RIP Update

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RIP Update

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Brief text message from son -- Long ruck march today. He's doing fine, just sore.
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Great news!!!

Make sure to just tell him to NEVER QUIT!!! And he'll do fine. The BIG gut check is out of the way...
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Oto-Man wrote:The BIG gut check is out of the way...
Definitely wouldn't bank on this being true.
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Silverback wrote:
Oto-Man wrote:The BIG gut check is out of the way...
Definitely wouldn't bank on this being true.
For RIP? That was the hardest endurance (hence term gut check) portion of the course "back when it was hard" :wink:


I dunno, from the goarmy website:

Daily Physical Training
Ranger History test
Map Reading
APFT
Airborne Operation
Ranger Standards
Day and night land navigation
5-mile run
Combatives
Knots
Combat Water Survival Test
6, 8 and 10-mile road marches
Driver Training (DDC Card)
Fast Rope Training
Combat Lifesaver certification

So then, SB, please enlighten my on the "Big gut checks" that they have instituted in RIP in the past 20 yrs... it is my understanding that waterboarding and emergency in flight rudder repair have been dropped from the course since Obamy took office....
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

I understand that some things are harder for some people...if you can't swim CWST would suck, if you can't run...5 mile run could kick your ass...but I was making the assumption that said stud had the mental/physical faculties and basic abilities to at least pass tests with min. standards.

My bad....
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Oto-Man wrote:some things are harder for some people
I remember one Mantra that made a difficult life a little more tenable

"The last easy day was yesterday"
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Silverback wrote:
Oto-Man wrote:some things are harder for some people
I remember one Mantra that made a difficult life a little more tenable

"The last easy day was yesterday"
I do Agree with that 100%...and it is certainly true that "it ain't over til it's over". When you hear "Don Beret's!!!" --then RIP is over and the real fun begins!!!
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Oto-Man wrote:
Silverback wrote:
Oto-Man wrote:some things are harder for some people
I remember one Mantra that made a difficult life a little more tenable

"The last easy day was yesterday"
I do Agree with that 100%...and it is certainly true that "it ain't over til it's over". When you hear "Don Beret's!!!" --then RIP is over and the real fun begins!!!

first 3 days in Aco...............fuck I could do RIP on my head after that. No real home..........EVERYONE laying smoke on ya...camped in the Day Room.

Good on your young Ranger-to be.
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Caruthers wrote:first 3 days in Aco...............fuck I could do RIP on my head after that. No real home..........EVERYONE laying smoke on ya...camped in the Day Room.

Good on your young Ranger-to be.
I didn't even know there was a day room, we used to just jump from the windows and run like hell for the gate!!!I didn't know we had a gym until I separated my shoulder after I had been there for 15 months...Medic sd "You do your PT in the Gym for the next 6 weeks"...I was like...what gym?" :lol: :lol: :lol:

It wasn't that bad....uh...ok so it was, but it was well worth it.

I can say the first 3 WEEKS were nuts...but as bad as we had it in B Co....We could hear the screams from A Co. across the Quad long after we were put to bed.

But don't worry Ma'am, the screams weren't real...they were just told to do it while they were playing cards and sipping Orange Crush Soda.... :wink:
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Son back from Cole Range -- still enjoying himself!

I asked him what he thought of RIs. He said, "Mean as heck, but they like to laugh." Kind of describes this list, doesn't it? : P

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No more 12 milers? We did all the stuff above but did rappelling off of an old USAF radar tower and we did the swim test in a tide pool near a tide gate...yep, gators and all :)
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psouper wrote:Son back from Cole Range -- still enjoying himself!

I asked him what he thought of RIs. He said, "Mean as heck, but they like to laugh." Kind of describes this list, doesn't it? : P

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Good Afternoon Rangers! I just had a phone call from my very excited son. He's got a slot in the 1st Battalion. Just one more bit of suck left - the 12 mile ruck march. My suitcase is packed.
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psouper wrote:Good Afternoon Rangers! I just had a phone call from my very excited son. He's got a slot in the 1st Battalion. Just one more bit of suck left - the 12 mile ruck march. My suitcase is packed.
Well, almost Congratulations then.......Be sure and take some pictures to post.
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Looks like I get to meet your son.....if he comes to Aco.
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Deus Ex Machina. wrote:Looks like I get to meet your son.....if he comes to Aco.

:lol: :lol:
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