn't acted like it would have to be a long period of time after my surgery until i could join. He basically said if I could perform well I could probably get in. I wanna know if I can have an examination when I become a DEP in a few months to see if i qualify because i do not wanna go through my senior year not knowing for sure if I will be accepted because I don't have a back up plan if that happens right now.

Read the ROE PM that RangerJurena sent you prio to posting again. You also need to address each Ranger on this site as "Ranger".

[Earthpig]

Welcome to the site.

RLTW
EP

[601reece80]

Rangers, my recruiter just told me that i will be able to see an army doctor as soon as i turn 17 to get a full physical, and even then if i'm not approved for service I will be able to get my high school coaches to write a letter to the person in charge of approving soldiers for service about my performance in the coming up school year, and that'll give me a chance too. The other problem I'm having is my parents being really worried about the war. I do not want to have to wait until my eighteenth birthday to join if they do not give me consent.

[Rangertab1]

Hey Reece, welcome to the site young man. Only you can know how well your recovery is going. Doc can look at it and you can tell him its fine, but you have to be honest with yourself. Pain, although contrary to your quote, is not always weakness leaving your body. Many times, it is weakness entering your body. If you are injured and are limited in any way by your injury, don't push it. Your body is young. A kid your age could almost regrow a limb, given enough time. And time is something you've got.

My point is to be patient and make sure you can handle what you will be volunteering for. Good luck, Mississippian.

[601reece80]

Ranger JLTW and Rangertab1, im trying everyday to convince them of the reasons I wan to join. I have a chance at also getting an academic scholarship so me joining the army is hard for them to understand when i could be working towards becoming a doctor or something like that. I have even showed them this website to prove the fact that being a ranger is alot more than what some people think as "crazy people" crawling in the mud and things like that. I have explained the sense of pride and duty to country also. It'll take alot more than lack of support to keep me from wearing the tab i have dreamed of for as many years as i can remember. As for my knee I had a complete PCL reconstruction where they had to harvest a muscle from my upper leg and replaced the ligament that was torn in half. I am expect4ed to make a full recovery by August so playing football will show me if me leg can take some beatings and still perform. Tahnk you very much for your insights

[Baseplate]

Where in southern Mississippi?

[601reece80]

ranger baseblate,a few hours south of jackson in hattiesburg

[ShotUp]

Welcome and good luck.

As a guest of this site, we always capitalize Ranger, they've earned it.

I did my training at Camp Shelby before I deployed to Iraq. That humidity is a bitch.