Joined the army at 16 and went to fort lost in the woods in 83, didn’t even know what a sapper was. Got assigned as a sapper to the 81st infantry division, part of the engineer regiment. 718th combat engineer/eod/sapper company. Spent two yrs in as a sapper and they wouldn’t let me reenlist, so I was out and a veteran at 18. Called the different branches, no one else wanted me. Called the coast guard, and spent 8 yrs as a chef in the coast guard. Volunteered for quick deployment units and I went to the navy dive school. So, I can honestly say, I was an underwater sapper that could cook. I think I’ll invent my whole special unit. Coast guard, under water, special deployment, cook squad. When ppl are hungry, nothing can stop us from getting there and save the world from hunger. I’ll vote for that.
SF tab is a unit, not a school, Ranger tab is a school not a unit. To be an ACTUAL Ranger that is a special operation unit, you have to pass RASP and then get assigned to the 75th Ranger regiment, that’s part of USSOCOM, and falls under JSOC when deployed. Ranger school is nothing more than a leadership school that ANYONE in the military can attend. It doesn’t make you a Ranger. 75th Ranger regiment, Special forces, and 160ty SOAR are all Tier 2 special operations units in the army. Equivalent to SEAL teams and MARSOC.
Yes and no. You still have to go to q course before making it to that unit and it takes anywhere from 12-18 months where RASP is 8 weeks and I think Green Platoon is even shorter. You also get to keep it if you move on to any other unit. So unlike the airborne tab it is separate from your unit. You could also be a part of Special Forces and not have a tab if you are in a support unit. You could also be a part of SOF-D, Delta force, or whatever they are calling themselves today and be an operator and not have a Special Forces tab. Special forces tab is a pretty unique.
@@NunyaBesnas regardless, one gets you into a unit, the other does not. If you have a long tab you’ve served in an ODA at some point, having a Ranger tab doesn’t make you part of the ACTUAL Ranger unit that is the 75th. Group support is not SF and obviously doesn’t have the tab, I was part of the 75th and worked extensively with SF
But remember this ladies and gentlemen: tabs of any sort dont pull PMCS, the tab doesn't qualify on your assigned weapon, a tab doesnt do range cards or stand inspections, dont write OPORDs, call for fire, feed and fuel you, fill out leave forms or write letters to family members. Soldiers do that.
First off Ranger school doesn’t make you a Ranger, RASP does, Second off 75th rangers have more master breachers than any other unit in the military, and we handle explosives and build demo basically monthly if not more. Your average team leader Ranger would be better at building a door or wall charge than any big army engineer
When watching this video, one should note that this is an officer talking about which school is harder. And he's ONLY tabbed as a Ranger. Maybe he failed Sapper school because it was too hard? 🤷🏾♂️ No se. Pero he is definitely biased. But it's cool. Haters are gonna hate. Its what they do. Sappers lead the way.
U.S. Marine retired 27 years. Ranger School graduate 6-88. Marine Drill Instructor Parris Island. Ranger School was challenging no doubt, but USMC DI school was pretty brutal.
Same physical standards and check points crammed into two weeks; there was no 3 mile only 5 and a 6. Harder 12 mile. More STUDYING lmao. Also cadets could probably pass ranger school too if it didn’t fuck with the school year 💀 some are more in shape and smarter than a few officers, coming from an officer
As far as I've seen, A Marine can go to Ranger school with both units permission but it doesn't give them anything but skills and a Certificate. Unlike Airborne School and Diving School which would allow badges.
China now knows anyone can attend sapper school. It's so fucking over. It's never been more over than it is now. Might as well boot up duolingo and start learning mandarin right now bucko.
