Some questions...
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Some questions...
How old were you when you joined the Army?
How old were you when you made it into the Regiment?
Are you married?
Did you get married before or after joining the Army/becoming a Ranger?
How old are you now?
How old were you when you made it into the Regiment?
Are you married?
Did you get married before or after joining the Army/becoming a Ranger?
How old are you now?
Last edited by hoopdie on July 25th, 2011, 9:08 am, edited 1 time in total.
Re: Some questions...
19,20,yes,after
HHC 1/75 mtrs Apr 2000- dec 2003
hang it, FIRE!!!!
"I feel sorry for anyone who is not an alcoholic---How would you like to wake up every moring & know that is the best you will feel all day?" W.C. Fields
1st Ranger Bn...We may not go down in history but we will go down on your sister
hang it, FIRE!!!!
"I feel sorry for anyone who is not an alcoholic---How would you like to wake up every moring & know that is the best you will feel all day?" W.C. Fields
1st Ranger Bn...We may not go down in history but we will go down on your sister
Re: Some questions...
31
HHC 1/75 mtrs Apr 2000- dec 2003
hang it, FIRE!!!!
"I feel sorry for anyone who is not an alcoholic---How would you like to wake up every moring & know that is the best you will feel all day?" W.C. Fields
1st Ranger Bn...We may not go down in history but we will go down on your sister
hang it, FIRE!!!!
"I feel sorry for anyone who is not an alcoholic---How would you like to wake up every moring & know that is the best you will feel all day?" W.C. Fields
1st Ranger Bn...We may not go down in history but we will go down on your sister
- mortar_guy78
- Ranger
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Re: Some questions...
18
20
yes
after
32
20
yes
after
32
HHC 4/64 AR '97-'99
HHC 1/75 RGR '99-'01
HHC 1/508 ABCT '01-'04
C co, HHC 2/1 IN '04-'07
C co, B co 1/24 IN '07-'11
D co 308th MI '12-'15
7th SFG(A) MICO '15-'18
C co 308th MI '18-Present
Keep your mind in hell and despair not.
THE BEATINGS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MORALE IMPROVES
HHC 1/75 RGR '99-'01
HHC 1/508 ABCT '01-'04
C co, HHC 2/1 IN '04-'07
C co, B co 1/24 IN '07-'11
D co 308th MI '12-'15
7th SFG(A) MICO '15-'18
C co 308th MI '18-Present
Keep your mind in hell and despair not.
THE BEATINGS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MORALE IMPROVES
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- Ranger
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- Joined: November 30th, 2006, 12:32 pm
Re: Some questions...
25
N/A
Yes
Both
43
N/A
Yes
Both
43
Ranger Class 3/96
25th ID 93-96
10th Motown 96-99
C Co. 4th RTB 99-04
Gubment Contractor OCONUS 07-present
Gun Safety Tip #6. When unholstering your weapon it's customary to say "Excuse me while I whip this out "
25th ID 93-96
10th Motown 96-99
C Co. 4th RTB 99-04
Gubment Contractor OCONUS 07-present
Gun Safety Tip #6. When unholstering your weapon it's customary to say "Excuse me while I whip this out "
Re: Some questions...
20
Reg't. didn't exist
Yes
Yes
MYOB
Reg't. didn't exist
Yes
Yes
MYOB
RLTW
Lefty
SFOC 1969
6th SFG(A) 69-70
Ranger Class 13-70
MACV Tm 21 70-71 (2nd ARVN Ranger Gp 23d
BN)
2/13 Armor 1st Cav 71-72
"Experience teaches a dear school, but fools will learn in no other, and some scarce in that"
Lefty
SFOC 1969
6th SFG(A) 69-70
Ranger Class 13-70
MACV Tm 21 70-71 (2nd ARVN Ranger Gp 23d
BN)
2/13 Armor 1st Cav 71-72
"Experience teaches a dear school, but fools will learn in no other, and some scarce in that"
Re: Some questions...
the short answer is it doesn't matter. what matters is can you and your family deal with married life in the military, during wartime. it was hard enough with only one deployment to a combat zones, plus plenty of time away for training.
you can research all you want. but it'll still be a leap of faith. I applaud you trying to gain and make an informed choice, but only you and your wife will know if you can hack it and stay together as a family. and as much as you read, you have to live it to know.
you can research all you want. but it'll still be a leap of faith. I applaud you trying to gain and make an informed choice, but only you and your wife will know if you can hack it and stay together as a family. and as much as you read, you have to live it to know.
