RAP Week at Ranger School | Everything You Need to Know Series

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  • Опубликовано: 14 май 2021
  • Everything you need to know to be prepared for RAP week! A day-by-day breakdown on what you can expect and some advice to help you be successful and ultimately get that Ranger Tab! More episodes for Darby, Mountains, and Florida phases coming soon! If you have any other questions just let me know in the comments!
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Комментарии • 121

  • @brimstone33
    @brimstone33 3 года назад +36

    "I almost failed...and said NOPE! CAN'T DO THAT! Turned around and sprinted for like a whole click...I made it."
    Hmmm. Sounds like a Ranger. This is the most important advice you will receive.
    Don't. Ever. Quit. When things are absolutely lost and you are completely spent and the darkness is closing in around you...SPRINT!
    DIE RUNNING TOWARD THE OBJECTIVE. Never die crawling away from it.
    That is the key to making it through Ranger school.
    Not coincidentally that is the key to making it through combat. And life.

  • @shabanbello8531
    @shabanbello8531 3 года назад +7

    Thanks a lot Gritty Soldier! This information was much needed as I’m preparing myself for the worst case scenario ✊🏾

  • @tyler4475
    @tyler4475 3 года назад +8

    The frequent uploads are appreciated! Really helpful information for me to prepare myself over this summer/fall for when I get done with school and can enlist. Hoping to get an option 40 contract!

  • @nicholasboucher3911
    @nicholasboucher3911 3 года назад +1

    Great video Sir your helping so many with your content 👍🏽💯🇺🇸

  • @maxpower3050
    @maxpower3050 2 года назад +3

    It's interesting hearing about all that has changed. Thanks Gritty Soldier. Ranger V, class 7-93.

  • @kennethfluker3777
    @kennethfluker3777 3 года назад +89

    I’m watching this the day before I go to Ranger school, thanks for the advice 🙏🏾

    • @GrittySoldier
      @GrittySoldier  3 года назад +32

      Bro good luck! Don’t quit!

    • @Seth92493
      @Seth92493 3 года назад +5

      HA! I served with this guy. Real stud. He'll crush it I'm sure! Can't wait to see those grad pics man!

    • @CoachExplains
      @CoachExplains 2 года назад +10

      Did you pass?

    • @juanoneal1629
      @juanoneal1629 2 года назад +35

      @@CoachExplains he did, he was in my airborne class and he had his ranger tab!

    • @jonathandavenport2500
      @jonathandavenport2500 2 года назад +8

      @@juanoneal1629 That's AWESOME!!! So happy for him and thanks for letting us know.

  • @benmanton9328
    @benmanton9328 2 года назад +1

    Thank you for the video, much respect!!

  • @tomsteinhauer7985
    @tomsteinhauer7985 2 года назад +1

    That’s an impressive time on the 26.2 march !! Well done 👍🏻

  • @thomaskrause9817
    @thomaskrause9817 3 года назад +37

    04-21 Recycle 05-21 Grad: 04-21, 05-21, and 06-21 all did RTTs on day 3 of RAP week. The minimum standard is 5/7 RTTs passed. Ranger Pro is alright but some of the videos are a little outdated. The best resource for RTTs is to google the rubric and go through it line by line with a buddy.

    • @GrittySoldier
      @GrittySoldier  3 года назад +5

      Nice! Thanks brother. Great info. And I knew you could only fail 2x RTTs, at least that stuck lol

  • @Daniel-vh1wu
    @Daniel-vh1wu 3 года назад +7

    Thank you for your videos sir. I followed your advice and made the OML after the pre ranger course last week at my unit. Looking forward to the next upload 👍🏻

  • @jhors7777
    @jhors7777 Год назад +2

    Thank you for posting this helpful video

  • @drmanhattan5219
    @drmanhattan5219 2 года назад +3

    Thanks for the info again. I start ranger school in 3 weeks.🙏🏾

    • @GrittySoldier
      @GrittySoldier  2 года назад

      Duuude good luck brother! Don’t quit! 💪

  • @Texican-1836
    @Texican-1836 Год назад

    I loved jumping into LEG patrol bases lol.

