Hello Rangers,
My name is Joshua, I’m a senior at Texas Tech University. I just went through MEPS and secured an Option 40 contract w/ a 13F MOS. Reading through this website made securing my contract a breeze. Thank you Rangers for all the help and advice you’ve provided. I’ll graduate with a degree in International Economics and a minor in Chinese on 20090507. My ship date is 20090519. I’ll do Basic and AIT at Ft. Sill.
I haven’t preformed an official APFT, so here are my scores based off of my personal counting:
Pushups- 63
Sit-ups- 98
2 mile run -14:23
8 mile run – 1hr 06 mins.
Pull-ups- 6 (palms out)/ 9 (palms in)
I’m training for a 1/2 marathon right now, so my run times should go down quite a bit before I ship. My push ups and pull ups are weak. I reckon only half of those push ups would count, so I’ll keep working at it. Again, thank you Rangers for making this site available. I am not going to waste this opportunity.
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TxRedRaider
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Ship Date: 20090519
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Ranger Ron
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Welcome to ArmyRanger.com and congratulations on you OPT 40 contract.
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for he today that sheds his blood with me shall be my brother!" - Shakespeare
RLTW! - Land of the Free BECAUSE of the Brave
RS 3-70
SSG VN 69-70
I Co., 75th. Inf.
4/9 Inf., 25th ID
Mentored Ranger kozzman555
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Ranger Bill
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Welcome and congratulations for enlisting to become an Army Ranger. You have plenty of time to prepare yourself for success, but start now becasue the time will go by quickly. Read and heed the ROE PM I have sent you.
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Mentor to Pellet2007, ChaoticGood & RFS1307
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Charlie 51
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Welcome
Training for a 1/2 marathon will not affect your run times in the least, it may actully make them slower. Speed and endurance are entirely two different things. Training for a fast 5k will make your 2 mile run times faster, better yet training for a 2 mile run will make your 2 mile run time faster.
good luck
Training for a 1/2 marathon will not affect your run times in the least, it may actully make them slower. Speed and endurance are entirely two different things. Training for a fast 5k will make your 2 mile run times faster, better yet training for a 2 mile run will make your 2 mile run time faster.
good luck
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Classes 4-5/93
"Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there" - Will Rogers
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IDon'tCare
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What Ranger Invictus said on getting a Mentor.Invictus wrote:Good job in getting what you wanted.
Consider getting a mentor.
Welcome Texican.
Good first post and read the PM's that you have already received.
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Ranger class 12-82
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