A Co & HHC 3/75 '93-'98.
RS 10-94.
200 meters of green shit next to a river in the desert does not qualify as a "Crescent of Fertility" -me
"The meek shall inherit the earth, one meter wide and two meters long" -Lazarus Long
RS 10-94.
200 meters of green shit next to a river in the desert does not qualify as a "Crescent of Fertility" -me
"The meek shall inherit the earth, one meter wide and two meters long" -Lazarus Long
Re: Some questions...
Rangers, thank you for your responses.
Ranger KW Driver, Thanks for the feedback.
I can't even comprehend the changes that an individual goes through before, during, and after the military. It's definitely an experience that I'm curious about.
Ranger KW Driver, Thanks for the feedback.
I can't even comprehend the changes that an individual goes through before, during, and after the military. It's definitely an experience that I'm curious about.
- rgrokelley
- Triple Canopy
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- Joined: February 5th, 2008, 5:57 pm
Re: Some questions...
How old were you when you joined the Army?
18
How old were you when you made it into the Regiment?
Battalion - 23
Are you married?
Yes
Did you get married before or after joining the Army/becoming a Ranger?
Way, way after. A decade later
How old are you now?
50
18
How old were you when you made it into the Regiment?
Battalion - 23
Are you married?
Yes
Did you get married before or after joining the Army/becoming a Ranger?
Way, way after. A decade later
How old are you now?
50
A & C Company, 3rd Ranger Battalion 1984-1986
2/325, 82nd Airborne 1979-1984
F Company, 51st LRSU 1986-1988
5th Special Forces Group 1989-1995
3rd Special Forces Group 1997-1999
RS - DHG 5-85
2/325, 82nd Airborne 1979-1984
F Company, 51st LRSU 1986-1988
5th Special Forces Group 1989-1995
3rd Special Forces Group 1997-1999
RS - DHG 5-85
Re: Some questions...
17, 19, yes, met my future wife after my first deployment, got married right before my 5th, 24.
When my future wife and I first started dating, and things were looking to be more than a short fling, I told her that I will be gone frequently and sometimes unpredictably, and that she won't be able to know every single detail of my day every day, and if she wasn't ready to live that life, we should just shake on it and part our ways. Luckily, she was ok with it, and she turned out to be incredibly supportive and the best Ranger wife a guy could ask for. How succesful your relationship is in the army is all dependant on you and your wife/life partner/friend for the night. For what its worth, I have noticed that the most succesful marriages in Batt., usually involve a very independant wife, instead of sitting around dwelling on the negative while there husband is off, they are living there own life, which makes time go by faster and the marriage healthier. Others may have different experiences, but this is just my view from personal experience and what I have witnessed.
When my future wife and I first started dating, and things were looking to be more than a short fling, I told her that I will be gone frequently and sometimes unpredictably, and that she won't be able to know every single detail of my day every day, and if she wasn't ready to live that life, we should just shake on it and part our ways. Luckily, she was ok with it, and she turned out to be incredibly supportive and the best Ranger wife a guy could ask for. How succesful your relationship is in the army is all dependant on you and your wife/life partner/friend for the night. For what its worth, I have noticed that the most succesful marriages in Batt., usually involve a very independant wife, instead of sitting around dwelling on the negative while there husband is off, they are living there own life, which makes time go by faster and the marriage healthier. Others may have different experiences, but this is just my view from personal experience and what I have witnessed.
"Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorius triumphs, even though checkered by failure... than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat."
-Theodore Roosevelt
1/75 2006 - 2010
-Theodore Roosevelt
1/75 2006 - 2010