Option 40 Secured!

steven1234 · Post by **steven1234** » January 7th, 2008, 5:53 pm

Well everyone today I secured my 11x/Airborne/Option 40 today at MEPS! I leave for Fort Benning 20080207 and I cant wait. I cant wait to move further down the path of becoming a United States Army Airborne Ranger!

RTO · Post by **RTO** » January 7th, 2008, 6:06 pm

30 day countdown. That's awesome.

Not much time to train, but work on improving your PT scores each day when not spending time with family and those you love, or memorizing the Ranger creed.

rgrking · Post by **rgrking** » January 7th, 2008, 6:37 pm

Congrats!!! Feb 7 is when I went in also. Good luck.

Copperhead · Post by **Copperhead** » January 7th, 2008, 7:09 pm

Steven,

Congratulations on securing your option 40 contract. PM inbound regarding access to the "Minor Mayhem" forums.

-Caleb

Ranger Bill · Post by **Ranger Bill** » January 8th, 2008, 8:51 am

Congratulations. Now go do what you know you have to do. Make your own luck.

Jim · Post by **Jim** » January 8th, 2008, 8:54 am

Good deal. Never, never quit!!!

Hoover · Post by **Hoover** » January 8th, 2008, 12:52 pm

That's good news right there! Best of luck to you!

Bugsy · Post by **Bugsy** » January 8th, 2008, 1:25 pm

Remember this stud...........the closer you get to RIP the more bullshit you'll hear about why its not worth it, why you're making a mistake, why it doesn't make sense, why your girlfriend needs you, why you should reconsider and try again later, why one of your buddies heard something that you never heard and you should quit, etc etc etc.....

You'll hear so much bullshit by people who will try to get you to quit you'll almost think itâ€™s a conspiracy of some sort (I shit you not).

REMEMBER THIS................NO MATTER WHAT DO NOT LISTEN!!! Because you'll notice that everyone who is trying to convince you that you won't make it or you should quit for some damn reason......IS NOT A RANGER!!!

DO NOT TAKE YOUR DESIRE TO BECOME A U.S. ARMY RANGER LIGHTLY!!!

Every spare minute you're bored, do pushups, sit-ups, pull-ups if you can do them. PREPARE MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY and you should be fine

Treat this in a half-ass manner and you probably will not.

Good luck to you kid.

BTW, if you haven't read this post I highly suggest you do its probably the most accurately written yet brief and direct description of what you're about to experience than anything I've read on our board.

viewtopic.php?t=21739

hit_it · Post by **hit_it** » January 8th, 2008, 6:13 pm

Congratulations!

Ranger Ron · Post by **Ranger Ron** » January 8th, 2008, 6:18 pm

Congratulations and thanks for you willingness to serve as a Ranger during this time of war.