{"id":103296,"date":"2020-08-05T14:30:12","date_gmt":"2020-08-05T18:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=103296"},"modified":"2020-08-05T14:30:12","modified_gmt":"2020-08-05T18:30:12","slug":"are-ranger-school-graduates-rangers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=103296","title":{"rendered":"Are Ranger School Graduates Rangers?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The website ConnectingVets.com has an article<\/a> about individuals that graduated Ranger school claiming to be Rangers, especially politicians.\u00a0 They pose the question – Is this right?<\/em><\/p>\n

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Ranger School graduates running for office are claiming to be Rangers. Is it right?<\/a><\/h3>\n

John James, running for Senate\u00a0in Michigan, and Bryant Messner, running for Senate in New Hampshire have both claimed to be Rangers in campaign ads.<\/p>\n

The Washington Post, and to some extent the U.S. Army itself, have called shenanigans on these claims.<\/p>\n

Both men are Ranger School graduates. However, they did not serve in a\u00a0Ranger Battalion. To the general public, and even service members outside of the Ranger community this sounds like a distinction without a difference.<\/p>\n

Ranger School\u00a0is a two-month-long course that teaches leadership and infantry tactics and is available to any qualifying soldier in the Army to attend. As an Army school, it falls under Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC). The 75th Ranger Regiment is a special operations direct action unit that falls\u00a0under Special Operations Command (SOCOM) and includes three battalions and several support elements. Service in the Ranger Regiment requires graduating from the Ranger Assessment and Selection Program (RASP). Not all members of the Ranger Regiment are Ranger School graduates but those in leadership positions are.<\/p>\n

To confuse matters even further, instructors assigned to Ranger School and those assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment\u00a0both wear tan berets.<\/p>\n

If this sounds a bit convoluted, that’s because it is, but the distinctions are crystal clear to those who are part of the Army’s Ranger community.<\/p>\n

So can\u00a0John James\u00a0and\u00a0Bryant Messner\u00a0claim to be Rangers because they graduated from Ranger School or is this some type of Stolen Valor?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This comes up quite a bit. I defer to Army personnel on this one and would be interested to hear their take.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

BUD\/S graduates are not SEALs until they become attached to a SEAL unit and fulfill other qualifications such as jump school.<\/p>\n

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Marines have the designation “Marine” when they complete The Crucible<\/em><\/a> in boot camp and are awarded the Eagle, Globe and Anchor<\/a> pin representing the completion of qualifications and right to be called a “Marine.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

A Recon Marine must be in a Recon unit and fulfill other qualifications such as Jump School and Dive School.<\/p>\n

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