Introduction-Brady

[Bradyk10]

Hey, I’m Brady. I’m 18 years old, graduated, and working as an horse trainer. I have talked to a recruiter but I haven’t enlisted, and I’m getting ready to get an 11x option 40.

Joining the military has been a dream since I was a kid. It faded as I became a horse trainer. When I turned 17 it came back with a passion, I went to join on my 18th birthday and got talked into waiting a year by my grandfather, he’s a major reason for me wanting to join, although he is entirely against it.

My pt scores are
53 sit-ups in 2 minutes
52 hand release pushups in 2 minutes
13 chin-ups
Haven’t timed a two mile run recently, estimated at 15 minutes

[Disinfertention]

Hey, I’m Brady.

Hey Brady, welcome to ArmyRanger.com.

You'll find a seemingly infinite amount of information on here to go through as you start your path to enlistment. I will open up a few of the other rooms for you to check out.

Why is your Grandfather against it? Did they serve in the military previously?

In reference to your estimated run time, proffer no excuses. Simply state you have yet to do it and will. Estimations are good for carpentry too... Estimate once, cut once, it's fucked.

I have read exactly one horse related book in my life and I will now recommend it to you - A Horse to Guide Me by Justin Dunn. It's a great read even for a total novice like myself.

What is driving you to want to join the ranks of the Ranger Regiment? Write us 200-300 words about your reasoning.

[Bradyk10]

He was a recon marine. He says all the military will do is lie to you and get you killed.

I want to join the Ranger Regiment to prove to myself I can, to be a part of an organization I’ve read about my whole life, and to give back to the country that has given me everything I have. My grandpa is a huge influence, thanks to listening to the rare stories he gave us. Seeing the kinda person it made him into, I’d like to be like him. He’s the smartest and toughest person I know, and part of that he attributes to the military. The challenge is also one of the big reasons, I’ve always chased after being the best, from baseball to horses. I love a challenge. The biggest reason is probably from reading about them as a kid. From Roger’s Rangers in the Revolutionary War, LRRPs in Vietnam, to the jump into Afghanistan. The grit, determination, and courage of those soldiers always made them heroes to me. I also want to gain the experience, and to know what it’s like, and what all I’m capable of. To be a part of something that really matters and is capable of making a difference, along with being around and learning from some of the best in the military. Even if its only one enlistment, or if I can turn it into a career, I think either way, the discipline and mental toughness can give me the best start in life.

[Disinfertention]

He was a recon marine. He says all the military will do is lie to you and get you killed.

Well, he isn't wrong. But you'll get lied to no matter what type of work you go into. Just believe the good lies and ignore the bad ones I guess.

Paragraphs are nice to have. Sorta like toilet paper. When you have none, you freak out. Which is what my brain did to your response.

Pick a stanza of the Ranger Creed. Write why you picked it and/or why it is important or better than the other stanzas.

[Bradyk10]

Understood Ranger Disinfertention.

I believe the 3rd stanza of the Ranger Creed is the most important, because keeping your teammates alive is the biggest goal. The best way to do that is to be prepared in every way possible, and to be the best asset possible for your team.

I also think it’s the most important, because the values in it are the base of accomplishing everything else in the creed. The best way to go about the Ranger life is by being prepared, physically and mentally, and doing everything possible and then some to fight on.

[Bradyk10]

Just did a two mile for 13:20

[BlueLiner]

Brady, Welcome to ArmyRanger.com.

I was in your shoes about 8 years ago. My advice to you is to start physically and mentally preparing for what is coming ahead of you if you decide to enlist with your Option 40.

In the meantime, I HIGHLY, HIGHLY, HIGHLY suggest you start poking around this site and start looking for good nuggets of wisdom. A great place to start is the introduction thread, where you can read about others who've been in your shoes.

In response to your stanza task, that's a good answer I guess. However, it goes much deeper than that, Rangers ALWAYS look out for one another, and more importantly are brutally honest with each other. Think about this, if your best friend roasted you in front of your entire platoon for fucking something up, then how would you take it? Would you view it as a negative thing, or a positive thing?

Brady, everyone wants to be a Ranger, but very few are willing to do the work that it requires to make it and stay there.

PUT IN THE PREP WORK NOW, AND IT WILL PAY DIVIDENDS.

Also, I noticed that you don't have an Airborne Ranger In The Sky. Choose one, post a paragraph or two of him on here for us to read. Also tell us why you think we honor our Fallen Rangers, even if they departed decades ago.

Also your 2 mile time sucks, get it below 13 minutes.
Do pushups as well, elevate your feet and knock out 25+1 for the Airborne Ranger In The Sky!

Again, welcome here.
Dont quit.

- BL

[Bradyk10]

Roger that ranger BlueLiner.

I would see it neither positive nor negative, I wouldn’t take it personality, it’s just something that I need to fix, emotion wouldn't help. I’m better off knowing it now than finding out later in a worse situation.

I’ll get that done as soon as possible sir.


And Roger that Ranger BlueLiner, thank you for all the advice.

[BlueLiner]

Brady, check that first sentence. Tell me what's wrong with it and do wall sits.

Also, good response. Professionalism is key, Regiment is no place for egos.

Keep us updated on your progress, and for fucks sake do not call me sir. I was enlisted......

GET AFTER IT!
RLTW!

[Bradyk10]

Henry Muchi is my Airborne Ranger in The Sky.
He was born in Bridgeport Connecticut to Italian immigrants.

He was put in charge of an Artillery Battalion, but soon downsized it to 500 men and formed the 6th Ranger Battalion. During this time he rescued a drowning soldier and earned the Soldiers Medal.

He's most known for the liberation of the Cabanatuan Prison Camp, saving 513 American prisoners. He was highly outnumbered, having only 121 Rangers and roughly 200 guerrillas, despite that only 2 Americans were lost during the rescue.

He later ran for Congress, also having a section of Route 22 between Bridgeport and Newtown named after him. He sadly passed on April 20th, 1997, in Melbourne, Florida, at the age of 88.




I think we honor Fallen Rangers because they laid the groundwork, and carried the banner for every Ranger to come after them. Along with holding the next generation of Rangers accountable to the Standard. They picked up a mantle that very few people could, something that deserves to be remembered.

[Bradyk10]

I did not capitalize Ranger, won’t happen again Ranger Blueliner. Wall sits performed.

Understood Ranger Blueliner, I’ve got a MEPs date tomorrow. The recruiter said I have a 11x Option 40 contract that I should be able to sign while there, if all goes well. Also I completed a 5 mile run last week at 33:54.

[Bradyk10]

Finished MEPS today, Ship date is August 4th.

[BlueLiner]

Excellent, add your ship date to your bio. Also, as the time comes closer to you shipping out, you will open a thread in the Letters From School Thread.

Work on your knowledge, and keep reading around this site. Lots of good stuff here.