Introduction-Marcel

[ChinoEMP]

Hi all. My name is Marcel. I am 18 years old, have graduated high school, passed an accelerated five week EMT-Basic course, and now I'm trying to give college a go at my local community college. I haven't talked to a recruiter. I like all of the MOS' that the Regiment has to offer, but I do know that with my EMT certification I have the ability to enlist as a specialist as a 68W upon joining the Army.

Current stats - 6'0 140lbs, currently trying to gain weight to improve rucking performance.
RFT Numbers:
HRP 45
Plank: 2:13 Plank
10 Chin Ups, dead hang
42 Minute 5 Mile

I've been floating around in life like a bum to put it as blunt as possible. I have been trying to help my dad manage his ranch and vineyard, assist his assistants at his oral surgery practice, go to classes, and try and find a job as an EMT. As much as I will be providing for my community, I help my dad, and have the ability to find success as a young man. My interest is wanting to go and join the Regiment.

Before I graduated high school, I read Lest We Forget by Leo Jenkins and Violence of Action that opened my eyes to what the Rangers did in the span of the GWOT. My high school's priest was a Ranger during the LRRS era and in one of his homily's he spoke about his training which planted a seed in my brain about what I could be pursue. The 75th Ranger Regiment is where you can expect to perform your job to the highest degree and be held to the highest standard. That is where I want to be and where I want to go.

Still, as have previous parents hold, and for good reason, my parent's want me to go to college rather than join the military. My father and mother both served as doctors in the military. They know what can happen and have been through the military. And, as they know being an officer is better than being enlisted.

[ChinoEMP]

Greetings to all.

I posted about three months ago. I combed through a lot of Letters from School, About RASP, and noteworthy posts that had valuable wisdom and insight about the Regiment, the pipeline, and culture.

I read and listened to many Rangers on their journeys with the 75th from 11 Bravos, Intel, Forward Observers, Signal, and Medics. Being a medic in the 75th is what interests me the most and is what I believe can open up the most opportunities for me whether I decide to become a company senior medic, try out for another unit, become a PA, or EAS and go into Fire Department with a paramedic card.

Pipeline is going through basic at Sill, AIT at Sam Houston, go to Benning for Pre-RASP, RASP, and airborne. Once through RASP, you are in Pre-SOCM or SOCM hold while taking courses at Columbus state awaiting a slot for SOCM. Pass SOCM. Get assigned to a battalion, prove your metal and go to Ranger school before being assigned to a line platoon.

My goal now is to continue improving my RFT scores, take an Anatomy and Physiology course at my community college, and try and make it out to a Hell Day Event or California NG SF SFRE in SoCal. My weight is my biggest concern at 145lbs, I don’t want to be the guy struggling to pick up and fire carry my teammates or get crushed under the worm.

Most Recent RFT:
HRP: 51
Plank: 3:11
12 Chin Ups; dead hang
37 Minute 5 mile

I just discovered that since my mother received a disability rating from her time in the Navy, my tuition at any public college in CA is waived with the CalVet waiver. For now, I’ve got to take Chemistry before A&P. But, I am also going to complete my GEs and maybe decide on completing some courses for a major at a UC.

[BlueLiner]

Marcel, welcome to ArmyRanger.com.

I'm sure you've seen that it is a ghost town these days, but the information here has helped those who actually want to be a Ranger achieve their goals. So I'll ask you this, what do YOU want to do? You mentioned that your parents were both Dr.'s in the military, and that they don't want you to enlist. What do YOU want to do though? Do you want to commission and go to RASP 2, or do you want to get an Option 40 and go enlisted? I also saw that you want to be a medic. That is a very important job in Ranger Regiment. Send us a SITREP back here in this thread if you're still lurking around. Also do elevated pushups because you don't have an Airborne Ranger In The Sky yet. Choose one fallen Ranger, and type a couple paragraphs here telling us about them.

Welcome here, if you want it bad enough, you'll get it. If not, then I guarantee you will quit day 1.

Don't Quit.
RLTW!

[ChinoEMP]

Roger Ranger BlueLiner.
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Private First Class Kristofer Douglas Scott Thomas is my Airborne Ranger In The Sky.


Kristofer was born in my home county in Sacramento, CA, on October 6, 1988, in the city of Roseville.

Kristofer graduated a semester early so he could enter the delayed entry program only a month after turning 17. By the time Kristofer entered the Army in February of 2006, he went on to complete OSUT, Airborne school, and Ranger Indoctrination Program at Fort Benning only two weeks before turning 18 becoming one of the youngest soldiers to be a part of the 75th Ranger Regiment in it’s history.

Assigned to 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, serving as a rifleman. 



Passing away on February 18th, 2007, in southeastern Afghanistan in a MH-47E helicopter crash flying from Kandahar to Bagram. Kristofer along with seven other soldiers from the 75th Ranger Regiment, the 160th SOAR “Night Stalkers”, and the Air Force’s 24th Special Tactics Squadron did not survive the crash.

His awards and decorations include the Army Service Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, and Parachutist Badge. And, posthumously awarded the Good Conduct Medal.

From all local news outlets to his area, Kristofer was the epitome of upholding the prestige, honor, and high esprit de corps of the Rangers. He was constantly educating himself, working on himself, and holding himself to high accountability. His family, teachers, classmates, and recruiter all accounted for that in their memories of him.

“I came to the conclusion that the people fighting for us are everyday people, my brother Nic included. I don’t want to just sit back and watch the casualty numbers climb on CNN. I need to do something to help out. That’s why I signed up for the Army…There are always others willing to make a choice for the greater good of society to fight for the right of those who need them most. Whether it be a fight in the field or a battle against AIDS, whatever the case may be, we need people who help those who are oppressed.” from a paper in his high school economics class, PFC. Kristofer Thomas



RIP Private First Class Kristofer Douglass Scott Thomas

RLTW

https://www.leadthewayfund.org/pfc-kristofer-d-thomas/
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm ... story.html
https://goldcountrymedia.com/news/60686 ... ter-crash/

[ChinoEMP]

As instructed, this is my SitRep within this thread.

I want to enter the Army as enlisted as a 68W and become a Ranger medic. Serving as a line medic at a Ranger battalion is the ultimate goal. 



Commissioning and serving as an officer does not interest me. Drafting memos, counseling soldiers, coordinating with chains of command, and having the platoon sergeant run the platoon doesn’t seem like a way of “leading” nor serving.

I respect all officers and soldiers. However, that is not the way I would want to spend my time in service.

Across the Army, and military, the 75th Ranger Regiment is recognized for producing the world’s best medics. Many utilize the Ranger Medic Handbook to learn from the Ranger's protocols.

That is where I want to go, learn, grow, and serve.