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fireranger
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- Joined: August 25th, 2004, 2:02 pm
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Welcome. Good luck and lead by example sir.
RS Class 5-82
French Commando 11-83
LRSLC Class 5-87
U.S. Army 1980-1984 and 1987-1990
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“Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.”
George S. Patton
French Commando 11-83
LRSLC Class 5-87
U.S. Army 1980-1984 and 1987-1990
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“Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.”
George S. Patton
bradleybites1-5
WELCOME
RLTW
Steadfast
4/325 82d DIV 68-69
2nd Bde HHC (LRRP), 4 ID
K Co (Rgr), 75th Inf (Abn), 4 ID
69-70
I cooked with C- 4
Steadfast
4/325 82d DIV 68-69
2nd Bde HHC (LRRP), 4 ID
K Co (Rgr), 75th Inf (Abn), 4 ID
69-70
I cooked with C- 4
Roger, noone said the same clowns I dealt with were still around.Silverback wrote:The Commander of 1-5 Cavalry:hit_it wrote:I have a long running hatred for 1CAV, stemming from my experiences with them in Bosnia (ABN unit around a bunch of legs) but I hope you do great things there.
Welcome, Ranger.
What's that on his Jump wings? Get down!
The CSM of 1-5 Cavalry:
Get down again!
MSG Hit_it
@Bragg
@Bragg
Welcome sir, the damn it stump is on your left.
A 1/75 93-97
B&HHC 2/75 97-99
RS 3,4&5-95
This mighty soldier on the eve of the war he waged
Told his troops of lessons learned from battles fought.
"May your heart grow bolder like an iron-clad brigade"
Said this leader to his outnumbered lot.
www.75thrra.com
www.tacticaltailor.com
B&HHC 2/75 97-99
RS 3,4&5-95
This mighty soldier on the eve of the war he waged
Told his troops of lessons learned from battles fought.
"May your heart grow bolder like an iron-clad brigade"
Said this leader to his outnumbered lot.
www.75thrra.com
www.tacticaltailor.com
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Everett Ruess
- Ranger
- Posts: 3145
- Joined: February 9th, 2005, 10:45 am
Well it's not a bad start! Now get an Avatar before the Avatar Fairy strikes! Congrats on Graduation and your journey is just beginning and it will go quickly so enjoy it while you can. Welcome to the site and BTW your intro did suck!bradleybites1-5 wrote:Alright, here's my re-intro:
I originally found this site months ago, and I found some of the info on RS to be very beneficial once I got there. I love the hunt club trophy room, and I'm hoping to soak up some knowledge from the shit-ton of experience that's on the site. As far as military experience goes, I got nothin...IOBC, Mech Leaders, and RS, that's it.
"You're never beaten until you admit it."
RS 1-86
RS 1-86
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Silverback
- Ranger
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- Joined: March 7th, 2004, 11:06 pm
Don't look Ethal!!! too late she's already been exposed!-
bradleybites1-5
- Ranger
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- Joined: May 10th, 2006, 8:05 pm
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bradleybites1-5
- Ranger
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- Joined: May 10th, 2006, 8:05 pm
I wonder that you dismiss IOBC so blithely as outside the realm of military experience, since it provided you with 4 months to learn the rudiments of your trade.
Congratulations on graduating Ranger school. At the rsik of being boringly repetitive, I'll tell you the same thing I told one of your RS classmates a few days ago:
Face the sobering thought that the lives of a platoon of young Americans are about to be placed in your care. If you don't mind, here are few words of advice from a former new platoon leader:
-For you, the tab is just the ticket that gets you to the ball. It's not going to impress your men very much as a result. The same applies to the EIB and the Jumpmaster course.
-Keeping your mouth closed and your eyes open most of the time is a really good idea. You are the newest man in the platoon and the company. You don't know their SOPs, you don't know their strengths or their weaknesses.
-Don't be in a hurry to make friends with your peers.
-Soldiers can smell bullshit from 10 miles away. Within reason, they'll respect you more for admitting ignorance than trying to blow smoke up their noses. Your commander will be less tolerant of ignorance.
-You have to know YOUR job, AND your subordinates' jobs AND you should be making a stab at knowing your BOSS's job. You show me an officer who says he knows everything he needs to and I'll show you either a liar or an idiot. You are learning ALL the time.
-If you haven't put your hand on it, don't FUCKING sign for it!
-If you don't sub-hand receipt it, wear it, or lock it up in your own locker, you're going to buy it (eventually).
About that sobering thought of having the lives of a platoon of young Americans put in your care...I don't think I can express in words just how costly a leader's fuckup is in combat. when I led my platoon over the berm I was filled with uncertainty, and I had had 12 YEARS to prepare myself. Keep that in mind whenever you think you've got all the answers.
Again, congratulations. Now the real learning begins.
Congratulations on graduating Ranger school. At the rsik of being boringly repetitive, I'll tell you the same thing I told one of your RS classmates a few days ago:
Face the sobering thought that the lives of a platoon of young Americans are about to be placed in your care. If you don't mind, here are few words of advice from a former new platoon leader:
-For you, the tab is just the ticket that gets you to the ball. It's not going to impress your men very much as a result. The same applies to the EIB and the Jumpmaster course.
-Keeping your mouth closed and your eyes open most of the time is a really good idea. You are the newest man in the platoon and the company. You don't know their SOPs, you don't know their strengths or their weaknesses.
-Don't be in a hurry to make friends with your peers.
-Soldiers can smell bullshit from 10 miles away. Within reason, they'll respect you more for admitting ignorance than trying to blow smoke up their noses. Your commander will be less tolerant of ignorance.
-You have to know YOUR job, AND your subordinates' jobs AND you should be making a stab at knowing your BOSS's job. You show me an officer who says he knows everything he needs to and I'll show you either a liar or an idiot. You are learning ALL the time.
-If you haven't put your hand on it, don't FUCKING sign for it!
-If you don't sub-hand receipt it, wear it, or lock it up in your own locker, you're going to buy it (eventually).
About that sobering thought of having the lives of a platoon of young Americans put in your care...I don't think I can express in words just how costly a leader's fuckup is in combat. when I led my platoon over the berm I was filled with uncertainty, and I had had 12 YEARS to prepare myself. Keep that in mind whenever you think you've got all the answers.
Again, congratulations. Now the real learning begins.
2nd PLT A co 1/75 78-80
Ranger Class 502-79
Ranger Class 502-79