  • @timjordan969
    @timjordan969 5 месяцев назад

    As a locomotive engineer for Norfolk Southern for 31 years and a ranger school graduate of class 4-82 I must say that walking down the center of a railroad track is a very “upsmart “ thing to do!!….. lol

  • @cecil5152
    @cecil5152 2 года назад

    Good shit! Great to hear it still sucks!

  • @doom4067
    @doom4067 Год назад

    The last ruck distance and weight might depend on how many people they want to recycle.

  • @Freedompatrol
    @Freedompatrol 2 года назад +1

    Thank you.

  • @corniestcobb2439
    @corniestcobb2439 2 года назад +1

    Watching this right before Ranger school

    • @GrittySoldier
      @GrittySoldier  2 года назад

      Awesome, perfect timing then. There are a lot of Ranger School vids on this channel, make sure to resource them! 👍

  • @ghostboymolly4300
    @ghostboymolly4300 3 года назад +2

    omg almost 3 thousand subs !!

  • @maddmoxx6414
    @maddmoxx6414 Год назад +14

    Class 1-90, back in the day it was called city phase, followed by Darby, Mountain, Florida, and Dessert Phase (live fire phase most every night).
    The worm pit is legendary, the morning before they feed you a huge breakfast, which you quickly ate while standing and walking towards the exit and your tray had to be clean. Once you exit the mess hall they throw you in squad size elements and have you leap frog to the worm pit, leaving a trail of puke behind you.. Once there you are already smoked, then you finally lay eyes this legendary course and laugh your ass off how retardedly simple and short it appeared. Then they break out the fire hoses and turn the dirt into this fine silt, which made monkey bars and rope climb impossible to pass, if you fail any of the sections end up being recycled. You had a better chance to pass if you were the first few to start. Lots of peeps get recycled there. I now understand its a historic site.

    • @seanmccarthy1135
      @seanmccarthy1135 Год назад

      I was Alpha Company 1-90. I recycled in FL due to cellulitis. This was during the Panama invasion. They shut us down in the billets while the Regiment did live jump rehearsals there at Eglin AB. Crazy times. Graduated with 2-90. Dugway in UT was cold and zany. I think the live fire exercises were great. I took this Ranger ethos to my line units. Train like you fight.

    • @JohnWilliams-wz9vk
      @JohnWilliams-wz9vk Год назад

      Class. 12-90...RIP CSM DONNIE SHOCKLEE

  • @lesliepedersen4769
    @lesliepedersen4769 3 года назад +4

    I HAVE to see your ASU 😂😂 that thing has to be bedazzled off the walls

  • @bryuchiha1617
    @bryuchiha1617 2 года назад +1

    🔥🔥🔥🔥🙌🏾🔥🔥

  • @daffybigbear
    @daffybigbear 2 года назад +2

    we used to call it zero week back in the day

  • @bigfoot984
    @bigfoot984 11 месяцев назад

    Thanks for the info. I was a 4/4 on the STAR course but I’m curious if Ranger School is the same level of difficulty or possibly just different?
    We had two days to find all of our points but over longer distances. Sounds like RS land nav could be the same suck recipe but in a more condensed package and timeline.
    Does anyone have info?

  • @sugewhitejacoby8654
    @sugewhitejacoby8654 3 года назад +5

    I am a wrestler since I was a kid, plus a Judo and Japanese Jujitsu. So I got smoked in the hand to hand because they thought I was showing off. I suck at land nav. I passed RIP, Rangerbut it was so hard for me. Early 80s

    • @maxb4210
      @maxb4210 2 года назад

      Did you get any extra instruction on land nav when you were there or you got better before going?

  • @joelkaepernick-russell80
    @joelkaepernick-russell80 Месяц назад

    Can you maybe do a video talking about the mos that the rangers hire on? I spoke to a recruiter in Houston and she told me all i need to do is get a 110 GT score and then I can get an option 40 depending on the MOS but she wouldnt tell me what mos' have option 40. Im kind of nervous that they wouldnt give me that option 40 even if i qualify and meet requirments and do well on the asvab. Is option 40 the only way to get to Rangers?

