Hello

Caleb · Post by **Caleb** » October 4th, 2006, 1:31 pm

My name is Caleb, I am 21 years of age and work in a service technician's position currently. I am conditioning myself physically for the Army, I have not contacted a recruiter yet to speak about enlistment. I have a friend who is acting as a mentor to me about my experience, he is a Ranger but is not a member of this board. He has been out of the service for some number of years but was active during Panama, I do recall the exact class he graduated from but I could obtain the information if necessary.

I am one of many aspiring to become a Ranger, I have lived my life just kind of floating by. This was not very fulfilling or satisfying and quite undesirable, I can not think of anything more honorable than serving in the military and have always felt this way. I was too chicken shit before to even think of it but I have come to face up to it and hopefully earn my own rite of passage. Respectfully and humbly. -Caleb

Looon · Post by **Looon** » October 4th, 2006, 1:45 pm

Welcome. Nice Intro. Tell your buddy to stop in and say Howdy!!

Ranger Ron · Post by **Ranger Ron** » October 4th, 2006, 1:56 pm

Welcome! It's a tough trip but worth it.

Ranger Bill · Post by **Ranger Bill** » October 4th, 2006, 2:01 pm

Welcome and thank you for your interest in becoming an Army Ranger.

RTO · Post by **RTO** » October 4th, 2006, 2:46 pm

Welcome to the site. Thanks for your desire to become a US Army Ranger. Yes, do tell your mentor to stop in and say hi, we have many Panama era veterans on site. I'm sure someone here knows him.

Everett Ruess · Post by **Everett Ruess** » October 4th, 2006, 2:47 pm

Welcome

Caleb · Post by **Caleb** » October 4th, 2006, 2:49 pm

Without divulging too much information his name is Mike, he has the nickname of "Noodle" now-a-days. Don't know if he carried that nickname back then as well.

AbnRgr289 · Post by **AbnRgr289** » October 4th, 2006, 4:11 pm

Welcome.

42L5V · Post by **42L5V** » October 4th, 2006, 4:47 pm

Welcome.

Steadfast · Post by **Steadfast** » October 4th, 2006, 8:40 pm

WELCOME

RANGER513 · Post by **RANGER513** » October 5th, 2006, 4:02 am

Welcome to the site ! Read all you can.

Tell your friend Mike to join the site. I'm sure he will run into friends here.

Jim · Post by **Jim** » October 5th, 2006, 8:35 am

Not a bad introduction. Assuming that you really want to become a Ranger, you came to the right site. Please give us a brief discussion on why you think you want to become a Ranger and how you are preparing yourself to succeed -- and post it here before Sunday, 8 October 2006. Thank you.

23LRS · Post by **23LRS** » October 5th, 2006, 9:02 am

Welcome!