OCS and Contract for Ranger School

Jim · Post by **Jim** » March 3rd, 2006, 9:10 am

RM,

You have gained some good insights on what is important in life. If armyranger.com serves no other mission than to enable a few young men to better prepare themselves for life, we are a complete success. Attending Benning School for Boys will allow you that opportunity -- and a couple years in one of the Ranger battalions will be invaluable. As the man in the kilt is otherwise occupied, I'll take it upon myself to tell you to STFU and start pushing...

rgrpuck · Post by **rgrpuck** » March 3rd, 2006, 9:15 am

That has got to be the most professional STFU I have ever read on here.

Grumble and Grunt · Post by **Grumble and Grunt** » March 3rd, 2006, 6:01 pm

I have concluded is necessary to become a great U.S. Army Officer by going the 11x Option 40 route.

I don't give a goddamn what kind of hat or uniform bling you wear. A great Army Officer has nothing do with that. True, the elite seek out elite training but not to further careers. They do it to become the best, to give the men the professionalism and proficiency they deserve out of a leader. Their schooling is a reflection of themselves not the other way around. That is completely internal. A man's past experience is only is good as the internal discipline, drive, and honor which dictate and permeate everything he does. Don't go to RIP with the intention of becoming an officer later. Go to RIP to be a fucking Ranger. Don't go to OCS with the intention of becoming a 75th PL go with the intention of leading men. The experience of being in Batt would be good as those who I have seen come through that route have a lot to offer. I have also seen a lot of studs hit the ground running and turn out to be stellar. I have also seen some brokedick, shamming, lazy motherfuckers wear all the scare badges in the world. Be the man, not the fucking jewelry. Good luck stud and I wish you the best. Get ready for a great journey. Dig deep and find out what you are. All of this will only be as good as what YOU put into it!!!

Just my .02 since about 18 months ago I was where you are now.

hit_it · Post by **hit_it** » March 3rd, 2006, 6:20 pm

Just my .02 since about 18 months ago I was where you are now.

You see how far it's possible to come in just 18 months?

Great fucking post, LT.

Civilian dude, Shut the Fuck up.

RenaissanceMan · Post by **RenaissanceMan** » June 18th, 2006, 7:54 pm

Rangers, Veterans and members of the board:

I will be going to MEPS on Tuesday for my physical and to sign an 11x Option 40 contract. I would like to thank the Rangers, Veterans, and members of the board once again for providing me with what I need to know in order to secure a chance to prove that I am worthy of serving as a Ranger. Thank you Rangers and Veterans for your valuable advice, your service, and your sacrifice.

-Renaissance Man

RenaissanceMan · Post by **RenaissanceMan** » January 6th, 2007, 4:53 pm

Rangers, Veterans, and Members of the board:

I have finally secured an 11x Option 40 contract. My report date is February 8, 2006. Thank you for providing me with the necessary information to make me successful in acquiring the contract. I am grateful for the opportunity to prove myself worthy of being chosen to serve as a United States Army Ranger. I would like to thank the Rangers, Veterans, and members of the board who have helped me along the way. I am grateful for your assistance and look forward to your continued advice. Thank you.

Steadfast · Post by **Steadfast** » January 6th, 2007, 5:01 pm

Congratulations on securing yourself an OPT40 contract RenaissanceMan.

Thanks for stepping up to be counted. You can now select a new avatar from the DEP selection.

Ranger Bill · Post by **Ranger Bill** » January 6th, 2007, 5:08 pm

Congratulations for your enlistment and for obtaining the opportunity to become an Army Ranger. Good luck to you and never, ever quit.

Earthpig · Post by **Earthpig** » January 6th, 2007, 5:29 pm

Kudos! Make it count.
RLTW
EP

Jim · Post by **Jim** » January 9th, 2007, 8:55 am

RenaissanceMan wrote:Rangers, Veterans, and Members of the board:

I have finally secured an 11x Option 40 contract. My report date is February 8, 2006. Thank you for providing me with the necessary information to make me successful in acquiring the contract. I am grateful for the opportunity to prove myself worthy of being chosen to serve as a United States Army Ranger. I would like to thank the Rangers, Veterans, and members of the board who have helped me along the way. I am grateful for your assistance and look forward to your continued advice. Thank you.

Well, now RM, the day has finally arrived. Please sit down and discuss what you have achieved through your tenure at armyranger.com. Make it more than 250 words and post it in the Mosh Pit so that it gets a little exposure.