  • @Scratchthegreaser
    @Scratchthegreaser 2 года назад

    Whats the weight for training packs i would like to be able to go for runs with accurate weight so i could have a better chance mentally and physically when i attempt to join

  • @Aqthekid
    @Aqthekid 3 года назад +4

    I went to PRC & I failed the 12 mile ruck by 1 min . Going back tho soon

    • @GrittySoldier
      @GrittySoldier  3 года назад +5

      Glad to hear it. You’re not a real Ranger unless you recycle LOL

  • @datnguyen-xb3bv
    @datnguyen-xb3bv 3 года назад +3

    I just finished airborne school. Then i wanna go air assault school before think about becoming a ranger.

  • @Randomguy-iw9cn
    @Randomguy-iw9cn 3 года назад +5

    Just bought your 6 week ranger program I’ll update y’all on how it goes

  • @BerserkHitBreaks-bv1ro
    @BerserkHitBreaks-bv1ro 4 месяца назад

    Is the ranger prep program something someone who hasn’t worked out in 2 years something to get into or would another program be advised to start with?

  • @dorittosgaming
    @dorittosgaming Год назад

    leaving for basic on april 17th do you think 34 would be to old for ranger school?

  • @brimstone33
    @brimstone33 3 года назад

    I wouldn't say the hand-to-hand session is completely useless. Don't know what they're teaching nowadays...when I went through in '83 it was straight out of the manual JiuJitsu based stuff. Simplest techniques. But they work. I used the ol' "cross-hock takedown" effectively once in Yugoslavia. Saved my bacon. Of course the most valuable thing is practising rolling around in the sawdust screaming with full-on intensity. YOu don't get that kind of realism in many nice clean padded dojo's.

  • @Haynes30
    @Haynes30 3 года назад +5

    We're there any 75th Rangers in your class? And if so, how did they perform compared to everyone else?

    • @GrittySoldier
      @GrittySoldier  3 года назад +5

      Yes and I would say they seemed prepared to be there, but not all of them passed.

  • @pgermii
    @pgermii 3 года назад +1

    What type of ruck are you wearing? Love the content.

    • @GrittySoldier
      @GrittySoldier  3 года назад

      It’s an Army issue Molle Ruck. And thanks for the support!

  • @Texican-1836
    @Texican-1836 Год назад

    Shit was so much different in the early 90's.

  • @drmanhattan5219
    @drmanhattan5219 3 года назад +3

    Thanks for the info. Is the land nav course self correcting?

    • @GrittySoldier
      @GrittySoldier  3 года назад +2

      I want to say yes, at least when I went I believe it was. But they may have changed that. I would go into it thinking it’s not, and just be prepared for the worst.
      Overall though, the land nav course isn’t that bad. It’s totally doable.

    • @GuitarDudeBoii
      @GuitarDudeBoii 3 года назад

      It is

  • @ed5221lee
    @ed5221lee 3 года назад +7

    Going to ranger school in about a month, thank you for your info.
    If you pass RAP week but fail Darby, do you need to start all over again or just start back again at Darby?

    • @GrittySoldier
      @GrittySoldier  3 года назад +5

      No, at least not most of the time (every situation is different). I recycled Darby for patrols. Our recycles had to help with details, etc during the next RAP week, but didn’t get thrown back into the fold until the next Darby officially started.
      But, every situation is different and “Day 0” recycles absolutely happen. In that case, you basically start the entire school over from scratch.

    • @ed5221lee
      @ed5221lee 3 года назад +1

      Ok, thank you!

  • @kylepatrick253
    @kylepatrick253 3 года назад +4

    Gritty soldier what should I do about small injuries during ranger i.e ingrown toenails and heel pain

    • @GrittySoldier
      @GrittySoldier  3 года назад

      Get with the medics! They don’t mind you making sure to take care of yourself while you are there.

