Back in 1988 when I went to RS as an 11B1P I needed to complete the school to remain in the regiment.  The scroll was a way of life for me and my Ranger brethern then.  That tech ("2-month wonder") went back to his technician whites and cushy hospital job (if he would have not completed it...big deal...still would have kept his REMF job). 

After getting tabbed I went back to regiment life, jumping out of planes, fastroping out of helos, and living in the field.  You figure it out.

To end this and remove alledged chip from my shoulder I will delete the post.

Do you listen to yourself when you talk; or do you just fade in and out?

Why?  Did not you just say you are entitled to an opinion?  Why would you delete a post because of something I said?

Just to finalize, we both agree it was a job well done by the X-ray dude, but we disagree about the rational and/or worth of having a RS spot used by someone with a non-combat arms MOS; and such school slots should be reserved, specifically for soldiers from the 11 series....How does that sound?

Better go, I have a new gun to name and to clean.  Gotta love those Kimbers...

Do you listen to yourself when you talk; or do you just fade in and out?

I am an IOBC graduate, graduated on 20JAN. If I'm lucky, I'll get to go to Ranger School in May ... there are people in my company who will definately not be going until June, some probably not until July. There are guys here who graduated in November but still haven't gone.

Why? Because IOBC classes have 150+ LT's but roughly 50 Ranger slots per class.

So that's why X-ray techs don't need slots. This isn't an arbitrary "slots are being taken away from deserving guys, maybe" argument ... there is a war going on and infantry platoon leaders are here sitting on their asses.

So in an abstract sense, yea, great. But I'm watching guys graduate Ordnance OBC get Ranger slots two weeks after graduation and watching what's essentially a non-deployable, non-bat, pogue MOS get a slot ... while Infantry second lieutenants are busy raking leaves and moving wall lockers.

Went through IOBC in 2003 before my OIF tour.  Was already tabbed when I negotiated the basic course but I understand what you mean.  Another good example of why x-ray techs and other REMF types don't need to go.  If you want to go to RS you should have joined combat arms.  The x-ray tech in question deserves a 'kudos' for not quitting and accomplishing something.

You got that right Mike. Back in our day the chance of a division trooper getting a Ranger School slot was a big fat ZERO

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 I cannot invision this guy running patrols through the corridors of the hospital back in Fort Wherever on a regular basis with his stellar crew, about the only way this whole mess makes any sense is perhaps hopefully he took this school as part of a reenlistment deal as part of him reclassing in to perhaps what was said earlier the 18 series.  

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They are also good for finding new fishing holes when they wander off azimuth into uncharted parts of the training area.

 

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