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How Old?

Post by Joseph PrettyDeepWater »

I was just wondering how old all the Rangers on here were when they started RIP.


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Post by Silverback »

18
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3-75 84/85, 95/97
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I was a LRRP Veteran Sgt. E-5 at 19.
I never wore a cape, but I still have my dog tags.

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Post by McD »

19 when I arrived at Ft. Lewis. No RIP.
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Post by Vee »

28
RSD 96-99
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rip grad

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20
95-98 Aco. 3/75 2nd plt Weapons Sqd
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Post by Looon »

20
B Co 3/75
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Post by Ron375 »

Started RIP on my nineteenth birthday-23 Feb 91 :cry:
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Post by lawdog »

V-Rod wrote:28
Jesus your old. :roll:
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Post by Nathan »

Rangers I have a question, am I making a mistake by going in at 17? It seems like most people who go in are between 18 and 30. I haven't heard anyone say they were 17.
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Post by FireFinder »

Nathan,

I was 17 when I enlisted in DEP back in Nov. 1983 (like the day after I turned 17), and finished my HS Diploma via an Adult Ed. program 2 weeks prior to shipping out for Basic in Feb. of 84. I was the youngest guy everywhere I went that year.

I imagine if you have your head screwed on straight, and take advantage of the mentoring available from the Rangers here, I expect you'll do okay.

Looking back now, I certainly could have benefitted from a little more gray in my beard back then. It took me a couple of years to really get squared away, I wasn't a fuckup, I just had a whole lot of growing up to do.

This board is a tremendous resource staffed and visited by a whole lot of BTDT-types, take advantage of it and you shall succeed.
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Post by Parabellum »

17 when I came into the Army, 19 when I went to RIP.
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Post by McD »

h8train1/75 wrote:17 when I came into the Army, 19 when I went to RIP.
Did you get lost on the way from ABN School to RIP? :D
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Post by Disinfertention »

Rangers I have a question, am I making a mistake by going in at 17? It seems like most people who go in are between 18 and 30. I haven't heard anyone say they were 17.
I signed up and went to basic at the age of 17. Turned 18 in AIT.

Nothing wrong with being 17... Just have to get your parents to sign off.
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