  • @amandacotton6996
    @amandacotton6996 2 года назад +2

    My son is in mountain phase right now. Is there anything you can tell me that he absolutely needs for swamp phase? Thank you!!

    • @GrittySoldier
      @GrittySoldier  2 года назад

      We’re dropping a few more by phase Ranger School videos in the next couple weeks! One will be specifically focused on swamps

  • @curtismccorkel6985
    @curtismccorkel6985 Год назад +1

    Rail road

  • @fredmcelroy2839
    @fredmcelroy2839 2 года назад +2

    Can you do a video on land navigation?

    • @GrittySoldier
      @GrittySoldier  2 года назад +2

      Working it! 💪

    • @fredmcelroy2839
      @fredmcelroy2839 2 года назад

      @@GrittySoldier I'm a hands on learner. Where can I go to actually practice this?

  • @truckerdan2002
    @truckerdan2002 3 года назад +3

    I’ll admit. I sucked at land Nav

  • @richardglasco467
    @richardglasco467 2 года назад +1

    Do you have to pass all RTTs ? I am not that good with the claymore

  • @matthewpadron1222
    @matthewpadron1222 Год назад

    What does that mean when you say a ruck is 35lbs dry? Is there a time where you would have 35lbs wet?

    • @doom4067
      @doom4067 Год назад +1

      Not counting your water. So it won't lose any weight as you go.

  • @Carlos-kv6hx
    @Carlos-kv6hx 3 года назад +3

    I busted time on the 12 miler. Going back next class. Any tips for building ruck endurance?

    • @zoeyredmond5501
      @zoeyredmond5501 3 года назад +1

      Sorry to hear it man, sled drags, kit runs and of course, rucking more. What was hurting the most during the ruck?

    • @Carlos-kv6hx
      @Carlos-kv6hx 3 года назад

      @@zoeyredmond5501 I busted time right at the very end. 2 minutes over. Heading back next class. I think it was just my endurance around the 9mile marker. I honestly couldn't go any faster lol

    • @zoeyredmond5501
      @zoeyredmond5501 3 года назад

      @@Carlos-kv6hx I assume there are still mile markers, so you need to set a steady pace of around 14 minutes per mile the whole way. Train your rucking speed at a faster pace so the first bit seems easier but during the event stay at that pace so you don’t gas out.I know in school you wear a flic with a bunch of bullshit attached to it so possibly train with that. With only 2 minutes behind you’ll be good next time, good luck👍

    • @RA-kk1rf
      @RA-kk1rf 2 года назад +1

      @@zoeyredmond5501 try training with a some type of walk/jog pace. Start with like a 8-10 minute walk and then a minute of jogging. Keep doing that and slowly lower decrease your walking time while increasing your jogging time. Other things that help out: always jog out downhills (never uphill), train somewhere with hills, use more of your energy the first half of the ruck so you have a nice buffer when you’re slowing down the last couple miles, go to RTAC.

  • @turkialbogmi2951
    @turkialbogmi2951 2 года назад +3

    Dose any one went to ranger school has an international officer? I wanna go to ranger school so bad

  • @jt0567
    @jt0567 3 года назад +1

    What are the best Exercises to do ?

    • @GrittySoldier
      @GrittySoldier  3 года назад +1

      Hey man. Check out this program: grittysoldier.com/products/13-week-ranger-school-fitness-program
      There is a first week sample with the type of exercise you should be doing for Ranger prep!

  • @LongRon6969
    @LongRon6969 3 года назад +1

    How often do you ruck?

  • @brianrichardjensenjr4606
    @brianrichardjensenjr4606 3 месяца назад

    Apparently you can't faill RTTs anymore just get the minus

  • @ernieaguilar9807
    @ernieaguilar9807 2 года назад +1

    Is lame nav with other people or by urself ?

  • @Nightwolfsc
    @Nightwolfsc 3 года назад

    what unit is this guy in ?

