75th Ranger Regiment
It wasn’t until I left the Ranger Regiment to attend Special Forces training that I began to realize how highly respected the Regiment is, not just in the Special Operations community, but throughout the entire Army. I spent some time thinking about why Rangers are held in such high esteem by their fellow soldiers.
The Ranger Regiment never had a very good Public Relations machine in my opinion. Everyone knows about Navy SEALs. They make movies, TV shows, and video games about them. Mention the name SEAL to a civilian and they will tell you unequivocally that SEALs are the best there is. Mention Rangers and they will respond, “What, you mean like forest rangers?” Folks don’t just fail to understand what Rangers do in combat, but they also have no idea that the Ranger Regiment even exists. Hell, a new non-fiction book comes out about SEALs every month or two. I don’t think a single non-fiction book has been written about Rangers fighting the War on Terror. Since 9/11, we’ve even seen books about Delta Force and SEAL Team Six, but nothing about Rangers!
Read more: http://sofrep.com/1011/the-ranger-standard/#ixzz1mfsRw6dO
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