RenaissanceMan · Post by **RenaissanceMan** » February 16th, 2007, 1:03 pm

Rangers, veterans, and members of the board:

Sitrep: Less than 24 hours prior to my report time (which was the 8th), I was notified by my recruiter that the liason at MEPS had made a mistake when she qualified me for my Airborne/Option 40 contract. I was told that I was not qualified because the medical waiver that approved my enlistment precluded me from getting Airborne guraunteed in my contract. The medical waiver was needed for a session I had once with a social worker 12 years ago after the death of my grandfather. I had and have had absolutely no medical problems or mental health history. This was when I was 17 and was ordered by my family doctor as a normal procedure. That doctor has since written a note for my enlistment that it was a 'perfectly normal period of despondancy following the death of his grandfather'. I recently completed my graduate program studies and have fully prepared myself physically for Ranger Indoctrination. Unfortunately, it appears I will not be granted the opportunity to go to RIP.

This notification came a month after I signed the contract and less than 24 hours before I was to report and ship to Fort Benning. After a day or so of doing my best to get my bearings and my head around the disappointment of being denied the opportunity to serve as a US Army Ranger, I was notified that I would be able to get airborne once I was enlisted, but that it just couldn't be guraunteed in my contract. Having researched this site for about two years, I smelled something funny. I was told by another recruiter that, in fact, I can get airborne qualified before I seek out Special Forces selection (which was always a goal for later in my military career). I re-negotiated and signed another contract so that my waiver would not be withdrawn (and allow me to negotiate further later if I chose). I signed for 96b, which I am told will allow me to pursue Ranger School and Special Forces Selection after my training. I was also told by another recruiter that I can get the opportunity to go to RIP after my first contract expires. From researching this site, I know this is absolutely not true.

Rangers, my concern is this: My report date is the 22nd now. As an intel analyst, I am concerned that my chances to be granted an opportunity to earn the Ranger Tab at Ranger School will be very limited. I am also concerned that I will not be serving the best interests of the US Army by not pursuing the combat MOS that I wanted. I considered Cav Scout, but did not want to have to wait again for a longer period of time to report (I had quit my job in preparation for my original departure date, which was Feburary 8. I want to serve Ranger more than anything else. It is a difficult pill for me to swallow that I will not be granted the opportunity to go to RIP, but it appears to be the reality nonetheless. Therefore, if this is indeed the situation at hand, if this is not renegotiable, I will put 110% into my job as an intel analyst and earn my chance at Ranger School, and later prove I am worthy of serving in Special Forces. If nothing else, the site that the Rangers maintain here has pushed me to prepare myself physically and mentally for any challenge. I will regard this disappointment as another challenge and do my absolute best to make the best of it.

I would like to thank the Rangers and veterans of this board for their advice and the resources that the Rangers have provided me via this site. I am prepared for the military largely because of the efforts by the men and women of this site. Thank you for your assistance in my efforts to be ready to serve our country.

KW Driver · Post by **KW Driver** » February 16th, 2007, 6:20 pm

so you gunna lay down and wait x years to go get what you want, or are you going to try as soon as you put on a uniform, since they won't give it to you today?

who dares, wins.

RenaissanceMan · Post by **RenaissanceMan** » February 16th, 2007, 6:33 pm

Ranger KW Driver, I am planning on requesting Airborne as soon as I put on my uniform. IMMEDIATELY. While I understand that I will not be granted the opportunity to go to RIP because of my failure to secure an Option 40 contract, I will go to my back-up plan: after Airborne I will IMMEDIATELY put in for Ranger School. I will pester the Army with requests as soon as I put on my uniform. Then I will come home with my Ranger Tab or I will die trying. I will never quit.

-RenaissanceMan

KW Driver · Post by **KW Driver** » February 16th, 2007, 6:40 pm

there are several members of this board who weren't offered/authorized OPT 40's who still got to BN. the rules can be different once you are wearing the uniform. why settle for ABN when you could get it all?

RenaissanceMan · Post by **RenaissanceMan** » February 16th, 2007, 6:51 pm

Ranger KW Driver:

Then I will go in with my present contract (which is 96b, Military Intelligence), get Airborne as soon as they will let me request it, and get earn my chance to earn the Ranger Scroll. I will beg, plead, and refuse to accept no. I will not fail. I will never quit. I will do whatever is necessary to earn my chance to prove that I am worthy of the opportunity. Thank you for your advice, Ranger KW Driver. It is an immense help.

-RenaissanceMan