    • @Nightwolfsc
      @Nightwolfsc 2 года назад

      @Archer i think he said he is in the Coast Guard

  • @ki77erbunnigutznglory46
    @ki77erbunnigutznglory46 2 года назад +1

    Honestly all the stuff at rap.... Doesn't sound nearly as bad as my MOS school ..or for that matter either of the 2 units I was stationed at while a combat engineer in the Marine Corps. Brown Belt and also had to do advanced swim course .... hell any given morning we would run between 5 and 9 miles at my last unit. Jungle warfare training in japan..... THAT was rough. Won't lie.

    • @marcuspayne9744
      @marcuspayne9744 Год назад +2

      Yeah right. Play with your crayons a little more.

    • @phillyphilhouse79
      @phillyphilhouse79 Год назад

      I heard the jungle training in Okinawa sucks balls.

  • @williamvicente2301
    @williamvicente2301 2 года назад +2

    If an airborne qualified candidate don’t want to jump is that a reason to get dropped from the school?

    • @GrittySoldier
      @GrittySoldier  2 года назад +1

      Yes absolutely, being a jump refusal is very bad juju

    • @doom4067
      @doom4067 Год назад

      That's a reason to get the airborne qualification stripped from your record entirely.

    • @williamvicente2301
      @williamvicente2301 Год назад

      @doom4067 I’ve seen so many ppl with wings and all they have is 5 jumps. Also I know so many high ranks nco es and officers that never served in an airborne units

  • @NedWasHere94
    @NedWasHere94 2 года назад

    I’ll have plenty of time to prep for rap week when I win the RANGER TAB

  • @JT14316
    @JT14316 2 года назад +1

    Are you allowed visitors at ranger school?

    • @GrittySoldier
      @GrittySoldier  2 года назад

      No but you get a day off between Darby and Mountains.

  • @georgewashington1414
    @georgewashington1414 3 года назад +1

    Your information is motivational however it lacks the tangibility that could be useful to individuals desiring success in the course. For example, direct individuals to a fort Benning map they’re easy to obtain an unclass so that’s not a problem. Help your audience to understand on the Fort Benning map where Yankee north land course is and use that in conjunction with Google earth and just do some basic map recon prior to going to Ranger school. Possibly suggest landmarks that they can look for on Google earth and then use a coordinate translator to get the MGRS grid of a landmark that way when they show up to the land nav range they already have a basic understanding and orientation of the course.
    Thank you for the video, I did learn from you about to pull up standard so thank you for the fine details on that.

    • @GuitarDudeBoii
      @GuitarDudeBoii 3 года назад +1

      Totally unnecessary. just do the course its easy

    • @georgewashington1414
      @georgewashington1414 3 года назад +1

      @@GuitarDudeBoii Very deep and so helpful to the students that fail that course every class.

  • @mr.skeptical3071
    @mr.skeptical3071 2 года назад +1

    I thought it was called rasp?

    • @GrittySoldier
      @GrittySoldier  2 года назад

      RASP is for selection into Ranger Regiment, it’s a different course all together. 👍

    • @mr.skeptical3071
      @mr.skeptical3071 2 года назад

      @@GrittySoldier so rasp is totally different than ranger school? Do u need one to do the other?

  • @ki77erbunnigutznglory46
    @ki77erbunnigutznglory46 2 года назад

    I wish I would have pursued becoming either MARSOC While I was in the Marine Corps or trying to become a Ranger. 29 years old now still in pretty good shape but highly unlikely it's possible anymore L o l

    • @danp4725
      @danp4725 2 года назад

      Don't quit my man. There's older guys getting their tags. I believe a 39 year old got one recently and a 42 year old did everything but failed the 12 mile March. It's possible!! Try it.

  • @patrickmulka6486
    @patrickmulka6486 15 дней назад

    God loves you come to him and repent

  • @marinpanoniaskapunk
    @marinpanoniaskapunk 2 года назад

    Not that kinda rap. Sir!

  • @DucomaVet
    @DucomaVet Год назад

    Day 1 back in 2019 got smoked all day before RPFT. BCO