Ranger Intro Class 10-68

[RANGER513]

Welcome here, Ranger.

[chuck s]

I just stumbled in here!

I was in Ranger 10-68 as well.

I was "Ranger buddied" with the Rabbi for a good part, if not most of, the Florida phase. Poor kid was totally out of his element, but soldiered on. He told me his only military training was the Chaplains course in New York City. We wanted to go to Jungle School but couldn't get an assignment there. He made such a pest of himself with the Chief of Chaplains that he was sent to Ranger School. We got a bit jealous of his Kosher rations as the cans were what seemed like 4x those in the C-rats. Local synagogue ladies society was the rumored source of these.

We carried a platoon member the day or so of the course. He had a swollen leg (bite of some kind) that the medics said needed attention but could wait those couple days. We knew if he got evac'd he'd be recycled. He'd always pulled his weight so we carried him until his graduation was assured. Friends don't let friends get recycled! He was an Ordnance officer so I'm guessing an ROTC Honor Graduate or West Pointer with an RA Commission.

My Ranger Buddy, Carl Rae and I were on the bottom of the roster as we got slots via the RTC. We were assigned to the Patrolling Committee across the street. Literally across from 3d Ranger Company's orderly room. The platoons had already been rostered so we were a squad with half a dozen Marines. I lost my patrol cap on early mission and wore a USMC "cover" much of the time after that. Always did an extra pushup "for the Corps" when I wore it.

I remember SSG Bear as one of our Benning Tac NCOs. "Some days the bear gets you, some days you get the bear, but you never get ME." A couple of classes later Bear confronted Mike Ranger who was a student. He asked him what gave him the right to have Ranger on his name tag. "My mother was a Ranger" was his response. Bear liked that. Pretty Mike received the DSC a few months later.

-- Chuck

[Ranger Ron]

Welcome to ArmyRanger.com and thanks for your service to our great country!

[Jim]

I was "Ranger buddied" with the Rabbi for a good part, if not most of, the Florida phase. Poor kid was totally out of his element, but soldiered on. He told me his only military training was the Chaplains course in New York City. We wanted to go to Jungle School but couldn't get an assignment there. He made such a pest of himself with the Chief of Chaplains that he was sent to Ranger School. We got a bit jealous of his Kosher rations as the cans were what seemed like 4x those in the C-rats. Local synagogue ladies society was the rumored source of these.

Kosher rations?

[al_2ndWolfhounds]

Kosher Rations no, on the long Florida Patrol the School allowed him to carry civilian canned kosher food. The upside for him was he didn't get stuck eating non-kosher. The downside was that he had to carry his kosher food for the whole patrol from day one, the rest of us got 1 c-rat a day that was dropped for us each day. His starting pack was heavier than ours.

Until chuck s posted I had forgotten his Kosher food.

[colt1rgr]

Welcome Ranger!

[panthersix]

Great stories! Welcome!

[Steadfast]

al_2ndWolfhounds, waiting on you returning your completed packet to me or another Admin.